United States District Judge Alia Moses sentenced 33–year-old Adrian Pineda-Orozco, an undocumented alien residing in Houston, to 50 years in federal prison for his role in a scheme to smuggle over 43 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine into the United States announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Shane Folden, San Antonio Division.

United States District Judge Alia Moses sentenced 33–year-old Adrian Pineda-Orozco, an undocumented alien residing in Houston, to 50 years in federal prison for his role in a scheme to smuggle over 43 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine into the United States announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Shane Folden, San Antonio Division.

Staff reports

   Wal Mart , Maverick County and the News Gram, along with countless volunteers organized a donation drive for the victims of Hurricane Harvey from Thursday August 31 through September 4 in the WalMart parking lot. 

By GREGORY BULL, EMILY SCHMALL and REESE DUNKLIN, Associated Press
CROSBY, Texas (AP) — Explosions and fires rocked a flood-crippled chemical plant near Houston early Thursday,

Maverick County, The News Gram, and the local Walmart have teamed up to collect donations for those affected by Hurricane Harvey.

  DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents from Del Rio Sector are assisting in rescue efforts in the Houston area, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

More and more assistance is needed to rescue people trapped as catastrophic rains brought on by Hurricane Harvey continue. 

Eagle Pass firefighters Adrian Davila, Joe Garza, and Eduardo Alvarez will be traveling to San Antonio to be part of the ambulance staging crew.

“What they do is as ambulances from all over the state start arriving they start staging those ambulances and giving them orders of where they’re going to be headed,” said Fire Chief Manuel Mello. “It’s the main hub of where all ambulances go and meet.”

Mello said the men will most likely be sent for approximately five days to the Houston and Galveston areas where much of the damage is being seen. 

“There’s extensive flooding, there’s a need for boats out there to do evacuations, there’s a lot of people that were stranded in their houses, in their community,” said Mello. “There’s a lot of devastation. This is something that’s going to be there for days to come.” 

The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department will also be sending assistance to flooded areas. Two deputies are being sent to Victoria, two more to Houston, and one to Corpus Christi to help with security needs, said Sheriff Schmerber.

The situation will be assessed, but it is very likely that deputies will be sent to the severely damaged communities for up to five months, he added.

Bomberos locales ayudan en 

inundaciones por Harvey

Jaclyn Guzmán

Staff writer

   Se necesita más y más ayuda para rescatar a las personas atrapadas a medida que las lluvias catastróficas provocadas por el huracán Harvey continúan.

   Los bomberos de Eagle Pass, Adrian Davila, Joe Garza y ​​Eduardo Álvarez viajarán a San Antonio para formar parte de la tripulación de ambulancias.

   "Lo que hacen es que las ambulancias de todo el estado comiencen a llegar y empiezan a organizar esas ambulancias y darles órdenes de adónde van a dirigirse", dijo el jefe de bomberos Manuel Mello. "Es el centro principal de donde todas las ambulancias van."

   Mello dijo que los hombres probablemente serán enviados por aproximadamente cinco días a las áreas de Houston y Galveston, donde se observa gran parte del daño.

   "Hay grandes inundaciones, hay una necesidad de barcos por ahí para hacer evacuaciones, hay mucha gente que estaba varada en sus casas, en su comunidad", dijo Mello. "Hay mucha devastación. Esto es algo que va a estar allí por mucho tiempo "

   El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Maverick también enviará asistencia a las áreas inundadas. Dos diputados están siendo enviados a Victoria, dos más a Houston, y uno a Corpus Christi para ayudar con las necesidades de seguridad, dijo el sheriff Schmerber.

   La situación será evaluada, pero es muy probable que los diputados sean enviados a las comunidades gravemente dañadas por hasta cinco meses, añadió.

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston city leaders have voted to join a lawsuit trying to halt a Texas law that would crack down on "sanctuary cities."

Jose G. Landa

Staff writer

   C. C. Winn High School Maverick standout student athletes, Mary Chelo Flores and Erick Lopez were chosen by the Major League Baseball Houston Astros Foundation and Minute Maid to receive the 2017 Minute Maid Grand Slam for Youth Scholarship in the amount of $5,000. 

HOUSTON (AP) — A 53-year-old man who authorities say fatally shot his estranged wife and a second person before later shooting and injuring another person in the Houston area has been arrested following a manhunt.