Ten-county coalition on border crisis pressures DC
CAMACHO JOINS “INFLUENTIAL GO-GETTERS” FRIO, LA SALLE ARE LATEST IN GROUP MOST AFFECTED BY IMMIGRATION SURGE MARC ROBERTSON, Editor & BREYANA SEGURA, Chief Staff Writer Judges in ten South Texas counties near the Mexican border are signing an agreement to work together in drawing attention to the ongoing humanitarian crisis and to seek federal…
Read MoreEvaristo “Buddy” S. Gutierrez III
Evaristo “Buddy” S. Gutierrez III, 74, of Rockford, Illinois died at home on Saturday, May 27, 2023 from complications of Agent Orange with his wife by his side. He was born to Evaristo Gutierrez Jr. and Maria Sanchez in San Antonio on July 4, 1948. Buddy is preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, sisters…
Read MoreWe have a bidder
La Salle County Sheriff’s Deputy Rickey Galvan served as auctioneer Friday morning, July 16, for the public sale of cars, trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans that had been seized over the past six months by the sheriff’s office and forfeited by their owners. Sheriff Anthony Zertuche hosts auctions at least twice a year after…
Read MoreAbbott vetoes bills; feud with Patrick grows
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick claimed last week that Gov. Greg Abbott is sabotaging the Senate’s work because of their ongoing feud over which approach to property tax reform is best, The Dallas Morning News reported. Abbott vetoed three bills by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, who has been Patrick’s point senator on increasing homestead…
Read MoreSafe employee honors
Frio County commissioners recognized Road and Bridge Supervisor Tommy Navarro during a meeting on Tuesday, June 13 after he was selected by the Safe Employee Recognition Campaign to receive the 2022-23 Honor Roll accolade. According to a letter from the public workers’ compensation program, Navarro was selected for the higher achievement due to his…
Read MoreConstable has new reserve for extra duty
Former La Salle County Deputy Glenn Harlow took the oath of office Monday, June 12, as a commissioned peace officer serving as reserve deputy to assist Precinct 4 Constable Guy Megliorino in law enforcement over a coverage area in the eastern portion of the county. Constable Megliorino had approached county commissioners earlier in the…
Read MoreTessie’s Two Cents
Everyone can’t win Dear Tessie, Leading up to my youngest child’s birthday last month, my partner would not stop obsessing about whether enough people were going to make it to the party. Just kept bringing it up, mentioning or asking for new ideas of people to invite… not because my son was complaining that people…
Read MoreAlejandrina “Allie” Maldonado Ramon
Alejandrina “Allie” Maldonado Ramon, 41, of Dilley, died on June 6, 2023 in Dilley. She was born on August 1, 1981 in Pearsall to Ignacio Maldonado Jr. and Consuelo Tovar Maldonado. She is preceded in death by her father. Allie is survived by her husband Robert Ramon Jr., children Adrian Isaiah Ramon, Marco Antonio Ramon…
Read More28 jailed in La Salle, May 29 – June 11
COUNTY ARREST Twenty-eight individuals were arrested in La Salle County over the past two weeks on a range of felony and misdemeanor charges and on warrants issued locally and in other jurisdictions. Arrests were made by deputies of the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office, troopers of the Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol, and…
Read MoreHilaria Gutierrez Padilla
Hilaria Gutierrez Padilla, known as “Mom”, 96, and lifelong resident of Pearsall, died on Friday, June 02, 2023. She was born on October 21, 1926 in Adkins, Texas, to Gerardo and Tomasita Gutierrez. She is preceded in death by her infant son Bruno Jr., her husband Bruno Sr., her parents and all her siblings Marcos,…
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