City names veteran officer to replace Flores The city of Pearsall has named veteran lawman Rey Trevino as its new chief of police, bringing a 34-year law enforcement career full circle to his home town. Trevino, a 1984 graduate of Pearsall High School who first joined the municipal department in 1992, steps into the role…

Two men have been sentenced to prison time for eight and ten years by District Judge Jennifer Dillingham for their role in separate human smuggling operations that were intercepted by law enforcement officers in La Salle County. The district judge has sentenced 22-year-old Israel Salas to ten years in prison in a 2024 case in…

Tuesday presentation shows 21 Texas counties affected Nearly 60 years after it was almost entirely eradicated in South Texas, a new infestation of the deadly screwworm has raised alarms among farmers and ranchers as well as rural households over a surge in reported cases. Agriculture specialists and local producers gathered at the Frio County Extension…

“This is a great development for Cotulla…” A surprise announcement from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs last week will mean a significant shift in plans for development of residential units in Cotulla. Coming less than a month after the city council acknowledged that Cotulla would likely not qualify for a higher level…

Frio and La Salle counties can expect an Independence Day holiday weekend packed with festivities, live music, tournaments, classic cars, and firework shows in Pearsall, Dilley, Cotulla and Encinal. PEARSALL The city kicks off a two-day festival beginning Saturday, July 4, featuring live entertainment, softball tournament, car show, food and craft vendors, and a fireworks…

PEARSALL LITTLE LEAGUE Senior baseball all-stars add Section 3 championship to little league trophy case. In what is believed to be a Pearsall first, if not the first in several years, the senior league baseball all-stars have won their Little League Texas Section 3 tournament and will now advance to the Texas West State Tournament…

Frio County has hired an assistant county attorney for the first time in its more than 150-year history, welcoming veteran prosecutor Austen Massey to the newly created role. The historic expansion of the county attorney’s office is designed to alleviate decades-long gaps in local public safety and legal administration. Massey’s position as a secondary prosecutor…

Elderly local had significant drug cache, deputies say A routine afternoon traffic stop in Frio County escalated into a short vehicle pursuit and a significant narcotics seizure last week, with an elderly driver in cuffs on felony charges. Sheriff’s deputies are reporting they attempted to effect a traffic stop on the driver of a 2012…