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Two hundred-eighty-two Aldine ISD seniors re-ceived the opportunity tocontinue their academiccareers by receiving eitherAldine Education Founda-tion (AEF) or Aldine Schol-arship Fund (ASF)scholarships during anawards ceremony thisspring at the M.O. Camp-bell Educational Center.

AEF incorporated in2012 to enable more Aldi-ne ISD students to receivefinancial support for col-leges of their choice, toaward grants to educatorsfor innovative instruction-al programs and to recog-nize and reward excellencein educators and students.

ASF, now under the di-rection of the Lone StarCollege Foundation, has apermanent endowment to-taling more than $2 mil-lion, which sends AISD

Aldine Education Foundation, Aldine ScholarshipFund award scholarships to graduating Seniors

Aldine ISD Superintendent Dr. LaTonya M. Goffneycongratulates an Aldine ISD senior during theAldine Education’s Scholarship Awards ceremony,held Tuesday, May 14 at the M.O. CampbellEducational Center.

students to Lone Star Col-lege.

During the ceremony,AEF awarded 147 scholar-ships and 135 AISD se-niors received ASFscholarships. The scholar-

ships awarded this yeartotaled $573,000. That’s anincrease of 31 scholarshipsfrom the 2017-18 schoolyear.

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ing, this is the third con-secutive year AEF wasable to award a four-year,$20,000 scholarship to agraduate from each of Al-dine ISD’s high schools,”said AEF Director Michele

McGovern. “Additionally,the amazing support of Al-dine ISD staff throughpayroll deductions funded$98,000 in scholarship

Aldine superintendent Dr. LaTonya Goffney speaksto the seniors, as AEF president-elect David Brownapplauds. Dr. Goffney congratulated them on theirachievements, but challenged them to try new thingsand expand their future goals.

Leadership NorthHouston, a function ofthe Lone Star College,

has named East Aldine’sAssistant ExecutiveDirector Richard Cantu,as their 2019 LNA AlumniDistinguished Communi-ty Leader.

The award was madelast month at a luncheonin the Woodlands.

The LNH awardrecognizes “an alumniwho has demonstratedcommunity leadershipabove and beyond andhas the quality ofempowering andinspiring others.”

Cantu took theleadership training about10 years ago, and sincethen he has been anoutstanding leader in anumber of positions.

In addition to hisexecutive leadership atthe East Aldine District,and the communityinvolvement there, healso has successfullychaired Aldine ISD’s $798Million Bond Election,managed the ConnieEsparza campaign forAISD schoolboard, andrecruited nearly a dozenprecinct chairs.

Cantu successfully ranfor Harris County Depart-ment of Education boardof trustees this year, andis chairman of the AldineEducation Foundation,and a member of theLone Star CollegeFoundation.

His communityinvolvement and leader-ship includes dozens ofother organizations, andhis work has benfittedmany in the Aldine/North Houston area.

Aldine ISD graduationCeremonies May 30-June 1

Aldine ISD will hold eightgraduation ceremonies May30-June 1 at the M.O.Campbell Educational Center(1865 Aldine Bender Road).

The 2019 Class of AldineHigh School will graduate onThursday, May 30 at 7 p.m.

On Friday, May 31, the 2019Class of Hall Center forEducation will graduate at 6p.m., followed by the 2019

Class of MacArthur HighSchool at 7:30 p.m.

On Saturday, June 1, the2019 Class of Davis HighSchool will graduate at 8 a.m.,followed by the 2019 Class ofVictory Early College High

School at 10:30 a.m. The 2019Class of Eisenhower HighSchool will graduate at 1 p.m.,followed by the 2019 Class ofNimitz High School at 4:30p.m. The 2019 Class of CarverHigh School will hold the final

graduation ceremony of theweekend at 7 p.m.

All of the graduationceremonies will be streamedlive on the district’s website,www.aldineisd.org.

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1. Air Force JuniorROTC Cadet Eric Moralesat Davis High Schoolearned second place in theTexas Society of the Sons ofthe American Revolution(TXSSAR) Enhanced Jun-ior ROTC Program.

2. The organization’s in-tent is to foster the princi-ple of the “citizen-soldier”as exemplified by the Min-utemen of RevolutionaryWar days. This award ispresented to JROTC cadetsselected for having a highdegree of merit with re-spect to leadership quali-ties, military bearing, andgeneral excellence.

3. To reach the state lev-el, Cadet Morales was re-quired to completeanapplication documentinghis class rank, involvementin JROTC, extracurricularactivities, and communityservice. Additionally, anoriginal essay was also re-quired on the topic, “HowJROTC Has Prepared Meto Be a Better Citizen of theUnited States.”

4. The TXSSAR servesalmost 400 high schoolsthroughout the state and

HOUSTON (May 20,2019) – The summer campexperience has come a longway since the time oflearning to tie knots andsew wallets. Discovery Col-lege at Lone Star College-North Harris (LSC-NorthHarris) provides a safe andfun "college experience" bygiving students and theirfamilies a comfortable in-troduction to their localLone Star College campusthrough fun and educa-tional programs.

LSC-North Harris Dis-covery College delivers funprograms featuring sci-ence and math, as well asvisual and performing arts,physical activities andmore. Discovery Collegeoffers more than a dozenexciting and rewardingways for elementary andmiddle school students togrow this summer.

The wide range of class-es at LSC-North HarrisDiscovery College include:

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color Painting- Bubbly Oozy Science- LEGO Engineering- Lemonade Mogul- Building Simple Apps

for Mobile Devices- Robotics- Junior Veterinarian- Multimedia Drawing

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is provided in a weekly for-mat every Monday begin-ning June 10-27 and asecond session July 8-11.Programs are for ages 7-12 with sessions startingat $115.

In-person registrationis necessary due to re-quired parent signaturesand forms. For more infor-mation, call281.618.5602or visitwww.LoneStar.edu/youth-classes-northharris.htm.

Lone Star College of-fers high-quality, low-costacademic transfer and ca-reer training education to99,000 students each se-mester. LSC is training to-morrow’s workforce todayand redefining the com-munity college experienceto support student suc-cess. Stephen C. Head,Ph.D., serves as chancellorof LSC, the largest insti-tution of higher educationin the Houston area withan annual economic im-pact of nearly $3 billion.LSC consists of six colleg-es, 10 centers, two univer-sity centers, Lone StarCorporate College andLSC-Online. To learnmore, visit LoneStar.edu.

Texas Society of the Sons of theAmerican Revolution recognizesAldine ISD JROTC Cadet at Davis HS

Cadet Eric Morales will receive a $750 cashscholarship from TXSSAR. Tom Jackson of theRobert Rankin Chapter of the TXSSAR presentedthe award

each school may submitone nominee for this com-petition. Morales was nom-inated by JROTCinstructor, Lt. Col. PorfirioMuñoz and recommendedby Davis HS Principal An-thony Watkins.

5. Following his nomina-tion, Cadet Morales wasselected by the local Rob-ert Rankin Chapter of theTXSSAR to compete at the

state-level society awardfor his JROTC accomplish-ments and an essay titled,“The Future Is Out There.”

6. Cadet Morales willreceive a $750 cash schol-arship from TXSSAR.

7. Tom Jackson of theRobert Rankin Chapter ofthe TXSSAR presented theaward in person to CadetMorales.

HOUSTON (May 20,2019) – The Lone Star Col-lege Foundation raisedmore than $430,000 duringits annual signature event,StarGala 2019.

“I am very grateful tothose who sponsored, at-tended and donated at thisyear’s StarGala,” saidStephen C. Head, Ph.D.,LSC chancellor. “It is awonderful opportunity toget together and supportstudent success.”

A featured speaker atthe event, held May 4 atThe Woodlands WaterwayMarriot, was AnthonyD’Souza who shared hisLone Star College experi-ence with the audience.Currently a junior at RiceUniversity, D’Souza attend-ed the Honors College atLSC-University Park as aChancellor’s Fellow, com-pleting multiple honors re-search projects.

A current Jack KentCooke Scholarship recipi-ent, D’Souza will receive upto $40,000 per year for upto three years to cover asubstantial share of educa-tional expenses includingtuition, living expenses,books and required fees.D’Souza plans to attendgraduate school to studyenvironmental policy andadministration.

“It was very inspiringlistening to Anthonyspeak,” said Head. “His sto-

LSC Foundation StarGala 2019showcases student success

ry is a testament to whathard work can accom-plish.”

This year’s event,themed “An Evening inSeville”, included 580guests in attendance, whoenjoyed dinner, a live andsilent auction, and danc-ing.

“Supporting studentsuccess through Lone StarCollege Foundation is soincredibly important forour community,” said Van-essa Ozuna, StarGala 2019co-chair. “As a former stu-dent, I know the value andopportunities attendingLone Star College can pro-vide.”

“The money raised atStarGala 2019 will helpmake a big difference formany hard-working anddeserving students,” saidHead, who began his ca-reer in higher education asa director of Financial Aid.“I personally know theneed to make as manyscholarships available aspossible.”

“In many cases, 20 ormore students will applyfor just one scholarship,”said Massey Villarreal,StarGala 2019 co-chair.“This event is truly an in-vestment in our future.”

The traditional live auc-tion item, “Golf with theChancellor,” consisting of aday of golf for two four-somes, followed by a dinnerwith Dr. Head, was one themost popular items bid on.

Other in-demand auc-tion items included throw-ing out the first pitchbefore the Houston Astrosgame on LSC night, along

with an Astros suite for aparty of 21; a once-in-a-life-time trip to Seville, Spain;and two first-class UnitedAirlines tickets to any-where in the U.S.

Supporters included: Vi-sionary sponsor – Barnes& Noble College and NobleEnergy; Champions spon-sor – Berkeley ResearchGroup and Caldwell Com-panies; Dream Makersponsor – Harrison Korn-berg Architects, NetsyncNetwork Solutions, PBKArchitects and Cisco.

“None of this wouldhave been possible withoutthe dedicated staff and vol-unteers whose effortsmade StarGala 2019 thesuccess it was,” said NicoleRobinson Gauthier, LSCFoundation executive di-rector. “Many lives arechanged for the betterthanks to the support of allthe generous donors andsponsors.”

Founded in 1991, theLone Star College Founda-tion has expanded its ini-tial investment of $20,000into an extensive portfolioof over $27 million. Sinceits inception, the Founda-tion has provided over $13million in scholarships tonearly 13,000 students, aswell as more than $4 mil-lion in program support.The mission of the LSCFoundation is to changelives through studentscholarships and qualityeducational programsachieved by excellence inrelationship building,fundraising and invest-ment management. VisitLoneStar.edu/Giving formore information.

Lone Star College Foundation StarGala 2019 raisedmore than $430,000 to help support student success.Pictured (left to right) are: Saul Valentin, LSCFoundation Board Chair, Vanessa Ozuna and MasseyVillarreal, LSC StarGala 2019 chairs.

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Houston police are in-vestigating the shooting ofa male that occurred at7900 Homestead about8:20 p.m. on Friday, May17.

According to HoustonPolice Officials, the victim,a 17 year-old man, waspicking up a friend at a carwash on Homestead whena silver or gray, newer-model Ford Taurus pulledup next to his car. Two un-known suspects fired shotsfrom inside the suspect's

Houston police are in-vestigating the shooting ofa male at 3500 West GulfBank about 12:35 p.m. onTuesday, May 21.

HPD Major Assault &Family Violence DivisionSergeant K. Mokwa andOfficer D. Garner reported:

The victim was on thesidewalk when he was shotby an unknown suspect(s).Paramedics transportedthe victim to the hospital

Shooting at 3500West Gulf Bank

in critical condition.The suspect is believed

to be driving a white pick-up truck. There is no sus-pect description at thistime.

Anyone with informa-tion in this case is urgedto contact the HPD MajorAssaults & Family Vio-lence Division at 713-308-8800 or Crime Stoppers at713-222-TIPS.

Teenager shotat Homestead

vehicle and struck the vic-tim.

The victim was trans-ported to Memorial Her-mann Hospital in anunknown condition.

At this time there is noknown motive for theshooting.

Anyone with informa-tion in this case is urgedto contact the HPD MajorAssaults & Family Vio-lence Division at 713-308-8800 or Crime Stoppers at713-222-TIPS.

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Houston police are in-vestigating the fatal crashthat occurred at 9400North Freeway (North In-terstate Highway 45) ser-vice road about 10:20 p.m.Sunday on May 19.

According to HoustonPolice Officilas, the victim,a pedestrian, entered thecrosswalk on the NorthFreeway service road,failed to yield the right-of-way and was struck by a

Houston police are in-vestigating the fatal shoot-ing of a male and thewounding of another thatoccurred at 225 AldineBender about 1:05 a.m. onSaturday, May 19.

HPD patrol officers re-sponded to a report of ashooting at HarverstockHill Apartments onAkdube Bender and foundone male victim on theground deceased from mul-tiple gunshot wounds. Asecond male was locatedand transported by para-medics to the hospital.

Two suspects, describedonly as black males, were

Charges have been filedagainst a suspect wantedin the fatal shooting of aman that occurred at Kei-th-Weiss Park, 12300 Aldi-ne Westfield Road about7:10 p.m. on May 14.

The suspect, MartinVela, 26, is charged withmurder. He is not in cus-tody.

According to reports,HPD patrol officers re-sponded to a shooting atKeith-Wiess Park andfound Mr. Moreno de-ceased next to a pickup

HOUSTON (May 23) –Legendary rock band Me-tallica has awarded LoneStar College $100,000 tohelp students find new ca-reers in health care, trans-portation, oil and gas, andmechatronics.

“We are extremelygrateful for Metallica’ssupport,” said Linda LetoHead, LSC senior associatevice chancellor, Externaland Employer Relations.“This grant supports jobskill training that is rele-vant and very much inneed. They are fundingitems that make it difficultfor a working parent orsole family provider to at-tend a community collegefor fast-track training.”

“The grant can help payfor ‘wraparound services’such as day care, work uni-forms, as well as drug andalcohol tests for studentswho need assistance,” saidHead.

Lake Houston spillway damproject reduces lake level

Metallica and Lone Star College – what dothey have in common? Heavy Metal!

“All of us in the bandfeel fortunate that musichas provided us the oppor-tunity to be successful do-ing something we arepassionate about,” said Me-tallica drummer Lars Ul-rich in a releasedstatement. “We want toshare our success with oth-ers so that they can find ajob where they can do thesame.”

In all, Metallica isawarding a total of $1 mil-lion in grants to 10 commu-nity colleges across thecountry to assist more than1,000 students in obtainingtraining and help them en-ter the workforce. The Me-tallica Scholars grant isprovided by the band’s All

Within My Hands Founda-tion in partnership withthe American Associationof Community Colleges.

In addition to the Me-tallica grant, other finan-cial aid options are alsoavailable to help LSC stu-

Charges have been filedagainst a suspect wantedin the shooting of a man at7900 Homestead Roadabout 8:20 p.m. on Friday,May 17.

The suspect, TrentBrown, 34, has beencharged with aggravatedassault and felon in pos-session of a firearm.Brown is not in custody atthis time.

The male victim, 17, wastransported to MemorialHermann Hospital in anunknown condition.

According to HoustonPolice Officials, the victimwas picking up a friend at

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One killed, onewounded in shootingat Haverstock Hills

Suspect wanted inshooting of a teenager

A November 2017booking photo of Brown

a car wash at the aboveaddress when a silver orgray, newer-model FordTaurus pulled up next tohis car. Two unknown sus-pects fired shots from in-side the suspect's vehicleand struck the victim.

Further investigationidentified Brown one of thesuspects in this case.

Anyone with informa-tion on the whereabouts ofTrent Brown or in this caseis urged to contact theHPD Major Assaults &Family Violence Divisionat 713-308-8800 or CrimeStoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

Suspect identified infatal shooting atKeith-Wiess Park

truck. Witnesses reportedthe shooter fled on footinto the nearby parkwoods.

Further information ledto the identification of Velaas a suspect in this caseand, on Tuesday, May 21,he was charged with mur-der. He remains wanted atthis time.

Anyone with informa-tion on the whereabouts ofVela or on this case isurged to contact the HPDHomicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stop-pers at 713-222-TIPS.

Martin Vela

reported to have fled thescene on foot northboundon Aldine Bender.

The identity of the de-ceased male victim is pend-ing verification by theHarris County Institute ofForensic Sciences. Theother male, 47, was trans-ported to Houston North-west Medical Center incritical condition.

At this time there is noknown motive for theshooting.

Anyone with informa-tion in this case is urged tocontact the HPD HomicideDivision at 713-308-3600or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

Fatal crash on NorthFreeway leaves 1 dead

black Chevrolet Malibutraveling on the serviceroad just past the intersec-tion of West Mount Hous-ton. The driver of theMalibu fled the scene with-out stopping to render aid.The victim, believed tohave been homeless, wastransported to Ben TaubGeneral Hospital where hewas pronounced deceased.

The vehicle was later

found parked at a resi-dence a about three milesfrom the location of thecrash. The front wind-shield had been shatteredduring the impact. Thepassenger of the vehiclewas detained at the resi-dence.

No charges have beenfiled at this time, as theinvestigation is continu-ing.

dents and their familiespay for college expenses,including tuition, fees,books and supplies.

Visit LoneStar.edu/FA-Grants to learn more andrequest additional infor-mation.

“This investment Metal-lica made for our commu-nity will pay off for yearsto come,” said Head.

All Within My Hands isdedicated to creating sus-tainable communities bysupporting workforce edu-cation, the fight againsthunger and other criticallocal services. Learn moreat AllWithinMyHands.org.

Houston, TX - CityCouncil Member DaveMartin would like to bringto resident’s attention thatHouston Public Works haslowered Lake Houston bysix inches as of Monday,May 20, allowing contrac-tors to begin a critical re-habilitation project on theLake Houston SpillwayDam. Lake Houston willbe lowered another sixinches on Tuesday, May 28,following Memorial Dayweekend, for a total lakereduction of one footthrough the fall of 2020.

The Lake HoustonSpillway Dam Rehabilita-tion Project will provideincreased stability to thedam through the installa-tion of a new reinforcedconcrete training wall.This project also includespartial demolition of asplitter wall, which is thedevice used to break upthe flow of water over thespillway. Contractors withThalle Construction Com-pany will build new con-crete anchor blocks at thebottom of the training walland elevate the Ogee andStilling pool weirs by sev-en feet, thus altering thewater flow from the spill-way.

During this projectproperty owners should beprepared for varying lev-

els on Lake Houstonthrough the fall of 2020 asany time the lake is above41.5 feet, it will be imme-diately lowered back to41.5 feet in an effort tominimize disruption of theproject. In these instances,advance notice may not bepossible and property own-ers should secure propertyalong the shoreline for thisextended period of time.During the time of thisproject recreational activ-ities will be disrupted andboaters are urged to useextreme caution on thelake due to lower levels aswell as increased instanc-es of exposed debris.

Contractors will usewater pumping and coffer-dams for the project allow-ing them to work on thedam below the water line.The project is expected to

be completed by fall 2020.The estimated construc-tion cost is $10 million andis being funded by CoastalWater Authority’s (CWA)Special Equity funds, des-ignated for CWA throughthe City of Houston infra-structure improvementsfund. It is important thatwater levels will be low-ered to 41.5 feet through-out the entirety of theproject. For more informa-tion on the Lake HoustonSpillway Dam Rehabilita-tion Project, contact ErinJones.

The project does not in-clude additional gates onthe Lake Houston SpillwayDam. That project is stillbeing pursued on the fed-eral level and if approvedthe design and construc-tion of those gates will becompleted within three to

five years ofa p p r o v a l .C o u n c i lM e m b e rMartin hasworked dili-gently to se-cure supportfor thisproject fromSenator JohnCornyn, Sen-ator TedCruz, andRepresenta-tive Dan

Crenshaw. Separately, during

times of inclement weath-er when the NationalWeather Service predictsgreater than three inchesof rain within a 48-hour pe-riod, the lake should al-ready be at 41.5 feet whichwould require no addition-al lowering unless a moresignificant rain event ispredicted. Lake Houstonhas a normal pool eleva-tion of 42.5 feet. To moni-tor current water levels atLake Houston, visit:www.coastalwaterauthority.org.Again, Property ownersshould plan to secure prop-erty along the shorelinethrough fall of 2020.

Please contact the Dis-trict E office by phone (832)393-3008 or emaildistricte@houstontx.govwith any questions.

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Ask Rusty –Workerreceivedoverpaymentnotice fromSocial Security

Dear Rusty: I have aproblem with Social Security.They told me if I went over theannual earned income limit theywould withhold $1 for every $2 Iwent over. But they did not tellme about the monthly rule for thefirst year of retirement and nowthey want $13,000. I am a parttime bus driver with irregularhours and cannot afford this.Can you help? Signed: FeelingWronged by SS

Dear Feeling Wronged: Theso-called “first year rule” is onewhich surprises many who claimbenefits early and continue towork. That rule says that if yourmonthly income, in your first yearafter your benefits start, exceedsa certain limit ($1470 in 2019),you are not entitled to SSbenefits for that month. In yourspecific situation there are twothings in play that I suggest youfocus on.

First, you should immediatelyrequest a repayment plan on thegrounds that you cannot afford torepay the entire amount rightaway and that forfeiting yourbenefits until the $13,000 isrepaid will result in a hardship foryou. Although the OverpaymentNotice you received asked you torefund the money within 30 days,it also suggested repaymentoptions if you cannot afford to doso. I recommend you contactSocial Security immediately toarrange a repayment plan, whichis affordable for you. You can dothis by submitting form SSA-632,which you can find at this link:www.ssa.gov/forms/ssa-632.pdf.Be aware that if you don’t get afavorable initial response fromyour first contact with SocialSecurity, you have the right toappeal at several levels,including a review of your caseby an independent Administra-tive Law Judge. But please notethat it might take up to 60 daysfor Social Security to completeyour repayment plan request. Ifyou do not get action within thattimeframe you should contactthem again to determine yourstatus.

Next, I suggest that, sinceSocial Security informed you ofthe annual limit but neglected toinform you of the rule whichlimits your monthly income inyour first year of early retirement,you may also have grounds torequest a waiver of the entireoverpayment. Social Security’sown rules state that if youroverpayment was caused bymisinformation received fromSocial Security, you may befound “without fault” for anyoverpayment in your first year ofearly retirement. You may evenwant to download SocialSecurity’s own rules on this topicat this link: https://secure.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0202250061. The onus will be onyou to prove that the overpay-ment occurred as a result ofmisinformation supplied bySocial Security, and you willneed the name of the person(s)who supplied the incorrectinformation as well as the dateand time. And as with all contactyou have with the Social SecurityAdministration, you should keepa complete written record ofeach transaction. In resolvingthis issue, you can and shoulduse the appeals process ifnecessary, and you may evenwant to consider asking yourlocal Congressional Representa-tive to intercede on your behalf.

This article is intended forinformation purposes only anddoes not represent legal orfinancial guidance. It presentsthe opinions and interpretationsof the AMAC Foundation’s staff,trained and accredited by theNational Social SecurityAssociation (NSSA). NSSA andthe AMAC Foundation and itsstaff are not affiliated with orendorsed by the Social SecurityAdministration or any othergovernmental entity.

(Austin) MoreTexans could beprescribed a cannabisderivative to treatcertain disorders undera bill approved by theSenate Wednesday.Therapeutic use ofcannabidiol (CBD) oilwas first allowed inTexas under a billpassed two sessionsago, but could only forthe treatment of aparticular seizuredisorder that resistsstandard treatments.In the four years sincethe law passed, it hasproved its effective-ness, said sponsor andNew Braunfels SenatorDonna Campbell. "Forpatients participatingin this program, theyhave had a remarkableand life-alteringchange because ofthis," she said. "That'scompassion." The billpassed Wednesday, HB3703, would expand theconditions eligible fortreatment with CBDoil.

CBD oil cannot get aperson high; it containsless than 0.05 percentof THC, the psychoac-tive intoxicant associ-ated with recreationalcannabis use. Still, itfalls under the state'sban on cannabis andcannabis derivatives.That was a problem forfamilies who hadchildren with intracta-ble epilepsy, a perni-cious disorder thatresists standardtreatments and cancause hundreds ofseizures in a week.CBD oil, however,shows almost miracu-lous results in treatingthe disease and farmilder side effects thanstandard epilepsymedicaitons. In 2015,the Senate passed a billpermitting the pre-scription of this treat-ment for just thisdisorder, and onlyunder strict oversight.State law enforcementkept close track of whowas prescribing andwho was being pre-scribed the drug, and itrequired two separateneurologists to sign-offon the prescriptionand, then only afterstandard treatmentshad failed.

Campbell, a licensedphysician by trade,said that there isgrowing evidence thatCBD oil is an effectivetreatment for a numberof other disorders,enough to carefullyexpand the scope ofthis treatment. "I wishthere was a lot ofmeasurable science,good, controlled,double-blind studieslike is required forother medications, wedon't have that," shesaid. "Narrowly craft-ing this gives us a walkwith some assurance,not a race into some-thing that may have alot of unintended

Senate expandscompassionate uselaw for CBD oil

consequences." Her billwould ease the restric-tions on who canprescribe CBD oil to asingle board-certifiedspecialist. It wouldallow doctors to pre-scribe CBD oil to treatmultiple sclerosis,spasticity, incurableneurodegenerativedisorders like Parkin-son's and Lou Gehrig'sDisease, autism, and asa palliative treatmentfor people with termi-nal cancer. State lawenforcement would stillkeep a close eye on theprogram.

For Senator JoséMenéndez, whose wifehas a neurodegenera-tive condition, this is apersonal issue. Hefiled a bill this sessionthat would allow theuse of cannabis as atreatment for a numberof debilitating disor-ders, but the measurenever got a hearing.He praised Campbellfor her work in expand-ing the use of CBD oilin Texas. "There aremany, many peoplethat have been askingme to present amend-ments, asking me toreplace this bill withmy bill," said Menén-dez. "I'm not going todo that, not because Idon't think we can dobetter, but because Ithink we must extendthe compassionate useof cannabis products tomore people. I want tothank you for joiningus in our fight as amedical doctor."Menéndez said hehopes that one day,Texas will join 33 otherstates in allowing someform of medicinalcannabis beyond CBDoil.

As chair of theVeteran Affairs andBorder Security Com-mittee, Campbell hasbeen a long-timeadvocate for veteranissues. Many whofought in the wars inAfghanistan and Iraqhave advocated thissession include in thisbill disorders like post-traumatic stressdisorder, traumaticbrain injury and otherscommon among thosereturning home fromcombat. Campbell saidthat she's heard theirpetitions, and hopesthat one day CBD oilcan be approved fortreatment of thosedisorders. "We justdon't have the data,good, scientific data,for PTSD that we canput in this bill at thistime," she said. "I hope- I hope - that we canget definitive researchnecessary to be able toinclude PTSD, TBI andthose other illnessesthat are very difficultto measure." Passedunanimously by theSenate, the bill nowheads to the governor'sdesk for his signature.

AUSTIN — As the Tex-as Legislature entered thefinal week of its 140-day86th regular session, Tex-ans continued to wait forlawmakers to wrap up pri-ority issues: the 2020-2021state budget, property taxreform and school financereform.

Of the more than 7,000bills Senate and Housemembers have filed pro-posing to create, amend orrepeal a law, only 56 hadpassed and been forward-ed to the governor's deskfor final approval as ofSunday, May 19. This is alow number of bills to havesurvived the threshingfloors at both ends of theCapitol at this point in thesession. Lawmakers withbones to pick with eachother have used and maycontinue to use parliamen-tary maneuvers to speed orslow the movement of billsbetween now and May 27,the last day of the session.

Meanwhile, last week,the House and Senatepassed and forwarded tothe governor the followingbills:

—HB 253 by Rep. Jessi-ca Farrar, D-Houston, pro-vides for development andimplementation of a five-year strategic plan to im-prove access supportservices for postpartumdepression.

—HB 621 by Rep. Vic-toria Neave, D-Dallas, pro-hibits an employer fromtaking any adverse em-ployment action against achild-care or educationprofessional who reportspossible child abuse or ne-glect.

—HB 869 by Rep. ColeHefner, R-Mount Pleasant,provides for the prosecu-tion of the interception,use or disclosure of certaincommunications, notablycredit card skimming, asorganized crime.

—HB 1218 by Rep.Stephanie Klick, R-FortWorth, requires the exec-utive commissioner of theHealth and Human Servic-es Commission to establisha schedule for the distribu-tion of Supplemental Nu-t r i t i o n A s s i s t a n c eProgram, better known as"SNAP” benefits, that en-

Much remains on tableas Legislature beginsfinal week

sures the even distributionof the benefits each monthover a 28-day period.

—HB 1631 by Rep.Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, prohibits a localauthority from implement-ing or operating a red lighttraffic signal enforcementsystem, but a local author-ity may continue to oper-ate a system under theterms of a contract untilthe contract expires. Thelaw allowing cities to in-stall and operate red lightenforcement systems be-came law in 2007.

—SB 442 by Sen. KellyHancock, R-North Rich-land Hills, requires thatinsurance companies warnresidential and commer-cial property policyholdersif their policy does not cov-er flood damage so theymay better prepare for fu-ture natural disasters.

—SB 649 by Sen. Zaf-firini, D-Laredo, seeks toreduce the volume of wastedeposited in landfills byrequiring the creation of aplan to stimulate the useof recyclable materials asfeedstock in processingand manufacturing.

—SB 962 by Sen. Rob-ert Nichols, R-Jackson-ville, extends provisions incurrent law through 2034requiring that the state’seconomic stabilizationfund maintain a sufficientminimum balance before

constitutionally approvedtransfers to the state high-way fund may be executed.

Jobless rate dropsagain

Texas’ seasonally ad-justed unemployment ratedecreased another tenth ofa point to 3.7 percent forthe month of April, theTexas Workforce Commis-sion reported May 17.

Growth in the Texaseconomy continued inApril, with 28,900 season-ally adjusted non-farm po-sitions added over themonth. April was the108th consecutive monthof annual growth for totalnon-farm employment.

“Our state’s ongoingsuccess is linked to the in-novation and competitive-ness of employers in arange of industries provid-ing Texans more opportu-nities to demonstrate theirworld-class skills,” saidTWC Chair and Commis-sioner Representing Em-ployers Ruth R. Hughs. “Infact, Chief Executive Mag-azine has named Texas theBest State for Business forthe 15th year in a row.”

According to the U.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics,the Midland MetropolitanStatistical Area recordedApril’s lowest unemploy-ment rate among TexasMSAs with a non-season-ally adjusted rate of 1.7percent, followed by theOdessa MSA at 2.0 per-cent. The Amarillo MSArecorded the third-lowestrate: 2.1 percent.

Sales tax holidaysare set

T e x a s C o m p t r o l l e rGlenn Hegar on May 15announced state sales taxholidays would be conduct-ed across the Lone StarState May 25-27.

According to comptrol-ler's office, shoppers willsave about more than $12million in state and localsales tax during the Memo-rial Day weekend sales taxholidays.

Products displaying a“WaterSense” label or logomay be purchased tax-freefor personal or businessuse. These include showerheads, bathroom sink fau-cets and accessories, toi-lets, urinals and landscapeirrigation controls.

Certain products dis-playing the “ENERGYSTAR” logo can be pur-chased tax-free, includingair conditioners priced at$6,000 or less, refrigera-tors priced at $2,000 orless, ceiling fans, fluores-cent light bulbs, dishwash-ers, dehumidifiers andclothes washers.

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Aldine High School re-cently held a signing dayceremony for 27 student-athletes who signed na-tional letters of intent witha number of colleges anduniversities from acrossTexas and the UnitedStates.

Football players whoearned scholarships wereJacorey Howard (TexasSouthern University), Jo-sue Torres, Michael McLe-non and Preston Anderson(Texas A&T), Nicholas Vil-lanueva and ChristopherKing (Bethany College),Patrick Duarte, Moises

Four senior soccer players from Davis High School recently signed nationalletters of intent to continue their academic and athletic careers at JarvisChristian College. Pictured are, front row (l-r): Juliana Aparicio, KrissiaBarahona, Jennifer Benitez and Yatzary. Back row, (l-r): Aldine ISD Directorof Athletics Fernando Salvador, Davis High head girls’ soccer coach MikelaDillon and Davis High Principal Anthony Watkins.

Four Davis High soccer playerssign with Jarvis Christian College

Twenty-seven Aldine Highstudent-athletes earn scholarships

Pictured are 22 of the 27 Aldine High School student-athletes who recentlysigned national letters of intent with a number of college and universitiesfrom across the country. Pictured with them are Aldine ISD ExecutiveDirector of Athletics Dre’ Thompson, Head Football Coach and CampusAthletic Coordinator Hank Semler and Aldine High Principal Walter Stewart.

Sanchez and Dylan Jack-son (Central Iowa), Tray-mon Alfred (CarthageCollege), Reginald Jackson(Dakota State), TyreekMills (Blinn College), andGabriel Johnson (HiramCollege).

Baseball players whoearned scholarships wereAdrian Martinez (CedarValley College) andJonathan Lomas (WileyCollege).

Soccer players whoearned scholarships wereMelissa Olivares (NavarroCollege), Rocio Rojo, Chel-sey Monroy and Maria

Gamez (Ranger College),Jennifer Lopez (PaulQuinn College), Isis Gil(LSU Eunice), GabrielaSalas and Jennifer Sosa(Southwestern Assembliesof God).

Swimmer Devani Tho-mas signed with NovaSoutheastern University,while basketball playersAlydashien Adrian signedwith Blinn College andJordan Jones signed withSouthwestern College.

The scholarships earnedby the 27 Aldine High stu-dent-athletes had a valueof $3,410,000.

Lunch Bunch: Behind theScenes at Mercer BotanicGardens. Wednesday, June 12,from noon to 2 p.m. Learnabout the collections housedat the Mercer Botanical Cen-ter and exciting facts aboutplants and their habitats.Presented by Mercer Botani-cal Collections Curator Suz-zanne Chapman and botanistAnita Tiller. Participantsshould bring a lunch anddress for the weather. LunchBunch is a free program of-fered at Mercer’s East Side

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Garden Explorers: Butter-flies and Bees. Tuesday, June4 through Thursday, June 6,from 9 a.m. to noon. Explorethe gardens and observe thepollinators that flap, fly, andflitter among the flowers dur-ing this lively, three-day sum-mer camp. With guidancefrom Mercer Botanic GardensEducation Director JenniferGarrison, children will scoutfor butterflies and the flowers

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Mercer Botanic Gardens isone mile north of FM 1960 at22306 Aldine Westfield Roadin Humble, 77338. ContactMercer at 713-274-4160 formore information.

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The verse continues, ofcourse, but let’s stop heretoday. Jesus, having beenanointed by God, wentaround “doing good.” Ev-erything He did – castingout demons, healing thesick, etc. – can really becovered in these twowords. The whole time Hewas on this earth, Jesuswas doing good. As Christfollowers, we are to do asHe did, so what is our job?We are to go around doinggood.

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funds for 26 students.”Prior to the awarding of

the scholarships, AldineISD Superintendent Dr.LaTonya M. Goffney deliv-ered the Superintendent’sChallenge to this year’sscholarship recipients.

“You have done so muchto get yourselves here –skipped social events tostudy, stayed after schoolto work on projects, all thethings that it takes to meetyour goals,” she said. “It isthose traits – hard work,determination, and sacri-fice that make you a truescholar and those sametraits will suit you well asyou go into the next chap-ter of life.”

She also challenged thescholarship recipients toembrace this next chapterin their lives.

“Try things you havenever tried before, go plac-es you have never been be-fore and take fulladvantage of the opportu-nities presented to you,”Dr. Goffney said. “You havesomewhat of a head start.The scholarships you re-ceived here are deposits lit-erally into your ‘future’bank. Don’t waste it.”

McGovern then intro-duced former scholarshiprecipients Gabrielle Harri-son and Kitzia Soto whoencouraged this year’s re-cipients to take full advan-tage of the opportunitythat is before them.

Harrison, a 2014 AEFrecipient and graduate ofAldine High School, earnedher degree from TexasA&M University and isnow a college advisor atNimitz High School. Re-ceiving an AEF scholar-ship was the jumpstart sheneeded to pursue a collegedegree.

“The AEF scholarship,among others, made goingto college even more of a re-ality,” she said. “The schol-arship made me feel likethere were people outthere who believed in meand wanted me to be as

Aldine ISD Board President Steve Mead presentsa scholarship certificate to an Aldine ISD seniorduring the Aldine Education Scholarship Awardsceremony held Tuesday, May 14 at the M.O.Campbell Educational Center.

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successful as possible infurthering my education.”

Harrison encouragedthis year’s recipients to setgoals and to believe inthemselves.

“You will do great thingsand accomplish anythingyou set your mind to,” Har-rison said. “Like many ofyou, I was a first genera-tion college graduate, andif anyone asked me whatmy hopes and dreams were15 years ago, graduatingfrom college would nothave been on that list. So,I will leave you with this,

when you are pulling all-nighters or you might feellike giving up, rememberthat Aldine ISD and Aldi-ne Education Foundationwant each and everyoneone of you to succeed.”

Soto, a 2013 AEF recip-ient and graduate of Mac-Arthur High School, is alsoa Texas A&M graduate.She currently serves as anAmeriCorps Members forTexas A&M and workswith seniors at Eisenhow-er High School to assistthem in applying for schol-arships.

“I am responsible for thefutures of 542 students,and to this day I remindmyself of that,” she said.“Students come into my of-fice for the first time andhave to trust a person theyhave never met before. Icannot tell you how manytimes I have sat in my of-fice crying after reading astudent’s essay; essaysabout homelessness, fostercare, bullying and medicalconditions. These kids areperceived in a negativelight just because of wherethey grew up or what highschool they attended, butin reality they are just likeanyone else trying to breakbarriers – whether it bethrough academics, com-munity involvement or so-cial media.”

Soto closed by remind-ing this year’s scholarshiprecipients of the wonderfulopportunity they havebeen afforded.

“Thank you for givingme the opportunity to beyour college adviser, to bethe shoulder you can cryon, but more importantly,thank you for making acommitment to higher ed-ucation. Remember, youare our future. This won’tbe easy, but it will be worthit,” she said.

AEF Present-Elect Pas-tor David Smith deliveredthe welcome and intro-duced special guests. Dr.Gerald Napoles, presidentof Lone Star College-NorthHarris delivered remarkson behalf of the college andAbel Garza, assistant su-perintendent of communi-ty and governmentalrelations with Aldine ISDand AEF Director MicheleMcGovern presented thisyear’s scholarship recipi-ents. Saul Valentin, chair-man of the board of theLong Star College Founda-tion, delivered closing re-marks.

Approximately 1,000people attended the eventto celebrate these students’successes.

Lone Star College students Diego Degenhart, Alberto Gonzalez andChristina Ware were awarded the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke FoundationScholarship. Pictured (left to right) are Diego Degenhart, LSC-Kingwood;Dr. Katherine Persson, LSC-Kingwood president; Christina Ware, LSC-University Park; Dr. Shah Ardalan, LSC-University Park president; andAlberto Gonzalez, LSC-Kingwood.

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HOUSTON (May 21,2019) – Three Lone StarCollege students wereawarded the prestigiousJack Kent Cooke Founda-tion Transfer Scholarshipmaking it possible for themto complete their bache-lor’s degrees at a selectivefour-year college or univer-sity.

“The Jack Kent CookeFoundation awarded schol-arships to only 61 deserv-ing students nationwidethis year,” said Stephen C.Head, Ph.D., LSC chancel-lor. “To have three chosenfrom Lone Star College isquite an accomplishment.”

Selected for the scholar-ship were LSC-Kingwoodstudents Diego Degenhartand Alberto Gonzalez, andLSC-University Park stu-dent Christina Ware.

Each will receive up to$40,000 per year for up tothree years to cover a sub-stantial share of educa-tional expenses includingtuition, living expenses,books and required fees.These recipients will alsoreceive all-inclusive educa-tional advising from foun-dation staff to guide themthrough the processes oftransitioning to a four-yearschool and preparing fortheir careers. In addition,they will also be eligible toapply for $50,000 annual-ly for graduate school.

“Waking up to an emaildeclaring me as a JackKent Cooke scholar feltlike the continuation of adream,” said Degenhart. “Iwas immediately over-whelmed with unparal-leled joy, as theunavoidable barriers forachieving my dreams (fi-nances) were essentiallyremoved.”

“This scholarshipmeans so much more to methan winning a typicalaward,” said Ware, whowas also named a 2019Coca-Cola Academic TeamGold Scholar. “It meansthat I am now a part of acommunity of high-achiev-

Lone Star College students receiveprestigious scholarships

ing students whose pur-pose is to excel academical-ly while serving andmaking a difference intheir campus and commu-nity.”

“I am still in awe,” saidGonzalez. “After focusingso much of my attention onfinances for school for solong it is a completely newfeeling to know that I nolonger have to. I have nev-er been more excited tocontinue my education,meet other scholars andhave the opportunities tohelp others reach their ac-ademic goals.”

Nearly 1,500 studentsapplied for the 2019 CookeUndergraduate TransferScholarship. The founda-tion reviewed the submis-sions based on academicability, persistence, leader-ship and service to others.

“Lone Star College had21 semi-finalists namedfor this important scholar-ship this year,” said Head.

“This is, in large part, dueto the Honors College atLone Star College whichoffers our students the op-portunity to travel to off-campus educational andcultural events, conducthigh level researchprojects, travel abroad andparticipate in other co-cur-ricular activities.”

The 2019 recipients cho-sen represent 18 differentstates and have a medianhousehold adjusted grossincome of $28,000, with anaverage GPA of 3.93. Thisyear’s cohort of Jack KentCooke Transfer Scholarshas applied to the nation’smost selective institutions.

The Jack Kent CookeFoundation is dedicated toadvancing the education ofexceptionally promisingstudents who have finan-cial need. Since 2000, theFoundation has awarded$190 million in scholar-ships to nearly 2,500 stu-dents from eighth grade

through graduate school,along with comprehensivecounseling and other sup-port services. The Founda-tion has also provided over$100 million in grants toorganizations that servesuch students.www.jkcf.org

Lone Star College offershigh-quality, low-cost aca-demic transfer and careertraining education to 99,000students each semester. LSCis training tomorrow’s work-force today and redefining thecommunity college experienceto support student success.Stephen C. Head, Ph.D.,serves as chancellor of LSC,the largest institution of high-er education in the Houstonarea with an annual econom-ic impact of nearly $3 billion.LSC consists of seven colleg-es, eight centers, two univer-sity centers, Lone StarCorporate College and LSC-Online. To learn more, visitLoneStar.edu.

Lone Star College-Kingwoodstudent Matthew Molinar wasselected to participate inaboard program

Lone Star College studentselected for prestigiousinternational program

HOUSTON (May 15, 2019) –Lone Star College-Kingwoodstudent Matthew Molinar hasbeen selected to participate inthe n+i Engineering InstitutesProgram. This study aboardprogram takes place in Francein partnership with the FrenchEmbassy.

“We are very proud ofMatthew and what he has beenable to accomplish at Lone StarCollege,” said Stephen C. Head,Ph.D., LSC chancellor. “Onlyone student from the UnitedStates is selected each year, sothis is quite an achievement.”

The n+i program is forstudents or young engineerswith a degree in engineeringscience. The network offerstraining for engineers aspiringfor an international career.

“This was a very importantopportunity to me because itoffers a pathway to finish myeducation as well as applyingtheory to practice while learninga new language and culture,”said Molinar. “My mostimmediate career path involveshelping make clean energyeconomical in the U.S. tocombat climate change.”

“Such unique opportunitieswould not be possible withoutthe leadership and thededicated honors directors andfaculty who facilitated thesestudents’ studies and research”said Christel Outreman, director,Campus France Washington,French Embassy HigherEducation Attaché.

Molinar is the third recipientto be selected from LSC.Daniela Markovic and DiegoOrtiz Vigil were past beneficia-ries of the n+i scholarship. LSCstudents have also receivedscholarships for the embassy’sshort-term pre-professionalseminars in Paris, Montpellierand Normandy over the lastthree years, with six selected toparticipate this summer.

“This prestigious program willprovide Matthew a fullscholarship for a Master ofEngineering Degree,” saidKatharine Caruso, Ph.D., LSCassociate vice chancellor,Honors and InternationalEducation. “This includeslanguage training, living

allowance and an internship at aFrench corporation.”

“The LSC Honors Collegedefinitely helped me earnentrance into this programbecause of the researchcomponent that all Honorsstudents engage in,” said Molinarwho graduated with an Associateof Science, General Math &Science degree. “Additionally,Lone Star College has a largevariety of high-level STEMcourses that better prepare itsstudents for opportunities likethese.”

“The French Embassy isdelighted to work for a third yearin a row with Lone Star College,”said Katrin Gebhard, FrenchEmbassy Higher EducationAttaché. “Students from theHonors College at Lone StarCollege have been veryimpressive – academically andpersonally. These outstandingstudents are able to take on thechallenge of a long term studyabroad program that istransformative and life-changingfor them. Building on a verycomprehensive and high-levelcurriculum, Honors Collegeprepares the students for anopportunity leading them to aMaster of Arts Engineering.”

The n+i network is aconsortium of over 50 FrenchGrandes Ecoles d'Ingénieurs.These schools have elected tocombine their internationalcooperation operations so as tooffer a better service to foreignstudents.

East Aldine District is a strong supporter of theAldine scholarship programs. Above, Susan Hilland Patti Acosta particpate in the awards to 9AEF scholars, 25 ASF scholars, and 4 namedawards, for Vic Mauldin, George Acosta, JohnBroussard, and John Meinke.