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South Korea to Hays; the Asian-American influence in Texas
Jimmy and Cindi Ferguson
By Sahar Chmais
From South Korea to Texas, Jimmy Ferguson has lived through war, segregation, Asian-American hate and peace. The Asian-American business man has truly lived the American Dream and found his home in Texas 30 years ago.
“I did not speak any English,” Jimmy Ferguson recalled coming to the U.S. at about 8 years old. “My father was in the [U.S.] army. After the Korea war, we went to New Orleans and there was some adjustment there.”
When Jimmy Ferguson came to the U.S., his mother had to teach him English. She did such a good job that he eventually lost the ability to speak Korean. But it was not so simple for the now-owner of 22 McDonald’s to assimilate to American culture. At a time of segregation in 1958, it took months of litigation to find out which school he could get into.
Hays County logo. Courtesy photo Residents have until May 17 to protest property value increase
By Sahar Chmais
Property appraisals by the Hays County Central Appraisal District rose an average of 19% since 2020, reaching nearly $40 billion. The deadline to protest the CAD valuations is May 17.
Since May 10, there were more than 3,600 open protests, which means protests entered into the system, said Hays County Appraisal District Chief Appraiser Laura Raven. Appraisal appeals are higher by a few hundred than what the district received last year, Raven added. But the protest period is not over and people are still filing their appeals.
“We are in an upward-moving market and there is little inventory,” Raven told the Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch. “There’s a supply and demand that’s driving residential property values upwards.”
Buda extends its local disaster proclamation
By Sahar Chmais
BUDA – Buda City Council called for a special meeting on Sunday, Feb. 21, to extend the proclamation declaring a local state of disaster in the city.
The extended proclamation passed unanimously, and it will last indefinitely until city council decides Buda is no longer affected by the disaster. Extending the disaster proclamation means that the city will be reimbursed in all recovery costs by the federal government.
The first issuance of the disaster, declared by Mayor Lee Urbanovsky, took place on Sunday, Feb. 14. But residents and businesses are still suffering the wrath of the storm, dealing with broken water pipes and other damages.
South I-35 accident in Kyle on Friday, Feb. 12. Photo courtesy of Sydney Ordones Disaster of magnitude
Snow, ice wreak havoc on life
By Sahar Chmais
Car collisions, days without electricity, slipping on ice, water and food shortages all caused by an unprecedented snow storm. Many reveled in the first day of the soft snow, but five days in, new issues continue to arise.
First responders have been on the front lines, performing new duties, witnessing how the freezing temperatures are wreaking havoc on Hays County. On Sunday, there were a lot of calls for car collisions. That subsided, but more problems pummeled residents. Today, there have been many calls concerning water pipe damage.
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