Texas A&M AgriLife selected to create USDA Regional Food Business Center
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, has selected Texas A&M AgriLife as one of 12 organizations that will each establish a Regional Food Business Center. The centers will provide coordination, technical assistance and capacity building to help farmers, ranchers and other food businesses access new markets and navigate federal, state and local resources — closing…
Read MoreElida A. Linares
Elida A. Linares, 72, died on May 25, 2023. She was born on June 15, 1950 to Enrique and Rosa Ayala. She is preceded in death by her parents and her siblings Josefa Sanchez, Roberto Ayala, and Enrique Ayala. Linares is survived by her husband Luis Linares Jr., children Luis Linares III, Marco (Kim) Linares,…
Read MoreWatermelon production yields up, quality down
Texas watermelon production is expected to be average with better yields but lower quality fruit than last season so far, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Juan Anciso, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension horticulturist, Weslaco, and Larry Stein, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension horticulturist, Uvalde, said the 2023 melon season was shaping up to be average in…
Read MoreDomingo Martinez
Domingo Martinez, 79, died on May 27, 2023. He was born on September 19, 1943 to Felipe and Maria Martinez. He is preceded in death by his parents, wife Roselia Martinez and his brother Jesus Martinez. Martinez is survived by his daughters Martha Martinez and Veronica Martinez, sister Amada Gonzalez, grandchildren Jocelyn Machain, Julia Machain,…
Read MoreCrestina S. Lopez
Crestina S. Lopez, 96, died on May 30, 2023. She was born on October 25, 1926 in Pearsall to Santos Salazar and Panfila Mesquita. Lopez is survived by her daughters Mary Villarreal, Celestina Pefia, Carmen Gonzalez, Juanita Sanchez, Maria Ballesteros, Elvia Lopez, son George Lopez, sister Narcissa Villarreal and 29 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and four…
Read MoreJavier Salas Aguero Chacon,
Javier Salas Aguero Chacon, 80, of Terrabonne, Oregon, died on March 4, 2023. He was born on December 3, 1942 in Goldfinch, Texas to Secundino “Cundo” Aguero Chacon and Trinidad Salas Chacon. He is preceded in death by his parents, cousin Frank Aguero of Pearsall and sister-in-law Paula Chacon of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Javier is…
Read MoreThe Bible and the Headlines:
News You Can Use By David Bachelor, PhD A new verb has entered the English language and it is stretching the very definition of the word “verb.” According to the website Scibbr, “A verb is a word that describes what the subject of a sentence is doing.” English’s new verb is “bed rotting,” and the…
Read MoreThere would always be a three-legged cat
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE My brother and I must have thought the family summer vacations were quite the most luxurious and extravagant one could have. Clearly, they weren’t. But it seemed that way. We have our parents to thank for that, of course. They’d never complain that something cost too much or that some…
Read MoreMaking the drive-thru
A vehicle driven by a 78-year-old woman crashed into the lobby of First Commercial bank on Tuesday, June 6. Pearsall police say the elderly woman drove into the facility after she accidentally pushed the gas pedal instead of the brake when she parked her car. Emergency first responders reported no injuries were sustained. (CURRENT Photo:…
Read MoreCentral figure in Paxton case charged
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS The Austin real estate developer who is at the heart of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment was arraigned on eight federal charges Friday, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Nate Paul was arrested by the FBI on Thursday. Paul, 36, has been accused of providing financial benefits to the attorney general, who in exchange intervened…
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