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“It’s all rotten at the bottom” Two years after the community of Gardendale found itself without running water for more than a week, the supply corporation has been granted emergency funds from the county government to repair a leaking storage tank. The 2022 service interruption due to a pump failure required emergency funding from the…

COUNTY ARRESTS Twenty-nine 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, officers…

Pearsall city councilors unanimously approved the purchase of ten big-ticket items totaling $575,000 during a meeting on Tuesday, November 12. It was during budget workshops that councilors approved $754,000 to be allocated for heavy machinery, equipment, and vehicles that would later be funded through Government Capital. During an October 8 meeting, councilors unanimously approved the…

Pearsall city councilors have approved creating a public facilities corporation (PFC) to promote affordable housing and develop partnerships with contractors. The public-private partnership would allow the city to take properties off the tax rolls for developers to build workforce housing, according to Bobby Maldonado, legal counsel for the city. “Builders have approached the city and…

District 28 Congressman Henry Cuellar has voted in support of the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, legislation that he co-sponsored and that now passes to the US Senate. The bill removes provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for teachers, law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other critical public servants who may have paid into…

COUNTY ARRESTS Twenty-eight individuals were arrested in La Salle County over a two-week period early this month 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…

Pearsall Police Chief Daniel Flores is reporting that despite an unsuccessful warrant roundup the department has had a productive month in law enforcement. “October was a relatively busy month,” the police chief said during a Tuesday, November 12, meeting of the city council. According to the police chief’s report, the department handled 62 offenses, arrested…

“Help us intercept criminal traffic…” Those who drive stolen vehicles through La Salle County or engage in smuggling undocumented immigrants and narcotics now stand a greater chance of being identified and intercepted, as the sheriff’s office puts a new license plate reading machine into use. The $47,000 device was paid for with funds from the…

“One in nine Americans struggles with hunger every day,” La Salle County Judge Leodoro Martinez III said Monday, November 18, signing a proclamation to dedicate the week to increasing awareness of what he described as a critical issue, nationally and locally. “These are more than just statistics,” the judge said. These are human lives. These…