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La Salle withdraws waste plant protest

“There is no threat” An oilfield service facility operating two miles from downtown Cotulla may soon begin reclaiming usable fluids from tanker trucks and energy industry containers, following a decision Monday by La Salle County commissioners to remove a hurdle in the path to operations. Licensed and monitored by both the Texas Commission on Environmental…

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Pipeline company sends trucks, gear to local fire services

Pipeline company sends trucks, gear to local fire services Vital pieces of firefighting equipment are being donated this week to services in Dilley and La Salle County by the Plains All American Pipeline company to help supplement the fleets of local departments responsible for responding to a wide range of emergencies. Vehicles being presented to…

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IH-35 pursuit at Encinal reveals immigrant transport

24 passengers were being smuggled in cargo van, constable says The routine traffic stop of a cargo van traveling north through La Salle County last week developed into a felony case after its driver attempted to evade capture and was found transporting two dozen undocumented immigrants. Reports on Monday from Pct. 2 Constable Rene Maldonado…

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Triplitt sells La Salle grand champion for $11k

Grace Triplitt was awarded the grand championship for her steer at the La Salle County Junior Livestock Show on Friday, March 8, and went on to sell the prize-winning animal at auction the following day for $11,000. Buyer for the top steer at Saturday’s auction was John Northcut on behalf of Northcut Ranches. The reserve…

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Voters pick nominees for November ballot

Frio, La Salle will have new sheriffs in 2025 For the second consecutive four-year election cycle, both Frio and La Salle counties will see a new sheriff taking the oath of office in the new year. Primary elections were held Tuesday, March 5, for the Democratic and Republican party nominees to the November general election…

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Every kitten in every flowerpot

Something happened to the telephone network the other day, and millions of people spent hours at a complete loss for what to do. The outage was corrected, of course, and everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief. The end times weren’t upon us, after all. If it had gone on any longer, I’d think more…

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County agrees on festival for Cotulla, Encinal

Under an arrangement recently ratified between the city of Cotulla and the La Salle County government, the annual Fourth of July festival will continue as a shared enterprise, although organization of the event will now alternate between the two entities. At meetings during February of the Cotulla City Council and the La Salle County Commissioners’…

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La Salle set to pay off detention center

“We have come to a point in the road…” Encinal facility’s bond holders will accept $3.1M close-out La Salle County commissioners emerged from a 50-minute consultation with attorneys behind closed doors on Monday, February 26, to vote in favor of paying the remaining debt on the Regional Detention Center in Encinal, a facility that presently…

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La Salle County Candidates

LA SALLE COUNTY candidates for election as sheriff (L-R) Constable Hector Ramirez, former Sheriff Miguel Rodriguez and incumbent Sheriff Anthony Zertuche appeared at a forum hosted by the Brush Country Chamber of Commerce in the AB Alexander Convention Center on Tuesday evening, February 13, taking turns to discuss their public service record, accomplishments and goals…

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