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“Please call them humps”
Council revisits speed restrictions on residential streets Cotulla city councilors have resumed talks on enforcing speed limits and slowing traffic on residential streets by considering a study that will determine where devices may be installed to impede fast-moving vehicles. The topic was brought to the table for the May 8 council meeting that was postponed…
Read MoreMeet and greet
Pearsall city officials, the mayor, councilors, school board members and other local officials were in attendance for a formal introductory event on Thursday, May 15, as Pearsall ISD presented new district Superintendent Dr. Jody Spoor. The event featured a catered meal and those in attendance heard from Pearsall Mayor Ben Briscoe and city manager Fred…
Read MoreSchool oaths of office
OATHS OF OFFICE have been administered this week to returning school board trustees (Left photo) Lionel Gandara at Pearsall ISD and (Above) Ricky Maldonado and Rosario Morales at Cotulla ISD. Gandara defeated challenger George Cabasos to secure another term in the seat. A further race for a trustee at PISD remains at a tie and…
Read MoreOaths of office
RETURNED TO OFFICE at the Pearsall City Council and taking their seats last week on the canvass of the May 3 municipal election were (L-R) Racheal Garza, James Leal, Sonia Hernandez, and Ramiro Trevino. Leal defeated challengers in his bid for re-election; Garza, Hernandez and Trevino ran unopposed for new terms at the table. NEWLY…
Read MoreCotulla renews burn ban
Residents of Cotulla are barred from any outdoor burning for a period during which temperatures are expected to soar and little rainfall is forecast. A motion to renew the city’s burn ban was passed unanimously on Tuesday evening, May 13, but is effective for only one month, and councilors expect to revisit the order at…
Read MoreCommissioners reject HR director’s resignation offer
“Follow the law, not the political pressure…” Frio County commissioners decided this week not to accept an offer of resignation from Ramiro Trevino, the county’s human resources director, who has been indicted by a grand jury in an ongoing investigation into vote harvesting. Trevino, who was indicted Thursday, May 1, and subsequently arrested, had submitted…
Read MoreCourt names Carrizales to manage county
In wake of Camacho’s suspension… Vote harvesting investigation continues; commissioner’s and mother’s phones seized Three days after having his phone seized by the Texas Attorney General’s Office during an ongoing elections misconduct investigation, Raul Carrizales has been named by fellow commissioners to oversee Frio County’s day-to-day operations in a 3-1 vote. The decision came after…
Read MorePearsall Head Start named for Yanez, longtime director
Honoree credited with decades of public service Pearsall native Alicia R. Yanez was lauded for her distinguished career during a building renaming ceremony by the Kids Are First Headstart program on Monday morning, May 19. A life-long local social and civic advocate, Yanez was instrumental in shaping Pearsall through her work in helping to establish…
Read MorePISD board election goes to re-vote after tie
The Pearsall ISD Trustee Place #6 race will head to a re-election on Saturday, June 7, following a count and certification of provisional ballots and a recount that ended in a tied vote. Early voting in person will begin Tuesday, May 27, due to the Memorial Day holiday. The last day of early voting is…
Read MoreZaffirini casts her 75,000th vote in state government
Longest-serving South Texas legislator, first woman dean of the Senate Dean Senator Judith Zaffirini (Democrat of Laredo) cast her 75,000th consecutive vote in the Texas Senate on Thursday, May 15, extending her state and national record of most consecutive votes cast by a legislator. Sen. Zaffirini’s votes span nearly four decades of policymaking and reflect…
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