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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2457 08-17-2026ORDINANCE NO. 2457 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE OFFICIAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF EULESS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2026, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2027; AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2025, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2026; PROVIDING FOR THE INVESTMENT OF FUNDS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Manager's recommended budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027, was posted on the City's website and filed in the office of the City Secretary of the City of Euless on July 17, 2026, updated July 31, 2026, and has been available to the citizens and the public for their inspection since; and WHEREAS, the FY2026-2027 proposed Budget, on file in the office of the City Secretary as Exhibit A, and incorporated herein for all purposes, specifically sets forth each of the various funds for which appropriations are delineated, and the estimated amount of money carried in the Budget for each of such funds; and WHEREAS, the FY2026-2027 proposed Budget includes, by reference, certain elements of the Capital Improvements Program, on file in the office of the City Secretary as Exhibit B, which details planned capital improvement projects of the City that have been identified to -date and contains a statement proposing capital expenditures deemed necessary for undertaking during the next budget year and recommended provisions for financing and a list of capital projects which should be undertaken within the five next succeeding years; and WHEREAS, on August 11, 2026, the Euless City Council held a public hearing on the proposed Budget at which time all citizens and interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard regarding the Budget; and WHEREAS, notice of such public hearing on the Budget was duly published in accordance with law and at the conclusion of such hearing, it was determined that such Budget should be adopted; and WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best interest of the citizens to amend the FY2025-2026 budget due to unforeseen circumstances. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. The official Budget for the City of Euless for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026, and ending September 30, 2027, on file in the office of the City Secretary as Exhibit A, is hereby adopted and there is hereby appropriated from the funds indicated therein such sums for the projects, operations, activities, purchases, and other expenditures proposed in the Budget. The Euless City Secretary is directed to keep and maintain a copy of such official Budget on file in the office of the City Secretary available for inspection by citizens and the general public. A copy of the Budget shall be posted on the official website for the City of Euless. In addition, the City Manager shall file or cause to be filed a true and correct copy of this ordinance, along with the approved Budget, and any amendments thereto, in the office of the County Clerk of Tarrant County, Texas, as required by State law. SECTION 2. The City Council hereby approves as a part of the Budget the FY2026-2027 Capital Improvements Program, on file in the office of the City Secretary as Exhibit B, which details planned capital improvement projects of the City that have been identified to -date. The Euless City Secretary is directed to keep and maintain a copy of such Capital Improvement Program on file in the office of the City Secretary available for inspection by citizens and the general public. A copy of the Capital Improvement Program shall be posted on the official website for the City of Euless. SECTION 3. The FY2025-2026 official Budget for the City of Euless is amended to provide an additional $7,469,813 for unforeseen contractual obligations, unspent/appropriated funds for certain projects, to fund anticipated enterprise fund shortfall, and to appropriate funds for existing capital improvement programs. The revised figures, prepared and submitted by the City Manager for the FY2025-2026 budget are hereby approved and appropriated, and any necessary transfers between accounts and departments are hereby authorized, approved and appropriated. SECTION 4. All funds appropriated and allocated shall be expended and used pursuant to the provisions of such official Budget and the City Manager is directed to appropriate and expend City funds according to City Charter provisions. SECTION 5. The sums below are hereby appropriated from the respective operating funds for the payment of expenditures on behalf of the City government as established in the approved Budget document: Ordinance No. 2457, Page Page 2 of 493 FUND FY2026 FY2027 Amended Budgeted Expenditures Expenditures General Fund $ 73,821,337 $ 72,406,197 Hotel/Motel Fund $ 2,535,557 $ 2,235,609 Juvenile Case Fund $ 69,226 Half Cent Sales Tax Fund (EDC) $ 9,609,747 $ 8,625,005 Crime Control & Prevention District Fund (CCPD) $ 5,508,679 Police Seized Assets Fund $ 56,504 Police Drug Funds $ 325,000 Grant Fund $ 1,461,517 Car Rental Tax Fund $ 23,452,364 $ 18,299,493 Glade Parks Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone $ 3,857,820 Midtown Public Improvement District $ 126,793 Midtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone $ 975,082 Cable PEG Fund $ 154,764 General Obligation Debt Service Fund $ 8,695,228 Half Cent Debt Service Fund (EDC) $ 398,126 Water & Wastewater Fund $ 38,718,509 $ 40,128,969 Service Center Fund $ 1,870,948 Water & Wastewater Debt Service Fund $ 1,076,588 Drainage Utility Fund $ 1,602,310 Recreation Classes Fund $ 604,997 Arbor Daze Fund $ 300,000 Parks at Texas Star $ 1,479,543 Texas Star Golf Course Fund $ 6,804,307 Equipment Replacement Fund $ 10,462,291 $ 11,745,065 Health Insurance Fund $ 10,571,666 Risk Management/Worker's Comp Fund $ 1,769,754 Elementary School Resource Officers Fund $ 2,625,095 Ordinance No. 2457, Page Page 3 of 493 SECTION 6. The sums below are hereby appropriated from the respective capital funds for the payment of expenditures on behalf of the City government as established in the approved Capital Improvement Program: Fund FY2026 Amended FY2027 Appropriations Appropriations Drainage Capital Projects Fund $ 500,000 Streets Capital Projects Fund $ 2,620,183 Water & Wastewater Capital Projects Fund $ 2,548,813 $ 1,967,000 Water Impact Fee Fund $ 118,650 Wastewater Impact Fee Fund $ 50,000 General Capital Projects Fund $ 445,103 $ 565,000 Police Facility Capital Improvements Projects $ 723,122 $ 95,000 Half Cent Capital Projects Fund (EDC) $ 1,550,000 Texas Star Golf Course Capital Projects $ 80,000 Redevelopment Fund $ 81,641 $ 417,412 Car Rental Capital Improvement Projects $ 100,000 SECTION 7. The sums below are hereby appropriated from the respective reserve funds to provide transfers to certain operating and capital improvement funds as established in the approved budget document. Fund FY2026 Amended FY2027 Expenditures Appropriations Water & Wastewater Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund $ 3,253,931 $ 1,628,000 Water & Wastewater Debt Reserve Fund $ 16,942 SECTION 8. The City Manager is authorized from time to time, as he/she may deem to be in the best interest of the City of Euless, to invest city funds not immediately required for current use, including operating funds and bond funds, as per the City Council adopted Investment Policy. Ordinance No. 2457, Page Page 4 of 493 SECTION 9. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become effective immediately from and after its passage. PRESENTED AND PASSED at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on August 17, 2026, by a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. APPROVED: l% Tim Stinneford, :yor ATTEST: ) im.Sutter, TRMC, MMC City Secretary/Chief Governance Officer APPROVED AS TO FORM: t.3(60,5 City Attorney Ordinance No. 2457, Page Page 5 of 493 Exhibit A City of Euless, Texas Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget Cover Page August 17, 2026 This budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year's budget by an amount of $401,766, which is a 1.32 percent increase from last year's budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is $404,930. The members of the governing body voted on the budget as follows: FOR: AGAINST: PRESENT and not voting: ABSENT: Property Tax Rate Comparison Property Tax Rate: No -New -Revenue Tax Rate: No -New -Revenue Maintenance & Operations Tax Rate: Voter -Approval Tax Rate: Debt Rate: 2026-2027 $0.470080/100 $0.464586/100 $0.378995/100 $0.470080/100 $0.079861/100 2025-2026 $0.476466/100 $0.467324/100 $0.377169/100 $0.476958/100 $0.087036/100 Total debt obligation for City of Euless, Texas secured by property taxes: $71,542,549 Ordinance No. 2457, Page Page 6 of 493 Pages 7 through 493 can be found in Laserfiche (LF) under City Secretary — Ordinances — 2026 — Ordinance No. 2457. Hard copies are located in the vault cabinet in the City Secretary's office under Budgets — 2026-2027. �0;`:2#!-}"®!k(!r\#{;f §)\7B«(�«\/� W_�e�!®,�;l2,®,,;-;,, , \�2§;7f&{)!!!&#§!f!!f2\ k�ki�7\i\2)]{§\\\ w 0k�0k0k k) §E WL/k■�«±�CL §}C CL � m §0 cr E29 'a°-04 o LUeeo'0F00WN ®�-0w -'m k ®� 75 0 0 aU 0r z �K�2¥a¥c®«&a V)w <0)&)£rr9]§f zu a&ek�o2® 3ff]t)0 M cL LUu E 7� ewe\ �} ƒfWCL=0 k® LL � / 2®03:3 cc w©2 §� 2$umw )0 Q0 E■«-0u5u- q M U q7){ §� ! x® 0 WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2026 COMMERCIAL RECORDER—3 (In Rem Only), Billy D. Wil- liams, Deceased (In Rem Only), Jay Thomas Williams Heir to (In Rem Only) and Billy Joe Williams II Heir to the Estate of for collection of the taxes on the property and that the suit is now pending in the District Court of Tarrant County, Tex- as, 96th Judicial District, and NO. 096-D40186-24, that the names of all taxing units which assess and collect taxes on the property above described, not made parties to this suit, are: NONE Plaintiff(s) and all other taxing units who may set up their tax claims herein seek recovery of delinquent ad va- lorem taxes on the property above described, and in addi- tion to the taxes all interest, penalties, and costs allowed by law thereon up to and in- cluding the day of judgment, post judgment interest at the maximum rate allowed by law; and the establishment and foreclosure of liens, if any, securing the payment of same, as provided by law. All parties to this suit shall take notice that claims not only for any taxes which were delinquent on the property at all taxes becoming delinquent at any time thereafter up to the day of judgment, includ- ing all interest, penalties, and costs allowed by law, may, upon request, be recovered without further citation or notice to any parties, and all parties shall take notice of and plead and answer to all claims and pleadings now on other parties, and all of those taxing units above named who may intervene and set up their respective tax claims against the property. You are hereby commanded to appear and defend such the expiration of forty-two (42) days from and after the date of issuance hereof, the same being the 10th day of August, 2026, before the honorable District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, to be held at the courthouse there- of, then and there to show cause why judgment shall not be rendered for such taxes, penalties, interest, and costs, and condemning said prop- erty and ordering foreclosure of the constitutional and stat- utory tax liens thereon for taxes due the Plaintiff(s) and the taxing unit parties hereto, and those who may intervene herein, together with all in- terest, penalties, and costs allowed by law up to and in- cluding the day of judgment, and all costs of this suit. Issued but not prepared by - en under my hand and seal of said court in the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, this the 23rd day of June, 2026. Thomas A. Wilder Clerk of the District Court Tarrant County, Texas 96th Judicial District /s/ Cynthia Barnes, Deputy 7-29/8-5 CITATION BY PUBLICATION SUIT NO. 017-D48743-25 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT In the name and by the au- thority of the State of Texas, notice is hereby given as fol- lows to: DEFENDANTS Primitivo Baez (In Rem Only); Irene Madrigal (In Rem Only); Atilano Ramirez (In Rem Only) and if any or all of the above named Defendant(s) be dead, the unknown heirs of each or all of the said named per- sons who may be dead; and the unknown heirs of the un- known heirs of said above named persons; and the un- known owner or owners of the described property; and the executors, administrators, guardians, legal representa- tives, legatees, devisees of the above named persons, and who own or claim some inter- est in the described property and any and all other persons, including adverse claimants, owning or having any legal or equitable interest in or lien upon the following described property. PROPERTY LOT 22, BLOCK 35, OUT OF THE OAK GROVE ADDITION, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS AND LO- CATED WITHIN THE FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND BE- ING FURTHER DESCRIBED IN DOCUMENT #D206347191, OF THE TARRANT COUNTY DEED RECORDS. Which property is delin- quent to Plaintiff(s) for taxes in the amount of $5,309.97, exclusive of interest, penal- ties, and costs, and there is in- cluded in this suit in addition to the taxes all said interest, penalties, and costs thereon, allowed by law up to and in- cluding the day of judgment. suit has been brought by CITY OF FORT WORTH, TARRANT COUNTY, FORT WORTH INDE- PENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, TARRANT COUNTY HOSPI- TAL DISTRICT, TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT and TARRANT COUNTY COL- LEGE DISTRICT as Plaintiff(s), against the above named person(s) as Defendant(s), by Third Amended Petition 2026, in a certain suit styled CITY OF FORT WORTH, ET AL vs. PRIMITIVO BAEZ, which includes the following defendants: Primitivo Baez (In Rem Only), Irene Mad- rigal (In Rem Only), Atilano Ramirez (In Rem Only), Pin- nacle Bank FKA: Woodhaven National Bank (Lienholder, In Rem Only) and State of Texas (Lienholder, In Rem Only), for collection of the taxes on the property and that the suit is now pending in the District Court of Tarrant County, Tex- as, 17th Judicial District, and is NO. 017-D48743-25, that the names of all taxing units which assess and collect taxes on the property above de- scribed, not made parties to this suit, are: NONE Plaintiff(s) and all other taxing units who may set up their tax claims herein seek recovery of delinquent ad va- lorem taxes on the property above described, and in addi- tion to the taxes all interest, penalties, and costs allowed by law thereon up to and in- cluding the day of judgment, post judgment interest at the maximum rate allowed by law; and the establishment and foreclosure of liens, if any, securing the payment of same, as provided by law. All parties to this suit shall take notice that claims not only for any taxes which were delinquent on the property at all taxes becoming delinquent at any time thereafter up to the day of judgment, includ- ing all interest, penalties, and costs allowed by law, may, upon request, be recovered without further citation or notice to any parties, and all parties shall take notice of and plead and answer to all claims and pleadings now on other parties, and all of those taxing units above named who may intervene and set up their respective tax claims against the property. You are hereby commanded to appear and defend such the expiration of forty-two (42) days from and after the date of issuance hereof, the same being the 10th day of August, 2026, before the honorable District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, to be held at the courthouse there- of, then and there to show cause why judgment shall not be rendered for such taxes, penalties, interest, and costs, and condemning said prop- erty and ordering foreclosure of the constitutional and stat- utory tax liens thereon for taxes due the Plaintiff(s) and the taxing unit parties hereto, and those who may intervene herein, together with all in- terest, penalties, and costs allowed by law up to and in- cluding the day of judgment, and all costs of this suit. Issued but not prepared by - en under my hand and seal of said court in the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, this the 23rd day of June, 2026. Thomas A. Wilder Clerk of the District Court Tarrant County, Texas 17th Judicial District /s/ Jamie Long, Deputy 7-29/8-5 CITATION BY PUBLICATION SUIT NO. 348-D48626-25 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT In the name and by the au- thority of the State of Texas, notice is hereby given as fol- lows to: DEFENDANTS Lillian Hemphill, Deceased (In Rem Only); Sandy Joyce, Heir to the Estate of Lillian Hemphill (In Rem Only) and if any or all of the above named Defendant(s) be dead, the unknown heirs of each or all of the said named per- sons who may be dead; and the unknown heirs of the un- known heirs of said above named persons; and the un- known owner or owners of the described property; and the executors, administrators, guardians, legal representa- tives, legatees, devisees of the above named persons, and who own or claim some inter- est in the described property and any and all other persons, including adverse claimants, owning or having any legal or equitable interest in or lien upon the following described property. PROPERTY LOT 1, BLOCK 2, OUT OF THE VICKERY ADDITION, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS AND LO- CATED WITHIN THE FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND BE- ING FURTHER DESCRIBED IN DOCUMENT #D219065832, OF THE TARRANT COUNTY DEED RECORDS. Which property is delin- quent to Plaintiff(s) for taxes in the amount of $9,164.83, exclusive of interest, penal- ties, and costs, and there is in- cluded in this suit in addition to the taxes all said interest, penalties, and costs thereon, allowed by law up to and in- cluding the day of judgment. suit has been brought by CITY OF FORT WORTH, TARRANT COUNTY, FORT WORTH INDE- PENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, TARRANT COUNTY HOSPI- TAL DISTRICT, TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT and TARRANT COUNTY COL- LEGE DISTRICT as Plaintiff(s), against the above named person(s) as Defendant(s), by Second Amended Petition 2026, in a certain suit styled CITY OF FORT WORTH, ET AL vs. LILLIAN HEMPHILL, DE- CEASED, which includes the following defendants: Lillian Hemphill, Deceased (In Rem Only), Sandy Joyce Heir to the Estate of Lillian Hemphill (In Rem Only) and City of Fort Worth (Lienholder, In Rem Only), for collection of the taxes on the property and that the suit is now pending in the District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, 348th Judicial said suit is NO. 348-D48626- 25, that the names of all taxing units which assess and collect taxes on the property above described, not made parties to this suit, are: NONE Plaintiff(s) and all other taxing units who may set up their tax claims herein seek recovery of delinquent ad va- lorem taxes on the property above described, and in addi- tion to the taxes all interest, penalties, and costs allowed by law thereon up to and in- cluding the day of judgment, post judgment interest at the maximum rate allowed by law; and the establishment and foreclosure of liens, if any, securing the payment of same, as provided by law. All parties to this suit shall take notice that claims not only for any taxes which were delinquent on the property at all taxes becoming delinquent at any time thereafter up to the day of judgment, includ- ing all interest, penalties, and costs allowed by law, may, upon request, be recovered without further citation or notice to any parties, and all parties shall take notice of and plead and answer to all claims and pleadings now on other parties, and all of those taxing units above named who may intervene and set up their respective tax claims against the property. You are hereby commanded to appear and defend such the expiration of forty-two (42) days from and after the date of issuance hereof, the same being the 10th day of August, 2026, before the honorable District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, to be held at the courthouse there- of, then and there to show cause why judgment shall not be rendered for such taxes, penalties, interest, and costs, and condemning said prop- erty and ordering foreclosure of the constitutional and stat- utory tax liens thereon for taxes due the Plaintiff(s) and the taxing unit parties hereto, and those who may intervene herein, together with all in- terest, penalties, and costs allowed by law up to and in- cluding the day of judgment, and all costs of this suit. Issued but not prepared by - en under my hand and seal of said court in the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, this the 22nd day of June, 2026. Thomas A. Wilder Clerk of the District Court Tarrant County, Texas 348th Judicial District /s/ Jamie Long, Deputy 7-29/8-5 CITATION BY PUBLICATION SUIT NO. 096-D42861-24 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT In the name and by the au- thority of the State of Texas, notice is hereby given as fol- lows to: DEFENDANTS Jose A. Tapia (In Rem Only) and if any or all of the above named Defendant(s) be dead, the unknown heirs of each or all of the said named per- sons who may be dead; and the unknown heirs of the un- known heirs of said above named persons; and the un- known owner or owners of the described property; and the executors, administrators, guardians, legal representa- tives, legatees, devisees of the above named persons, and who own or claim some inter- est in the described property and any and all other persons, including adverse claimants, owning or having any legal or equitable interest in or lien upon the following described property. PROPERTY LOT 10, BLOCK 14, OUT OF THE PLAZA TERRACE ADDITION, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS AND LOCATED WITHIN THE ARLINGTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND BE- ING FURTHER DESCRIBED IN VOLUME 388-18, PAGE 56, OF THE TARRANT COUNTY DEED RECORDS. Which property is delin- quent to Plaintiff(s) for taxes in the amount of $14,235.34, exclusive of interest, penal- ties, and costs, and there is in- cluded in this suit in addition to the taxes all said interest, penalties, and costs thereon, allowed by law up to and in- cluding the day of judgment. suit has been brought by TAR- RANT COUNTY, CITY OF AR- LINGTON, ARLINGTON INDE- PENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, TARRANT COUNTY HOSPI- TAL DISTRICT and TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE DISTRICT as Plaintiff(s), against the above named person(s) as De- fendant(s), by Second Amend- day of June, 2026, in a certain suit styled TARRANT COUN- TY, ET AL vs. JOSE A TAPIA, which includes the following defendants: Jose A. Tapia (In Rem Only), for collection of the taxes on the property and that the suit is now pending in the District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, 96th Judicial of said suit is NO. 096-D42861- 24, that the names of all taxing units which assess and collect taxes on the property above described, not made parties to this suit, are: NONE Plaintiff(s) and all other taxing units who may set up their tax claims herein seek recovery of delinquent ad va- lorem taxes on the property above described, and in addi- tion to the taxes all interest, penalties, and costs allowed by law thereon up to and in- cluding the day of judgment, post judgment interest at the maximum rate allowed by law; and the establishment and foreclosure of liens, if any, securing the payment of same, as provided by law. All parties to this suit shall take notice that claims not only for any taxes which were delinquent on the property at all taxes becoming delinquent at any time thereafter up to the day of judgment, includ- ing all interest, penalties, and costs allowed by law, may, upon request, be recovered without further citation or notice to any parties, and all parties shall take notice of and plead and answer to all claims and pleadings now on other parties, and all of those taxing units above named who may intervene and set up their respective tax claims against the property. You are hereby commanded to appear and defend such the expiration of forty-two (42) days from and after the date of issuance hereof, the same being the 10th day of August, 2026, before the honorable District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, to be held at the courthouse there- of, then and there to show cause why judgment shall not be rendered for such taxes, penalties, interest, and costs, and condemning said prop- erty and ordering foreclosure of the constitutional and stat- utory tax liens thereon for taxes due the Plaintiff(s) and the taxing unit parties hereto, and those who may intervene herein, together with all in- terest, penalties, and costs allowed by law up to and in- cluding the day of judgment, and all costs of this suit. Issued but not prepared by - en under my hand and seal of said court in the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, this the 22nd day of June, 2026. Thomas A. Wilder Clerk of the District Court Tarrant County, Texas 96th Judicial District /s/ Cynthia Barnes, Deputy 7-29/8-5 THE STATE OF TEXAS DISTRICT COURT, TARRANT COUNTY CITATION BY PUBLICATION Cause No. 352-375424-26 UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC vs. SARAH LYDIA MADUABUCHUKWU, JONATHAN DOUGL TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF DEBRA LINK Whose residence is unknown, GREETINGS: You said DEFENDANT are Hereby Commanded to ap- - swer to PLAINTIFF’S ORIG- INAL PETITION before the 352nd District Court of Tar- rant County, Texas at or before 10 o’clock A.M. of the Monday next after the expiration of 42 days from the date of issuance of this Citation, said Monday being August 10, 2026 , then and there to UNITED WHOLE- SALE MORTGAGE LLC, CEN- LAR FSB as Plaintiffs Filed in said Court on March 09, 2026 Against THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF DEBRA LINK as Defendent Said suit being numbered 352-375424-26 on the dock- et of said Court, the nature of which demand is as fol- low, to-wit: SEE ATTACHED PLAINTIFF’S SUMMARY OF SUIT FOR CITATION; AND ORDER FOR CITATION BY PUBLICATION SUMMARY Plaintiff United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns, by and through its attorney of record, Myra Homayoun of McCarthy & Holthus, LLP, 1255 West 15th Street, Suite 1060, Plano, Texas 75075, brought suit in rem only, against Sarah Lydia Maduabuchukwu, Jonathan Douglas Holmes, the Un- known Heirs-at-Law of Debra Link, Deceased, and any other person(s) claiming any right, title, or interest through Deb- ra Link, as heir(s)-at-law to 5237 Westgrove Blvd, Haltom City, Texas 76117 and legally described to wit: BEING LOT 2, IN BLOCK E, OF SPRINGLAKE PARK, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF HALTOM, TARRANT COUN- TY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINET A, SLIDE 9246, PLAT RECORDS, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS. THE STATE OF TEXAS To the Sheriff, Constable or Clerk of the Court of any County of the State of Tex- as, Greeting: You are here- by commanded to serve the foregoing Citation by making publication thereof in some newspaper, of legal circula- tion, published in the County of Tarrant, once each week for four consecutive weeks, the 28 days before the return day of the Citation. Herein Fail not, but on the return herein above named have you then and there be- fore said Court, this Writ, with your return thereon, showing how you have executed the same. Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at Tarrant County, Texas, this the June 25, 2026. THOMAS A. WILDER Clerk of District Courts of Tarrant County, Texas By /s/ Sandra Fowler Sandra Fowler, Deputy NOTICE: You have been sued. You may employ an at- torney. If you or your attorney according to rule 114 in the Texas Rules of Court, a de- fault judgment may be taken against you. In addition to the clerk, you may be required to make initial disclosures to the other parties of this suit. These disclosures generally must be made no later than - swer with the clerk. Find out more at TexasLawHelp.org. 7-8-15-22-29 THE STATE OF TEXAS DISTRICT COURT, TARRANT COUNTY CITATION BY PUBLICATION Cause No. 017-378137-26 ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC vs. SHARRON LEA ANDER- SON, CARLA S NULL, AND THE UNKNO TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW Whose residence is unknown, GREETINGS: You said DEFENDANT are Hereby Commanded to ap- - swer to PLAINTIFF’S ORIG- INAL PETITION before the 17th District Court of Tarrant County, Texas at or before 10 o’clock A.M. of the Monday next after the expiration of 42 days from the date of issuance of this Citation, said Monday being August 17, 2026 , then and there to ROCKET MORT- GAGE LLC as Plaintiff Filed in said Court on May 26, 2026 Against THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW as Defendent Said suit being numbered 017-378137-26 on the dock- et of said Court, the nature of which demand is as fol- low, to-wit: SEE ATTACHED: PLAINTIFF’S SUMMARY OF SUIT FOR CITATION BY PUB- LICATION SUMMARY Plaintiff CrossCountry Mort- gage, LLC, its successors and assigns by and through its attorney of record, Jennifer Murphy of McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP, 1320 Gre- enway Drive, Suite 780, Irving, TX 75038, (469) 965-9812, brought suit against Defen- dants the Unknown Heirs ofJeremy D Lehnertz, to en- force the Loan Agreement on the property located at 6020 Fannin Drive, Arlington, TX 76001 and legally described as: BEING LOT 10 IN BLOCK 1 OF HUNTER’S CREEK, AN AD- DITION TO THE CITY OF AR- LINGTON, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINET A, PAGE 2416 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF T ARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS. THE STATE OF TEXAS To the Sheriff, Constable or Clerk of the Court of any County of the State of Tex- as, Greeting: You are here- by commanded to serve the foregoing Citation by making publication thereof in some newspaper, of legal circula- tion, published in the County of Tarrant, once each week for four consecutive weeks, the 28 days before the return day of the Citation. Herein Fail not, but on the return herein above named have you then and there be- fore said Court, this Writ, with your return thereon, showing how you have executed the same. Issued and given under my hand,,....said Court at Tarrant County, Texas, this the June 30, 2026 . THOMAS A. WILDER Clerk of District Courts of Tarrant County, Texas By /s/ Sandra Fowler Sandra Fowler, Deputy NOTICE: You have been sued. You may employ an at- torney. If you or your attorney according to rule 114 in the Texas Rules of Court, a de- fault judgment may be taken against you. In addition to the clerk, you may be required to make initial disclosures to the other parties of this suit. These disclosures generally must be made no later than - swer with the clerk. Find out more at TexasLawHelp.org. 7-8-15-22-29 Liquor Permits Application has been made to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commis- sion for a Mixed Beverage Permit and Late Hours Jackie O’s LLC dba Jackie O’s / Diablo’s Cantina, located at 604 S Jennings Ave, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. Man- ager of said Texas Limited Liability Company is Ray - mond Isaiah Guti- errez. 7-29-30 Miscellaneous Notices PUBLIC NOTICE 1st notice to locate owner and/or lienholder for an or- ange 2025 Skyjack Scissor Lift Serial # A100053178. Skyjack Scissor Lift was abandoned per manager at 3451 Heritage Trace Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76177 on 07/24/2026 and is being stored at Abandoned Vehicle Impound Systems at 14314 Day Road, Roanoke, TX 76262 682-250-5660. VS- F#0663269VSF. Total charges thru today $695.15 (https:// www.tdlr.texas.gov). 7-29 NOTICE IMPOUNDMENT OF ESTRAY INTERNET SALE OF IMPOUNDED LIVESTOCK 1 PIG ON JULY 14, 2026 TAR- RANT COUNTY IMPOUNDED ONE PIG FROM THE 3100 BLOCK OF NW 27TH ST., IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, COUNTY OF TARRANT, AND STATE OF TEXAS. IMPOUND- ED LIVESTOCK IS PLACED IN THE SHERIFF’S LIVESTOCK FACILITY. IF THE OWNER(S) IS NOT DETERMINED, OR HAS NOT CLAIMED THE ESTRAY LIVESTOCK BY THE DATE LISTED BELOW, THE LIVESTOCK WILL BE SOLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEC- TION 142.013, OF THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL CODE . SHERIFF’S SALE INFOR- MATION CLOSING DATE: WEDNES- DAY, AUGUST 05, 2026 CLOSING TIME: 3:00 PM SHERIFF’S REPORT #(S): 2026-08630 WEBSITE LOCATION: REN- EBATES.COM ALL SALES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NO- TICE! FOR INFORMATION CON- CERNING THE SALE OF IM- POUNDMENTS CONTACT: LIVESTOCK ESTRAY EN- FORCEMENT PROGRAM TARRANT COUNTY SHER- IFF’S OFFICE 6651 LAKEWORTH BLVD. LAKE WORTH, TEXAS 76135 817-238-4200 7-28-29 NOTICE IMPOUNDMENT OF ESTRAY INTERNET SALE OF IMPOUNDED LIVESTOCK 1 PIG ON JULY 16, 2026 TARRANT COUNTY IMPOUNDED ONE PIG FROM THE 400 BLOCK OF WINSCOTT RD., IN THE CITY OF BENBROOK, COUN- TY OF TARRANT, AND STATE OF TEXAS. IMPOUNDED LIVESTOCK IS PLACED IN THE SHERIFF’S LIVESTOCK FACILITY. IF THE OWNER(S) IS NOT DETERMINED, OR HAS NOT CLAIMED THE ESTRAY LIVESTOCK BY THE DATE LISTED BELOW, THE LIVESTOCK WILL BE SOLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEC- TION 142.013, OF THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL CODE . SHERIFF’S SALE INFOR- MATION CLOSING DATE: WEDNES- DAY, AUGUST 05, 2026 CLOSING TIME: 3:00 PM SHERIFF’S REPORT #(S): 2026-08784 WEBSITE LOCATION: REN- EBATES.COM ALL SALES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NO- TICE! FOR INFORMATION CON- CERNING THE SALE OF IM- POUNDMENTS CONTACT: LIVESTOCK ESTRAY EN- FORCEMENT PROGRAM TARRANT COUNTY SHER- IFF’S OFFICE 6651 LAKEWORTH BLVD. LAKE WORTH, TEXAS 76135 817-238-4200 7-28-29 City of Euless CITY OF EULESS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING EULESS CITY COUNCIL A public hearing will be conducted by the Euless City Council on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at Eu- less City Hall at 201 N. Ector Drive, Euless, Texas. The pur- pose of the public hearing will be to hear public comments for consideration of the pro- posed City of Euless Operating and Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by an amount of $401,766 or 1.32%, and of that amount, $404,930 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year. 7-29 PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE Continued from page 2