Area News

  The Cotulla – La Salle County Chamber of Commerce held its monthly coffee gathering at Cotulla City Hall on Friday morning, March 24, bringing together representatives of city and county government and elected officials, civic and community organizations, churches, service and healthcare providers, child advocates, charities, and local businesses for an informal and informational…

“WE FOUND SOME INCONSISTENCIES…” FUND COLLECTS $1.5M ANNUALLY FOR COTULLA A requirement that all hotels, motels and boarding houses inside Cotulla city limits comply with a room booking surcharge for an occupancy tax is being enforced this month by the municipal administration. Audits of a half dozen hotels selected at random by City Hall have…

The deadline for completed petitions by prospective MEC Co-op members seeking a position on the board of directors is quickly approaching. Medina Electric Cooperative held member nominating meetings in February and co-op members who wish to run for a position on the Medina EC Board of Directors will need to be nominated by petition and…

SCHOOL NEWS  Cotulla High School seniors Brandon J. Rodriguez and Nivea Gonzalez and Brandon J. Rodriguez have been awarded full scholarships to Texas A&M University in College Station as recipients of the Texas Leadership Scholars Program. They will each receive a hundred percent of their tuition, fees, room and board covered at Texas A&M University…

GARBAGE COLLECTION SERVICE CONTINUES OPERATING AT A LOSS Examining a track record of their utility departments’ revenues and expenditures over an extended period, Cotulla city councilors have agreed to hire a consultant for a review of rates in the solid waste fund, which may result in a price hike for local customers. Capex Consulting will…

COUNTY ARRESTS Thirty-four individuals were arrested in La Salle County over the past two weeks on a range of felony and misdemeanor charges as well as 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…

Frio County officials are reporting this month that they believe a technology company whose local government contract has been ended is now hindering the process of transition to a new provider. County commissioners had decided in July last year to terminate a contract with Helifox Technology; county auditor records show the company had first been…

A Cotulla man has been released on bond after being jailed during the early morning hours of Friday, March 10, in connection with an assault at the La Salle County Fairgrounds the previous evening. Sheriff’s deputies and medics of the La Salle Fire Rescue descended upon the forecourt of the Alexander Memorial Showbarn shortly after…

By Breyana Segura and Marc Robertson At least six individuals fled from law enforcement officers Sunday evening, March 12, after a high-speed pursuit ended in a car fire beside the interstate in La Salle County. Reports on the case from the Encinal Police Department and the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office indicate that officers had…

The Pearsall Cemetery Association Board of Directors is notifying anyone with property or loved ones buried at the cemetery that are not in compliance with Sections 1, 4, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of its bylaws, that they have until April 1 to comply with these regulations. The board will begin enforcing its rules and…