By: Ricardo E. Calderon Copyright 2013 The Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks were stomped by the stampeding Laredo Nixon High School Mustangs 16 to 0 on Friday, September 13, 2013, at the Laredo Independent School District Shirley Field in Laredo, Texas in a non-district football game, falling…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Copyright 2013 Maverick County farmers, ranchers, producers, and landowners learned about the many benefits and programs available to them through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) at a Maverick County Agriculture Workshop sponsored by the Texas Farm Service Agency on Thursday, September 12, 2013, held…

By: Ross Ramsey Texas and the Obama administration are at odds over the Voting Rights Act, but all that’s really changed is the venue. In 2011, the Legislature drew new political maps, adjusting congressional and legislative districts to accommodate growth in the population and — since it was a Republican Legislature…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon Copyright 2013 Maverick County and surrounding area farmers, ranchers, landowners, and producers are invited to attend a special information and training session by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Texas Farm Service Agency to learn more about the many financial programs and assistance available to…

by Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune September 11, 2013 The Texas Department of Public Safety announced Wednesday the start of a second program to help poor drivers pay off expensive surcharges and get their driver’s licenses back. Under the controversial Driver Responsibility Program, drivers who receive certain traffic violations face…

By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 Maverick County Commissioners Court received a big surprise and shock at their September 9, 2013 regular meeting and budget workshop on the 2013-2014 County budget when Maverick County Auditor Fidencio Ortiz presented Commissioners Court the Road and Bridge Department with less than one million…

By: Jose G. Landa Copyright 2013 The Maverick County Water Control & Improvement District No. 1 Board of Directors are grid-locked in appointing a successor Board member to Abdallah Moses, who resigned several months ago, as evident by their inability to name a new Board member at their September 10,…

THE PRESIDENT:  My fellow Americans, tonight I want to talk to you about Syria — why it matters, and where we go from here. Over the past two years, what began as a series of peaceful protests against the repressive regime of Bashar al-Assad has turned into a brutal civil…

Congressman Pete P. Gallego (TX-23) today announced that the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council for the Maverick County Coalition Against Drugs (MCCAD) has been awarded $124,929. The service area for the MCCAD includes Dimmit, Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde Counties. The grant is part of a Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support…

Maverick County Sheriff’s Office (PRESS RELEASE) – On Tuesday September 10, 2013 at approximately 11:30 am, Maverick county Sheriff’s Units responded to a structural fire on Progresso St. Upon arrival structural fire was noticed to be an abandoned mobile home behind a residence. Fire Department managed to put out the…