Commissioner's Court held a special meeting on Monday and the gathering went from one end of the spectrum to the other in no time as budget amendments were discussed, questioned by all three commissioners present, and highly scrutinized.
County Judge David Saucedo began the meeting by commending the court on the assistance they have all provided to Commissioner Jose Luis Rosales in regards to the canal disaster his constituents are now facing in the northernmost sectors of Precinct 3, as all three commissioners have provided equipment, personnel and advice to Rosales in his time of most need.
Rosales was also commended on his composure and his demeanor with respect to his handling of the situation in this his first true emergency as commissioner. Rosales publicly thanked him for the acknowledgment and added that they all have worked as a team to find a solution to this problem and reminded the gathering that the Maverick County Water Plant is functioning as close to regular as possible despite the pitfalls and the weather as it happened to rain the day after the waterway ruptured, delaying work on the structure.
After approving the consent agenda items which ranged from assisting a family with sewer problems to the hiring of replacement clerks and extending hours of operation at the request of the Republican Party to the hiring of a full-time replacement for a detention officer to the lending out of County vans and the approval of per diem expenses for Commissioner Heredia, then came the request to approve budget amendments for Fiscal Year 2012 which turned out to be a rather perplexing debate as to the origination of and the destination of tens of thousands of dollars ($528,775.75 to be exact) from one fund to the next, with all commissioners posing questions which at one point confounded even Judge Saucedo.
Commissioner Maldonado began the discussion by asking whether or not department heads were made aware of the moving of money from their accounts, to which Judge Saucedo replied not that he was aware of.
Commissioner Rosales followed by asking if any of the originating funds would be depleted to 'Zero-balance' after subsequent moves had been made to which Judge Saucedo confessed to not knowing due to his concern over the canal break this week.
Commissioner Heredia wanted clarification on monthly finance reports which the judge confirmed that they had not received in some time.
Judge Saucedo informed Commissioner's Court that these amendments were in fact recommended by the County's financial advisor and his team which included the Assistant Auditor and that they in fact were the only solutions to a financial problem which needs to be remedied, with that the commissioner's confided in him and in Mr. Robert Rodriguez' recommendations and proceeded to vote unanimously to approve said amendments.

According to initial information a severe accident was reported on HWY 90 close to the Bracketville area in Kinney County. The accident occurred at approximately 6:00 a.m.
According to information provided to us by the Department of Public Safety (DPS), two vehicles were involved, a 2000 Ford Expedition and a commercial vehicle from the company Unifist which supplies uniform services to local business. It is yet to be determined who was at fault in this accident that claimed two lives.
Due to the strong impact of the accident the Ford Expedition was engulfed in flames according to preliminary reports. Official from the Sherriff's department of Kinney County, DPS, and paramedics were all on scene to lend a hand in controlling the situation. Both drivers were from Uvalde, Tx. but further information is yet to be available pending the notification of next of kin.

Restrictions for water users in Quemado, Normandy and the Radar Base areas in the northern sector of Maverick County are being advised that restrictions are still in effect according to official spokesperson, Jose Luis Rosales, Commissioner of Precinct 3.
The system has approximately 300 and includes the Maverick County Detention Center who were advised that restrictions were still in effect for them as well until the function of the irrigation canal returns to normalcy.
The Maverick County Water Plant is functioning at this time thanks to pipelines and two water pumps which were generously provided by
Stallion, a company who was sub-contracted via Chesapeake, another company in the Eagle Ford Shale Project.
The irrigation canal directly provides water from the Rio Grande to the water plant.  With the rupture of the walls of the canal causing the life-giving fluid to spill into the land in and around the breakage, the MCWP is utilizing the aforementioned pipes and pumps to effectively continue to supply the reservoir since Friday.