Area News
Court expects action plan after flooding complaints
Residents in the area of Dobie Road on the southeast side of Cotulla may soon see some relief from intermittent flooding caused by drainage from nearby development. In presentations to county commissioners at a meeting in May, l residents said they have experienced property inundation that they believe could have been prevented with accurate engineering…
Read MoreMayor visits students with 50-year forecast
How will our town look in 2075? Cotulla Mayor Sandra Luna was invited by the school district last week to visit the Ramirez/Burks Elementary School campus where students had been studying projections of the county seat as it may look in half a century. The special presentation was made by youths in the school’s Gifted…
Read MoreTraffic intercepts help officers recover stolen vehicles
Teen suspect agrees he “randomly appeared in the car all of a sudden” High-speed chase ends after tire spiking Frio County deputies engaged in a high-speed pursuit and later took a 16-year old driver into custody as they recovered three stolen vehicles over the course of a four-day span last week. Deputies were informed in…
Read MoreMata-Rodriguez prevails in PISD re-election
Tied result prompted re-vote for school board Local first-round dead heat for first time since 2001 Polls closed Saturday evening, June 7, in a Pearsall ISD trustee re-vote that had been prompted by a tied election result on May 3. Dora Mata-Rodriguez took 573 votes for the win over incumbent Eulogio “Logie” Rodriguez in the…
Read More23 jailed in La Salle, May 19 – June 1
COUNTY ARRESTS Twenty-three individuals were arrested in La Salle County over the past two weeks on a range of felony and misdemeanor charges and 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 Patrol, and…
Read More53 jailed in Frio, May 12 – June 1
COUNTY ARRESTS Fifty-three individuals were arrested in Frio County between Monday, May 12, and Sunday, June 1, on a range of felony and misdemeanor charges. Arrests were made by deputies of the Frio County Sheriff’s Office, troopers of the Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol, and officers of the Pearsall Police Department. In addition to…
Read MoreImmigrants were locked in cloned truck toolboxes, officers say
Teen driver in custody A teenager from Bulverde was remanded to the La Salle County Jail on Thursday morning, May 30, on felony charges after being found at the wheel of a cloned transport department truck containing several undocumented immigrants. A report from the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office indicates Sgt. Richard Gonzales was conducting…
Read MoreLocal sentenced to 15 years after combative traffic stop
Encinal native has 17-year criminal history of violence, human smuggling A repeat offender and native of Encinal has been remanded to prison on a 15-year sentence after being convicted of harassing a Texas Highway Patrol trooper during a drunk-driving arrest. Eric Nathan Aldaco, 35, was prosecuted late last month in Boerne, Kendall County, on charges…
Read More“Taking away a voter’s right”
DA outlines vote harvesting illegalities Election misconduct involved targeting elderly for mail-in ballots District Attorney Audrey Louis is outlining details of illegal activity this week in the continuing investigation into local vote harvesting, a case in which a number of current and former elected officials and government staff have been indicted and several others have…
Read MoreWhat did the rain do?
Triple-digit temps continue; wildfire dangers may increase Despite as much as four inches of rain having fallen in some parts of Frio County during the past month, giving some relief to regional agribusiness, area residents should expect few breaks from a persistent drought during the summer. According to AgriLife Extension Agent Brianna Gonzales in Pearsall…
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