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Taxes — a true political footballby SUSAN YERKES

Football fans have a long summer to endure before the season gets rolling this fall. Yet, there’s been

no shortage of political football, with property taxes playing the pigskin.

During the legislative session, everybody had a plan to cut your taxes, and the battles in the headlines got fierce. It’s been a taxing mental exercise trying to keep up with the rhetorical pileups, dramatic tackles and occasional fumbles.

Part of the problem is perspective, known in political life as “spin.”

The glowing merits of one player’s plan were invariably met with a barrage of damning criticism from another player,

who then touted his or her alternative plan’s powerful pluses. The Texas Senate wanted to cut sales taxes. The state House worked to cut property taxes. Everybody had a different solution for the holy grail of tax relief, and everybody had tons of data to prove they were right.

Perplexing. In fact, the Legislature is expressly

forbidden to levy property taxes in Texas – thus the end runs and endless interpretations of the state Constitution. However, lawmakers can — and have — set limits on tax rates imposed by county tax collectors each year.

San Antonio hasn’t raised property tax rates in a dozen years. The thing is, the rates don’t have to rise to blow up your tax bill. A cut in the property-tax rate is a drop in the bucket compared to the rising valuations of most properties. It’s the market value that keeps climbing, and raising your taxes.

According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, median property taxes have risen more than 60 percent since 2000, much faster than the rate of inflation. This year in Texas, Dallas property went up 15 percent on average, while Austin and San Antonio got a relative break with an average of 11 percent.

Counties have their own appraisal

districts, and are required by law to reappraise your property at least every three years. However, it’s not the kind of appraisal you get when you want to sell or buy a home, where you hire a professional to come out and give you an independent appraisal. By necessity, appraisal districts use other methods – comparing home-sales prices in the area, and estimating the amount you would pay to replace your home.

Even if you have the crummiest house in the neighborhood, it’s not unlikely you will get popped with a higher tax bill.

When I got my property-tax bill this spring, I saw the market value of my little condo had risen by nearly 25 percent since last year.

Fortunately, there’s a way to at least try to reduce your own property tax – filing a protest with the appraisal district.

Your appeal is heard by an independent appraisal-review panel, which theoretically has no direct ties

to the appraiser’s office. The last few years I’ve sworn to myself I would do it, and then missed the June 1 deadline. This year, I finally got serious.

I’ll learn a little about the process, at the very least.

San Antonio had its own political football game recently, with one candidate claiming he had helped ease the appraisal process with a bill he passed while in the Legislature, and another candidate claiming the bill made the appeals process much harder, and all the major candidates promising tax relief if elected.

Don’t hold your breath. The political-football game

is likely to keep going as long as politicians are out there politicking. Personally, I find good old gridiron football much more entertaining.

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POOCH PARADE Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy and Camp Bow

Wow sponsor the annual dog stroll at the park, 13203 Blanco Road, from 9-11 a.m. San Antonio Big Dawgs Association leads a dog walk at 9:30 a.m.; parade starts at 10:15 a.m. Prizes will be awarded No registration required; and all dogs must

be on a leash. It’s a free event. For more, email Susan Campbell at [email protected] or call 207-3280.

NEISD TRUSTEES MEETINGNorth East Independent School District trustees are

scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. in the NEISD board room at 8961 Tesoro Drive.

HOLLYWOOD PARK CITY COUNCIL The Council meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 2 Mecca Drive.

EVENING AGLOW MEETINGSan Antonio Evening Aglow International, a Christian

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SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS, CAMP 153Hood’s Texas Brigade, Camp

153, holds its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at Grady’s Bar-B-Q, 6510 San Pedro Ave. In a change from the listing on the camp’s website, the speaker will be Bart Sherwood, program director of Train A Dog, Save A Warrior Inc., which works to prevent suicides associated with post-traumatic stress disorder. Members and guests are welcome to eat beginning at 6 p.m.; no reservations required. The Camp meets the third Tuesday of each month. For more, visit www.hoodstexasbde.com.

CHRONIC PAIN SUPPORT GROUP The group meets from 4-6 p.m. the third Wednesday of

each month at Baptist HealthLink Physical Therapy Clinic, 288 W. Bitters Road. One main topic per hour is covered in group discussions, which may be large or small. A syllabus and more information are available at chronicpainsupportsa.wix.com/cpsgsa.

SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION LUNCHEONThe San Antonio chapter hosts

its monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Petroleum Club, 8620 N. New Braunfels Ave. Cost is $25; RSVPs are required. Call Bob Clark at 402-0871, or email to [email protected] by June 15. The chapter meets on the third Wednesday of each month, except July and August.

SAN ANTONIO CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE The group meets the third

Thursday of each month at Grady’s Bar-B-Q, 6510 San Pedro Ave. Dinner begins at 6 p.m.; meeting follows at 7 p.m. Those interested in Civil War history are invited to share stories and ideas. No reservations required. For more, contact Nancy Hodges at [email protected] or Daniel Snell at [email protected].

HARDBERGER PARK TREE WALK Mark Peterson, a certified arborist and plant

conservationist for San Antonio Water System, will discuss ways to identify trees while leading a walk through Phil Hardberger Park, 13203 Blanco Road.

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The program, 9-11 a.m., begins in the Salado Creek classroom; a child-friendly crafts session is included. The event is free, though donations are appreciated.

PHOTOGRAPHING NATURE Donald Ewers will discuss nature photography and lead

a walk to point out things to photograph along Phil Hardberger Park’s Oak Loop Trail. The 8-10 a.m. program begins at the Urban Ecology Center near the park’s western entrance, 8400 N.W. Military Highway. The event is free, though donations are appreciated. Participants are urged to bring cameras.

BAPTIST HEALTH FOUNDATION GRANT APPLICATIONS

Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio is accepting grant applications for programs that address community health care needs. Nonprofit organizations, with proof of Internal Revenue Service designation and have operated for at least one year, can apply for the grants, which total $7,500 or less. Applications will be accepted until noon June 30. For more, visit www.bhfsa.org.

MORGAN’S WONDERLAND HOSTS SENIORS Let age work in your favor during Senior

Fridays at Morgan’s Wonderland, 5223 David Edwards Drive. For $8, there are senior activities 11 a.m. to noon every second and fourth Friday. For more, call 495-5888 or visit www.morganswonderland.com.

GOODWILL PICKUPSGoodwill Industries offers donation pickup services for

large amounts of clothing, household items and furniture at Bexar County residences. For more, call 271-8881 or fill out pickup forms available at www.goodwillsa.org/home-pickup-services.

ANIMAL DEFENSE LEAGUE’S FELINE FRIDAYS The Animal Defense League will focus on

reducing overpopulation by spaying or neutering 30 owned cats and 30 feral cats every Friday. Surgeries are performed at ADL’s hospital, 11215 Iota Drive, just off Nacogdoches Road. Animals can be brought in 7-9 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis until slots are filled. Fees range from $35 to $70; owned cats must have proof of rabies vaccinations. Cats will be ready for pickup 4-5 p.m. the same day. For more, visit adltexas.org and click on Spay/Neuter Services under Programs & Services.

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ORANGETHEORY FITNESS, 427 N. Loop 1604 West, Suite 106 in the Sonterra Village shopping center, offers strength training and cardiovascular workouts in 60 minutes or less. Open 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. For more, call 802-4348 or visit www.orangetheoryfitness.com. (See story on page 13)

TRE ENOTECA, 555 W. Bitters Road in The Alley on Bitters, opened in April, offering gourmet Italian cuisine that includes pasta dishes, unique pizzas and a wine bar. Open 4-10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more, call 496-0555 or visit facebook.com/TreEnoteca. (See story on page 14)

ALL-N SPORTZ, 10801 Nacogdoches Road, has softball and baseball equipment and apparel, with batting cages available. Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more, call 414-8659 or visit www.all-nsportz.com or facebook.com/All-N-SportzElite.

ARCTIC APE WILD DESSERTS, 5221 Walzem Road, recently opened and features frozen yogurt, ice cream, Italian ice, gelato and custard, with a wide range of mix-ins and toppings. For more, including days and hours of operation, call 257-5949 or visit www.arcticapeyogurt.com.

IN OTHER NEWSNORTH EAST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT’S Automotive Technology Academy was one of six San Antonio-area high school programs receiving a $5,000 donation from Gulf States Toyota, The Friedkin Group and Toyota Motor Manufacturing during an April 17 presentation at the Toyota assembly plant in San Antonio. NEISD said the grant supports local high school automotive initiatives and combats the shortage of qualified technicians, while affording students with valuable exposure and training in automotive

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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS topped North East Independent School District high schools receiving recognition by U.S. News & World Report. The magazine analyzed data from 21,000 high schools to name 6,517 highest-scoring schools receiving gold, silver or bronze rankings. ISA’s gold ranking placed it among the top 50 high schools in Texas. NEISD schools receiving silver rankings were Johnson, Reagan, MacArthur and Lee, with Roosevelt receiving a bronze ranking.

A TRIO OF CHURCHILL HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS ATTENDEES TO THE AMERICAN LEGION’S annual Boys State, a participatory program in which students form their own governments to learn about citizenship and serving. They include Charles Foster, Nicholas Garza and Stephen West. American Legion Boys State, founded in 1935, will be held at the University of Texas at Austin June 7-12, with an expected statewide attendance of 1,100 delegates. San Antonio’s American Legion Post 10

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EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS – 156 of them – participated in the spring campus beautification project at the school on May 2. Students planted jasmine and other plants throughout the school’s main corridor and courtyards, cleaned the parking lot, hung spirit banners and filled garden beds with soil and mulch. Several area businesses – including The Home Depot, which donated a $1,000 gift card for materials – aided in the project, which was sponsored by Eisenhower PTA.

NEARLY 250 STUDENTS IN NORTH EAST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT’S Kids’ Involvement Network competed in the second annual Robotics Invention/Challenges Showcase for elementary school pupils on April 18. Students in KIN Robotics Clubs competed in two different divisions – the Challenge Competition

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SINGLE PROFESSIONALS NETWORK INTRODUCED ITS NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS at the recent 27th anniversary dinner and dance. They include Grace Holt, Susan Merrifield, Georg Seidel, Larry Malone, Vivian Hand, Stanton O’Neal, Dolly Isakson, Rose Villarreal, Pat Angelini and Joanne Hale. SPN is a nonprofit, friendship organization dedicated to providing social events for single, widowed and divorced people over the age of 50. SPN provides different activities so singles can meet others in the same situation, form friendships and learn how to enjoy being single. For more, visit SPN-SA.org.

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Franks helped Moreno set up the business, but never got to see All-N Sportz get off the ground. In October 2014, only 33 days into his overseas job as a defense contractor, he was shot and killed at a gas station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was 48 years old.

“I wouldn’t be where I’m at without him,” Moreno said. “I owe him everything. He was a great friend, mentor and business partner. He shared the vision of the store and trusted me to open a storefront and succeed.”

Moreno said Franks had a deep passion for sports – especially for baseball and softball, where he developed knowledge and skills as both a player and a coach.

In Moreno’s office are photos and a plaque that memorializes his friend and partner, whose obituary said he “loved his family and friends, was known for his kindness and humor, and having never met a stranger.”

The friends had a lot in common. Moreno, 41, served in the Navy from June

1992 until he retired as an E-8 in October 2014. Franks spent 21 years in the Army. Both served tours of duty in Iraq; both were married, with three children.

Moreno’s new goal is to transform All-N Sportz into a business both friends had envisioned, one that also aids and supports veterans’ and community programs.

“I am blessed to have great friends that support my business,” said Moreno, who cited organizations such as Heroes Baseball, which honors the service of combat veterans; The Children’s Shelter on the near-Northwest Side; and programs providing suicide awareness and post-traumatic stress disorder treatment services for veterans.

“I eventually want to help more people and veterans as my business grows,” he said.

Moreno said the values and virtues he learned during more than two decades of military service, which included tours in dangerous war zones, has helped him in his business and his personal life.

“It has helped me in being honest, accountable, confident and able to make decisions in stressful situations,” he said.

“Being in the military has helped me network with many people all over the world, which has helped grow my business,” he said. “I wouldn’t be who I am without the Navy, as well as my family and friends I have met over the years.”

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The case now before the U.S. Supreme Court, which could render a decision as early as June, is styled as Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc.

The Texas Sons of Confederate Veterans have asked the court to order the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to authorize a specialty plate featuring the emblem commemorating their ancestors.

“We believe that our emblem on the license plate for the Sons of Confederate Veterans – the battle flag — is not a racial or hate issue, it’s a heritage issue,” said Bill Smith, commander of Hood’s Texas Brigade Camp 153 Sons of Confederate Veterans. “We choose to honor our Confederate ancestors. The emblem represents who we are as sons, and in our view, it has nothing to do with slavery.”

In Texas, residents, nonprofits and businesses can pay fees to design specialty or “vanity” license plates, subject to approval by the Motor Vehicles Board, which denied the SCV’s application.

The organization appealed, partnering with an unlikely ally in the American Civil Liberties Union, which said denying the flag’s placement on Texas’ for-profit license plates amounts to government censorship of free speech.

“Having chosen to sell specialty license plates for profit, Texas cannot pick and choose the plates it approves on ideological grounds,” said Steven Shapiro, ACLU legal director. “All states, of course, are equally bound by the First Amendment’s guarantee of viewpoint neutrality.”

However, for many African-Americans and others, the insignia represents the

‘Sons’ say flag represents heritage; others say it’s racistby RON AARON EISENBERG

A legal case over whether state-sanctioned license plates in Texas should

carry the Confederate battle flag is heating up between Civil War groups on the North Side seeking to protect their free-speech rights against others who argue the symbol promotes a legacy of racism.

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South’s practice of enslavement during the Civil War, the nation’s bloodiest conflict, and a reminder of white supremacy in ensuing years. Texas officials contend state instruments such as license plates shouldn’t carry such representation.

Local SCV members claim the Confederacy didn’t fight to uphold slavery, but rather to defend states’ rights, lost following the Union’s troop invasion.

“Denying the license plate is the government’s attempt to deny our history,” said Russell Lane, commander of the Alamo City Guards Camp No. 1325. “I think a lot of this is political correctness. The majority of Confederate soldiers did not own slaves. They fought for economic reasons and big government’s involvement in their individual lives.”

Disagreeing is Texas NAACP President Gary Bledsoe, who classified the Confederate battle flag as “a symbol of racism, repression, violence and slavery. … It’s not just making a statement about the Confederacy. It puts it in our eyes and exalts white supremacy. Let’s put it on the table: That’s what this flag stands for.”

Lane, however, insists the lawsuit is about preserving freedom of speech.

“If the state of Texas wins this case,

then every American has lost some free-speech rights,” he said. “I think the vast majority of people do not know what the battle flag stands for. It stood for soldiers on the battlefield.”

State officials have argued Civil War heritage groups may put decals on their vehicles espousing their beliefs. Lane agreed it might come to that.

“If we lose in the Supreme Court, we will probably go to bumper stickers, but that’s not the point,” he said. “This is a freedom-of-speech issue.”

In a friend-of-the-court brief filed on behalf of the SCV, Shapiro argued, “This case is not about the Confederate flag, it is about censorship. Texas was surely correct in believing that many Texans are offended by a flag that served as a banner for those who supported slavery and segregation.”

ACLU officials note the agency historically defends speech, no matter how hateful or repugnant some might interpret it.

“We believe in heritage, not hate, and we want our ancestors remembered,” said Smith, who taught 32 years at Poe Middle School.

“If the state is going to deny us that license plate, it will take that same license plate away from eight other states that have approved it.”

That would be fine with Bledsoe, who has called the Confederate battle flag “a symbol of racism, repression, violence and slavery.”

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Voters also approved two propositions and four City Charter amendments. Two amendments addressed paying council members a livable wage and allowing residents to cast ballots on light-rail and streetcar issues.

Neither incumbent Ivy Taylor nor former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte received a majority of votes in the mayoral race, setting the stage for a June 13 runoff.

Hollywood Park also saw an incumbent councilman returned to office, as well as two others who ran unopposed.

DISTRICT 9Krier, a longtime businessman,

secured a full term as a council member with 72.3 percent of the vote, outpacing four other candidates.

Police officer-turned-educator Jeffry Van Slycke finished a distant second, receiving 10 percent. He was followed by small-business owner Richard Castanon, accountant/investor Lori Slusher and retired dentist Bert Cecconi.

The council appointed Krier, a former Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce president, as an interim representative in November 2013 after Elisa Chan resigned for a state Senate bid. He ran in May 2014 to complete the final year of Chan’s term.

Now, Krier seeks a “back-to-basics” focus regarding the city’s budget, saying it’s vital that San Antonio reach new accords with its police and fire unions.

As for budgeting priorities, aside from concentrating on streets, drainage, libraries, parks and public safety, Krier said, “anything else is just extra.” Soon enough, Krier added, the city will initiate a public-involvement process in planning for another five-year bond program, which could go before the electorate in 2017.

“There are many infrastructure needs in District 9,” he said.

Although many observers lamented the low-voter turnout – 11.8 percent citywide for a crowded mayoral election and several

council contests – Krier’s 9,277 votes were the most garnered by any candidate.

Krier said another factor in his re-election was his visibility during last year’s streetcar debate. As opposition to VIA Metropolitan Transit’s downtown streetcar plan increased, Krier was one of the first council members who suggested putting the proposal before the public.

The council ultimately pulled the city’s pledged financial support. It called for a May vote on a City Charter amendment requiring public input into any streetcar initiative, which passed with 67 percent.

DISTRICT 10Air Force retiree Mike Gallagher

received 81 percent of the vote to claim a full two-year term on the council.

Gallagher, who previously presided over the Northeast Neighborhood Alliance and chaired the city’s Board of Adjustment, easily defeated Celeste Montez-Tidwell, a customer-service and public relations expert.

Gallagher attributed his win to his ability to keep neighborhood leaders engaged in a variety of district and citywide issues.

“My goals remain improving our district’s infrastructure, strengthening the security of our neighborhoods and businesses, and looking for positive development opportunities,” he said.

Gallagher also said voters followed his sentiment about raising the pay of elected officials after his office initiated a study into the feasibility of implementing the measure.

PROPOSITIONS/AMENDMENTSTwo city propositions passed: renewing

a one-eighth cent sales tax to buy conservation easements over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone, and retaining a one eighth-cent sales tax to continue expanding city creek ways and green spaces.

Besides the streetcar issue, voters OK’d three Charter amendments: raising salaries of the mayor and council members, to $61,725 and $45,722, respectively; calling a special election to fill a council or mayoral vacancy with 120 days or more remaining in a term; eliminating Charter provisions that were superseded by state laws and updating others that contained outdated language.

HOLLYWOOD PARKVoters returned Place 3 council

incumbent David Neugebauer, a consulting firm executive, following a challenge by Justin Moore, a photographer and usability engineer.

Running unopposed was Place 1 incumbent Steve Phillips. Cullen Schwarz drew no opposition in Place 5, which became open after incumbent Holly McBrayer declined to seek re-election.

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