A.D. Ibarra

-Eagle Pass

On Wednesday the Hospital District Board of Directors held a special meeting to adopt the operating budget and tax rate for the value of properties in Eagle Pass and Maverick County. The Board voted unanimously to approve the proposed tax rate which will not rise or fall this year. The approval of the operating budget will benefit the community in the form of different programs which provide community assistance, as well as to bring more specialists to our community. When the board voted on the budget, it passed 4-1 with board member Ricardo Calderon casting the only dissenting vote stating, "I'm voting against due to the $1.6 million deficit, at this rate, our reserves will be depleted in about ten years." "I share some of the concerns that Mr. Calderon has," said board member Joaquin Rodriguez, "But I disagree with a moratorium (Referring to Calderon's idea of shutting down programs in order to bring the budget up to par). We may need to cut back some spending, but I would hate to cut services."

A.D. Ibarra

-Uvalde, TX

Border Patrol agents arrested Juan Antonio Camarillo, in Uvalde, Texas, a former Piedras Negras police officer accused of stalking, luring and sexually abusing four young students. According to authorities, Camarillo was apprehended and subsequently deported to Mexico. Mexican authorities kept under police arrest former has been sent to the "CERESO" Detention Center. The fugitive has been wanted since early August, initial reports state that he may have entered the US as a pedestrian, using his laser visa. Camarillo is being accused of the abduction and rape of at least four young girls at gunpoint. The indictment charges that he threatened students after luring them into his car and then taking them to a secluded place to sexually abuse them.

A.D. Ibarra

-Houston, TX

Police authorities in Houston, Texas have located Eduardo Alejandro Cruz Rodriguez, the three year old child abducted last week in Eagle Pass. The child was reported missing on Friday afternoon, and authorities are still looking for a 45 year old man identified as "Chuy". According to state media, the Amber Alert issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety was canceled after the child Eduardo Alejandro Cruz Rodriguez was located 337 miles away from where he was reported missing. Authorities did not disclose how the child was located, only that he was in police custody and that the search continues for the man accused of taking him. The child was taken from his home last Friday. State officials have only identified the man as "Chuy" a Hispanic who is allegedly driving a white Dodge Durango. Authorities did not disclose what the subject's relationship is with the child. The Amber Alert, issued last Friday was canceled at about 3 in the morning when the child was located in Houston. The child was in police custody and was handed over to his family.