La Salle supports Teen Dating Violence Prevention Month
Reporting that teen dating abuse represents part of a crisis that puts victims at risk of physical and mental harm, La Salle County Judge Leodoro Martinez III signed a proclamation this week in support of February as a month for promoting awareness and prevention of the offense and its impact on the young. “Respectful, supportive…
Read MorePearsall’s Comprehensive Master Plan
A WORD FROM THE MAYOR The City of Pearsall’s last Comprehensive Master Plan (CMP) was completed in 1995. These reports are in-depth reviews of every aspect of the city and report on those conditions. They project growth and calculate what the city needs to do to prepare for that growth while also keeping everything running…
Read MoreGrammy nominee, CHS alumnus Esparza will speak at 63rd Honors Banquet
The 63rd annual Cotulla Woman’s Club Honors Banquet will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, February 16, in the Betty Avant Cafetorium on the high school campus to recognize the academic achievements of the top three students in each of the school’s four grade levels. The popular event includes a speech by a Cotulla alumnus,…
Read MoreIce storm wreaks havoc in much of state
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Residents in Central and Northeast Texas are still cleaning up after a winter storm last week snapped power lines and tree limbs, causing widespread power outages, canceled flights and damage to homes and vehicles. At its peak, nearly 400,000 Texas households were without power, according to poweroutage.us. As of Sunday, that number had…
Read MoreTessie’s Two Cents
Evaluate what the future might look like Dear Tessie, I’ve figured out that a very important person in my life lies to me a lot. At first I thought it was about not making me feel bad, or maybe about just things that he was uncomfortable about. Now I really wonder if he knows how…
Read MoreJuan L. Chavez
Juan L. Chavez, 90, of Shelton, Nebraska, died on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at his home surrounded by family. Juan was born March 28, 1932 in Pearsall to Senovio and Francisca (Luna) Chavez. He is preceded in death by his parents, brothers Manuel Chavez and Pablo Chavez, sister Virginia Viesca, grandson Blake Chavez and great-granddaughter…
Read MoreHelping hands
City of Pearsall officials recognized Jose Montes, owner of KJ Oilfield Service, and his workers for cleaning up the debris left after a fire destroyed the Montemayor home on Oak St. last year. Montes and his crew worked with the family to clear the debris and remove the final remnants of the structure last month.…
Read MoreLawmakers push $15K teacher raises
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS A group of House Democrats is proposing a $15,000 raise for the state’s teachers and a 25% raise for other state employees by using some of the state’s record budget surplus. State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, announced the bill last week and was joined by Democratic legislators and teachers, the Austin American-Statesman reported.…
Read MoreTessie’s Two Cents
A PARTNERSHIP IS MEANT TO BE A TEAM Dear Tessie, My fiancé has a serious problem with spending. We “need to have a budget” but we also “have to have that amazing decorative art piece” that costs an arm and a leg… and it just gets tucked away where nobody sees it. I want our…
Read MoreAs good as granny’s…
RIGHTEOUS RED VELVET CAKE From Sweet On Texas by Denise Gee, 2012 Makes one 8-inch three-layer cake From the author: Sweet talk—a fun school of thought about what’s essentially a devil’s food cake is that the red coloring was added way back when to make it look, well, more devilish. That story’s more fun that…
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