Back on that day 7 people in Maverick County lost their lives as thousands of other community members were left scared of what was to come after such a horrifying experience.

“My family home escaped the tornado's path by a few blocks that day. We were lucky like many others but up to this day we still remember and once in a while talk about what we saw and many of us experienced.

It was truly a community emergency that we all hope we never get to relive,” said a Rosita Valley resident.

“You know we did see a terrible flood back in 2015 but what we are currently going through with the Coronavirus is much scarier.

This affects us all and many of us can get infected and possibly die.”

Reliving that fateful day back in 2007 and other emergencies along the years has brought changes to our community.

One of the important changes has been on how our public officials respond to such emergencies.

Maverick County Officials under the guide of County Judge David Saucedo have set up emergency responses along with City of Eagle Pass Officials to assure that they can have a plan in place for such tragic and dire times. As for our current state of emergency, both City and County Officials continue working together even much closer than in previous years to see our community through such trying times due to the uncertainty that we are all living due to the COVID-19 Virus outbreak.