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STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
Citizens, government agencies continue
hurricane recovery work
On Sept. 14, Gov. Greg
Abbott spotlighted Texas
Department of Transportation
contractors’ efforts to remove
debris along state roadways in
the Coastal Bend, the area that
took a full frontal assault from
the deadly storm that plowed
ashore and battered Texas in late
August and early September.
“The cleanup in the after-
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residents of hard-hit counties of the state labored
to pull themselves out the watery mire and wind-
blown nightmare of Hurricane Harvey.
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systems (like Bay Alarm Medical, BayAlarm
Medical.com) also offer wall-mounted buttons
that can be placed near the floor in high fall risk
areas like the bathroom or kitchen, if he didn’t
wear a help button.
And to help you keep daily tabs on your dad,
there are wireless sensor-monitoring systems (like
Silver Mother, Sen.se/silvermother) you could
put in his home that will notify you if something
vices offered directly to consumers for under $15
per month. Some to check into include the CARE
senior calling program (Call-Reassurance.com),
CareCheckers (CareCheckers.com) and IAmFine
(lamfine.com).
Volunteer Visiting Programs: Another option
you may also want to investigate is volunteer vis-
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To find out if those services are available,
check with local churches or the area agency on
aging near your dad - call the Eldercare Locator
at 800-677-1116 for contact information.
Technology Solutions: Technology also offers
a number of ways to help keep your dad safe at
home, and help you keep an eye on him from
afar. For example, for safety and peace of mind
there are medical alert systems, which provide a
wearable “help button” that would allow him to
time each day to check-in. If he answers, the
system would assume everything is okay. But if
he didn’t pick up or if the call goes to voice mail
after repeated tries, you (or whoever his designee
is) would get a notification call. If you are not
reachable, calls are then made to backup people
who’ve also agreed to check on your dad if nec-
essary.
The fallback is if no one can be reached, the
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Leader photo by LAUREN WITHROW
With a spread of home-cooked samples of various menu items, Country Cafe in Point held its offi-
cial ribbon cutting on Wednesday, September 13. Owner Debbie Moses holds the ceremonial scissors.
She was joined at the ribbon-cutting celebration by (l-r) Rains County Chamber of Commerce President-
elect Ken Booth, employee Venita Fielder, employee Lisa Jones and Rains County Chamber of Com-
merce Office Manager Rhonda Shaw.
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Executive order is issued
Many Texans found themselves unable to work
and earn their usual paychecks because of Hur-
ricane Harvey.
Gov. Abbott responded on Sept. 13 by issuing
an executive order suspending the seven-day wait-
ing period requirement imposed under the state’s
labor law and immediately authorizing benefits
to residents who became unemployed as a direct
result of the natural disaster.
AG alleges price gouging
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Sept.
12 filed lawsuits against two gas stations and a
motel, alleging unlawful price gouging while
consumers were in need of fuel, shelter and other
essentials as a result of Hurricane Harvey.
“It’s unconscionable that any business would
take advantage of Texans at their most vulner-
able: those who are displaced from their homes,
have limited resources and are in desperate need
of fuel, shelter and the basic necessities of life,”
Paxton said.
“Texas has tough price-gouging laws, and my
office will continue to aggressively investigate
and prosecute cases arising from Hurricane Har-
vey.”
Texans in affected counties who believe
they’ve been scammed or price-gouged may call
the Consumer Protection Hotline, 800-621-0508,
or send a message to consumeremergency©oag.
texas.gov.
Straus issues list of charges
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus on Sept. 14
directed the House committees on Appropriations,
Public Education and Natural Resources to begin
studying issues related to Hurricane Harvey and
state preparations for future natural disasters.
Findings from the committees’ studies will fig-
ure into deliberations in the next regular legisla-
tive session, which will begin in January 2019.
“The importance of getting these issues right
when we meet again demands that we start work-
ing on them now,” Straus wrote in a letter to
the committees. “I also hope you’ll point us in
a direction that will lead to new and innovative
solutions, even as we confront familiar chal-
lenges.”
AG cheers election ruling
Attorney General Paxton released a statement
on Sept. 12 after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked
two lower-court rulings that recently invalidated
parts of Texas’ House and congressional maps.
The high court rulings should enable Texas to
continue to use maps that the state used in the last
three election cycles, Paxton said.
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math of Hurricane Harvey is a job that will take
months for Texans to complete,” Abbott said, “but
our state agencies have been poised and ready to
begin the work of clearing our roads and public
spaces of the oftentimes dangerous debris left by
this storm.”
TxDOT, with its initial focus on Aransas,
Nueces, Refugio and San Patricio counties,
worked to ensure roads and bridges were safe for
travel. In addition to debris removal, the work
included damage assessments, reopening roads,
replacing and reactivating traffic signals, reinstall-
ing stop, yield and one-way signs and resuming
ferry service in Port Aransas.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
and the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality continue to coordinate recovery efforts.
As of Sept. 14, the TCEQ reported that of 2,238
drinking water systems affected by Harvey, some
2,014 systems are fully operational, 77 have boil-
water notices and 19 were shut down. Also, the
TCEQ said its personnel had made contact with
1,219 wastewater treatment plants in the 58 coun-
ties within the governor’s disaster declaration, and
31 of those were inoperable.
Special day is proclaimed
Gov. Abbott proclaimed Sept. 12 as “Hand-
In-Hand Day” and encouraged Texans to keep
“the true nature of Texans on full display” by
continuing to help hurricane victims. He noted
that Texans had responded generously. “But there
is even more we can do,” he added. “Now that
the rescues are over, the response must continue.
Thousands of Texans still need our help. ... At this
time, I encourage my fellow Texans to consider
the many ways they can extend their hand of sup-
port to those impacted by Hurricane Harvey and
show their generosity to those affected by Hur-
ricane Irma.” Irma ravaged the Caribbean islands
before striking Florida with catastrophic force as
Texas and Louisiana reeled from Hurricane Har-
vey.
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dad’s community, call his local police depart- detection that will let you know when something
ment’s non-emergency number. is detected, and two-way audio that will let you
If, however, the police or sheriff’s department talk and listen to him.
in your dad’s community doesn’t provide a daily Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box
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Check installation of child safety seats
As part of its continuing com- “We can help you check the passenger vehicles in approved
mitment to safety, the TxDOT fit and safety of your child pas- child safety seats. Those older
(Texas Department of Transpor- senger seat at five locations in the than eight and taller than 4'9" can
tation) reminds caregivers and nine-county TxDOT Paris Dis- travel using adult safety belts,
parents of all ages to check, dou- trict,” said Monica Yates, TxDOT Drivers should refer to their
ble-check and triple-check child traffic funding specialist based specific car seat manufacturer’s
passenger safety seats. National in Paris. “It helps to know your manual for instructions on how to
Child Passenger Safety Week, child’s weight and height, so have install a safety seat. The vehicle
tabs on him. Here are several
to check into:
By Jim Miller Daily Check-in Calls:
To make sure your dad is
okay every day, consider signing him up with a
daily check-in call service program. Those are
telephone reassurance programs run by police
or sheriff’s departments in hundreds of counties
across the country and are usually provided free
of charge.
Here’s how they work: A computer automated
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