Press Release

In Del Rio this morning, a federal jury convicted two former Crystal City, TX, officials for their roles in a bribery and kickback scheme which decimated city coffers announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin,

With the Crystal City public corruption trial underway, ties to Maverick County have surfaced during the early going of the witness against the defense testimony.

Jose G. Landa
Staff writer

Former Crystal City officials James Jonas III and Ricardo Lopez were in a Del Rio federal courtroom on Monday June 19, facing multiple corruption charges stemming from their arrests back in 2016.

A man opened fire in a residential neighborhood in Crystal City early Sunday morning.

   District Attorney Roberto Serna reported that on April 20, 2017, a Dimmit County jury found Gilbert Cisneros guilty of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.

Jose G. Landa

Staff Writer

Law enforcement officials reported that a female from the Carrizo Springs area attempted to commit suicide by laying down on the highway in Zavala County.

The incident was reported to have occurred on Wednesday April 12, 2017 on Highway 83 near Crystal City, Texas.

A ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony will be held Friday, March 24 at 3:00 p.m. to officially dedicate the new library building at the Southwest Texas Junior College campus in Crystal City.

Luz Gamboa Rangel of Crystal City celebrated her 107th birthday on February 8, 2017.

Staff Reports

Former Crystal City Manager / City Attorney William James Jonas, III, age 54; and former Mayor Ricardo Lopez, age 40 are scheduled to appear in Del Rio Federal Court with the honorable Judge Alia Moses on Tuesday, January, 10, 2017 at 9:00am for Docket Call/Rearraignment cause no.DR:16-CR-00135 18:371 CONSPIRACY CT 1; 18:666 FEDERAL PROGRAMS BRIBERY CT 2 -5; 18: 1343,136, 1349 CONS. TO COMMITWIRE FRAUD, THEFT OF HONEST SERV. 18:1343