Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 89, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 2012 Page: 1 of 24
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Christmas Season is right around the comer and local Christmas tree farms are working diligently to prepare for opening day. Hay rides, s mores and wassail are just
a few things on the list this year. At Double Creek Tree Farm which will open its choose and cut lots Friday on the Oakdale Loop.
Sales tax revenues up for county,
Onalaska, Livingston this month
AUSTIN - Polk County
saw another 7.16 percent
gain in sales tax with this
month’s disbursement
of $163,416.43, up,frpm
$152,487.07 for sales in
September 2011. For the
year, sales tax revenue in
the unincorporated areas
of Polk County is up 1.09
percent with $ 1,698.711.04
collated, compared to
$1,680,32 L54 for the same
period in 2011.
For the cities within Polk
County, Onalaska's sales
tax income soared while
Goodrich saw their revenues
tank — putting their year-to-
date figures at less than half
of the city brought in during
2042.
Livingston saw a slight
climb of 1.19 percent with
this month's allocation
of $265,927.72 up from
$262,782.36 for sales in
September 2011. Livingston
revenues are up 3.17 percent
for the calendar year with
$2,946,653.83, up from
$2,855,904.58. -
Onalaska's monthly
revenue spiked 16.68
percent with this month’s
distribution of $53357.71
from $45,726.40 for sales
in September 2011. Year-to-
date allocations in Onalaska
have totaled $401,740.63, up
4.48 percent from the same
11-month period in 2011,
which totaled $384310.84.
Corrigan’s revenues are
still ahead by a more than
healthy 1437 percent for
the year with $294,631.25.
compared to last year’s
collections totaling
$257,152.87; but this
month’s sales tapered off
and the distribution from
Texas Comptroller Susan
Combs was $29,740.36,
down by 6.24 percent,
compared to $31,720.13.
Seven Oaks’ allocation
check grew by 132.43, an
increase of 60.98 percent,
bringing their year-to-date
totals to $1,663.01 — an
increase of 2.87 percent over
2011.
Texas Comptroller Susan
Combs said today that state
sales tax revenue in October
was $2.03 billion, up 8.2
percent compared to October
2011.
“The state’s growth in
sales tax revenue continued
to be led by collections
from the oil and natural
gas-related sectors,” said
Combs. “We also saw strong
consumer spending drive
gains in retail trade and the
restaurant sector as well.”
Combs will send
November local sales tax
allocations totaling $611.5
million to cities, counties,
transit systems and special
purpose taxing districts, up
5.4 percent compared to
November 2fH I .*
The sales tax figures
represent September sales
reported by monthly tax
filers and July, August and
September sales,reported by
quarterly filers.
For details of November
sales tax allocations to
individual cities, counties,
transit systems and special
purpose districts, locate
the Monthly Sales Tax
Allocation Comparison
Summary Reports on the
Comptroller’s Web site at
www.window.state.tx.us/
taxmfo/allocsum/compsum.
html.
Appraisal district
to meet Tuesday
LIVINGSTON - Direc
tors for the Polk Central Ap-
praisal District will meet at
5; 15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27,
to continue discussions on a
proposed telephone system
and appoint an auditor for the
2012 independent audit of
the CAD’s financial records
The agenda for Tuesday’s
meeting also includes a re-
port from Chief Appraiser
Chad Hill, a financial report
and a review of expenses.
An executive session, if
needed, will follow the regu-
lar agenda items, but any
action will be taken after the
board returns to open ses-
sion.
The Polk CAD board of
directors meets at the district
office at 1114 Matthews in
Livingston.
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Volume 130 Number 89
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2012
Fake DEA agent plea bargains to
6 months in jail, 5 years probation
BY VALERIE REDDELL
Editor
polknews®gmailx-om
BEAUMONT - David
Brian Webb, 36, was
sentenced to six months in
jail and five years’ probation
for posing as a federal agent
for the Drug Enforcement
Agency in Judge Ron Clark’s
U.S. District Court on Nov.
6.
The plea agreement was
reached in May but was
sealed until a pre-sentencing
investigation was completed.
However, according to infor-
mation published by Houston
Chronicle Reporter Dane
DAVID BRIAN WEBB
Schiller, Webb was was once
given deferred adjudication
for posing as a SWAT officer
in Harris County.
Part of what made Webb’s
act so convincing is that he
had completed some police
training at the University of
Houston-Downtown, went
through the police academy
worked for the City of Ro-
man Forest for a few months
but got fired.
Webb pleaded guilty to
producing and identification
document and a set of cre-
dentials for the United States
Drug Enforcement Admin-
istration bearing his name
and photo without the legal
authority to do so.
Prior to his arrest in Feb.
2012, law enforcement of-
ficers had suspensions about
Webb and brought their
concerns to the attention of
the DEA but it seems it was a
request from an area school to
the agency to have Webb re-
turn for another drug preven-
tion program that prompted
immediate action from DEA.
On Wednesday, Feb. 8,
DEA and ATF agents joined
Texas Ranger Ron Duff,
Texas DPS troopers assigned
to Livingston and PSCO
deputies to execute a federal
search warrant at Webb’s
residence off of FM 1988.
See FAKE AGENT, Page 2A
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8 of 42 students on USD
bus suffer minor injuries
Cadillac driver cited for
failure to control sped
Eight
LIVINGSTON
Livingston ISD students
were taken to the hospital
Friday afternoon after their
school bus was rear-ended
by a car on U.S. 190, one-
tenth of a mile west of FM
350. None of the children
were believed to be seri-
ously injured.
The students, all in
grades six through 12,
were among 42 passen-
gers on a 2000 Interna-
tional school bus driven
by Audrey Mae Figerova,
44, of Conroe. .
The bus was eastbound
when it was struck in the
rear by a 2003 Cadillac
driven by Twanya Vinette
Weber, 51, of Livingston,
according to Trooper Da-
vid Flowers.
After impact, Weber’s
vehicle left the road to the
right, coming to rest in a
grassy area. The bus sus-
tained minor damage.
Weber was charged with
failure to control speed.
See WRECKS, Page 3A
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Reddell, Valerie. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 89, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 2012, newspaper, November 22, 2012; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth658404/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.