Water restrictions continue in Cotulla Limits on residential and commercial use of city water supplies may continue through September in Cotulla, according to utilities supervisor David Wright, who told councilors last week that the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer level continues dropping at a foot per day. Wright also said he believes the city’s wells have reached the…

Cannabis was packaged for commercial sale, investigators report Two suspects were jailed in Cotulla early Sunday, August 14, after being found in possession of marijuana and pills believed to have been laced with fentanyl. One of the suspects is also believed to have swallowed methamphetamine prior to being taken into custody. The La Salle County…

A view of the border crisis from oilfield security “I’ve found bodies out here,” the gate guard says quietly. “Some of the immigrants don’t make it. They’ll be trying to walk across all this. They just die.” The white heat of a blistering August afternoon cooks the South Texas landscape in an eerie silence. While…

Change of venue possible, clerk’s office reports Despite as many as 500 potential jurors being called for duty in a La Salle County sexual assault case last week, the trial has been stalled because attorneys were unable to select 32 final candidates from the mere 63 who put in an appearance. The case scheduled to…

Aquifer drops to critical level; Cotulla’s wells can’t cope with demand Cotulla residents are being asked by City Hall to help reduce the summer’s deep impact on a declining aquifer in an ongoing drought by cutting down on water usage. The call for Stage 2 restrictions in the city’s water system came in a unanimous…

“If it were nicer, I think you’d have more burials…” The place where families of limited means buried their loved ones and where generations of those who helped build Cotulla have been laid to rest is also a place of disorder. Cristo Rey Cemetery, located southeast of Cotulla on FM 624, was first used 90…