Senate passes tax cut package
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS The Texas Senate last week unanimously approved a $16.5 billion package to lower property taxes and inject billions of dollars into public schools. As reported by the Texas Tribune, the three separate bills require the state to send at least $5.38 billion to public schools while at the same time raising the state’s…
Read MoreTrinidad B. “Gordo” Martinez Jr
Trinidad B. “Gordo” Martinez Jr., 37, died on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. He was born on November 16, 1985 to Trinidad Martinez Sr. and Noelia Bueno Jacobo in Dilley. He is preceded in death by his father, uncle Ricardo Martinez, grandparents Rosendo and Lucia Martinez, brother Martin Bueno, uncle Teodoro A. Gandara Jr. and Rev.…
Read MoreIrma Ortiz
Irma Ortiz, 78, of Dilley, died on March 24, 2023 in Pearsall. She was born on November 22, 1944 in Cotulla to Alfredo Herrera and Frances Moreno Herrera. She is preceded in death by her parents and children Oscar Ortiz and Rubina Ortiz. Irma is survived by her husband Juan Garcia, children Sophia Molina, Leonides…
Read MoreThe Bible and the Headlines:
News You Can Use By David Bachelor, PhD There was a Dickensian feel to a thread in recent headlines. Instead of the Ghost of Christmas Past, the spirit making its appearance in the news was the Ghost of Boomers’ Past. This spirit seeks to impart wisdom from the Boomers (those born from 1946 to…
Read MoreDiamantina Jimenez
Diamantina Jimenez, 39, of Pearsall, died on March 16, 2023 in San Antonio. She was born on January 20, 1984 to Ramon Jimenez and Juanita Carrizales Jimenez. She is preceded in death by her father and sister Elizabeth Jimenez. Diamentina is survived by her daughters, Anastasia Jasmine Benavidez and Mileena Yiesha Dubose, mother Juanita Carrizales…
Read MorePearsall’s Comprehensive Master Plan: A Road Map
A WORD FROM THE MAYOR The City of Pearsall’s Comprehensive Master Plan (CMP), has 14 chapters that center on population trends, housing, land use, water supply and distribution, wastewater, gas system, roadways, parks and recreation, our Central Business District, recommended capital improvements, zoning and subdivision ordinances, and finally, funding options. Identifying key needs of the…
Read MoreAs good As granny’s…
Cotulla Enchilada Sauce Now don’t ask me where this one came from… to be honest, I’d love for someone to come and tell me! Searching through different regional cookbooks, and lo and behold an enchilada sauce that seems to have come from right here in home territory! Texas Maritime Museum Marithyme Treasures The Cuisine of…
Read MoreWild West style
Historical re-enactment skilled gunslinger Cowboy Doug was among several entertainers and presenters at the annual Frio Pioneer Day, a family-oriented event that included cooking contests, games and displays for all ages at Pearsall’s Fireman’s Park on Saturday, March 25. (For related photos, see Pages 15-16) (CURRENT Photo: Manuel Azocar III)
Read MoreCoffee with the Chamber
The Cotulla – La Salle County Chamber of Commerce held its monthly coffee gathering at Cotulla City Hall on Friday morning, March 24, bringing together representatives of city and county government and elected officials, civic and community organizations, churches, service and healthcare providers, child advocates, charities, and local businesses for an informal and informational…
Read MoreTessie’s Two Cents
JUST IN CASE Dear Tessie, I’m getting older. I can admit that, I’m not afraid to admit it. I don’t get around like I used to, and I don’t have quite as sharp a memory as I once did. But I am by no means unable to take care of myself. That doesn’t stop my…
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