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A view of the border crisis from America’s railroad A deep and monotonous thumping under my feet gives me reassurance, here in the darkest hours of the night before the morning breaks, that the engine I ride will carry on pounding the rails, come what may. Creeping ever closer to the border, slowing as we…

Cotulla ISD announced last week that its board of trustees has picked Daniel Martinez to serve as the new principal for the Frank Newman Middle School. The San Antonio native earned his qualifications at Texas A&M University at San Antonio. He has worked in education for ten years in a variety of roles with students…

The city of Pearsall continues to lack internal control over its financial reporting, resulting in the ongoing delay in meeting state and home rule charter guidelines. According to Robert Carter, certified public accountant with Leal and Carter, the independent auditing firm hired by the city, the city administration’s failure to reconcile accounts has contributed to…

COUNTY ARRESTS Seventeen individuals were arrested in La Salle County over the past two weeks on a range of felony and misdemeanor charges. Arrests were made by deputies of the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office, troopers of the Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol, officers of the Encinal Police Department, and agents of the…

Pearsall’s Neighborhood Crime Watch program was kicked off last week as residents of Encino Drive on the northeast end of town gathered for a block party in an effort to promote safety among neighbors. “I would encourage other neighborhoods in Pearsall to start this, as it has a marked impact on reducing crime,” Pearsall Mayor…

Cotulla ISD has announced that Frank Guerra has been hired as the new principal for the high school. Guerra has been an educator since 2001. He taught for Freer and McKinney ISDs for of 12 years, during which he was selected as secondary teacher of the year for McKinney ISD. In 2013, Guerra began his…

Former San Antonio Animal Control Officer Adan Perez was recently hired by the city of Pearsall to serve in the same capacity. The 2007 Crystal City High School graduate brings over six years of experience in animal control that include tactical animal handling, investigations and court hearing regarding animal cases. In a prepared statement, Perez…

La Salle County Sheriff Anthony Zertuche pinned a badge on his department’s newest officer this month in a brief courtroom ceremony to administer the oath of office to Deputy Eusebio “Chevo” Garcia, who graduated from the Southwest Texas Junior College Law Enforcement Academy at Uvalde in 2021. Garcia is a La Salle County native and…

Pearsall native Mark Gonzales was recently named the new Code Enforcement Officer for the city of Pearsall. Gonzales, a 2020 Pearsall High School graduate, began working for the city in November as a water meter technician. Within six months, Gonzales was given an opportunity by City Manager Federico Reyes, to become the code enforcement officer.…

Dilley city councilors unanimously approved upgrading the wastewater infrastructure to the city’s main line last week, moments after selecting a $7.5 million project for a sewer plant. Manuel Gonzalez, an engineer from Premier Civil Engineering, told councilors the upgrade to the wastewater lines along Leona Street will be imperative due to some portions of the…