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    On January 26, 2015 the Redeemer    Episcopal school celebrated a very noisy rally for our 100th days of School.
    The children were all excited about the celebration. Many of them wore 100 tally marks, hearts, stars, wiggly eyes, stickers, candy, toys, flowers etc. etc. They were very creative with their displays of 100 items. They sang, yelled, had balloon popping races.

Uvalde, Texas –

    Southwest Texas Junior College President Dr. Hector Gonzales, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Dr. Cheryl Sanchez, and Dean of the College of Applied Sciences Juan Guzman have recognized 262 students for academic excellence during the 2014 fall semester.
    Full-time students, those enrolled in 12 or more hours, are eligible for academic honors. The President’s List recognizes those full-time students who maintained a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) throughout the semester. The Dean’s List recognizes those students who maintained at least a 3.6 GPA throughout the semester. A total of 136 students earned a spot on the President’s List and 126 students earned a spot on the Dean’s List.
    "I commend the hard work of each of these students," President Gonzales said. "It is a pleasure to honor their dedication to excellence." Eagle Pass students listed on the Fall 2014 President’s List include: Edson Anaya, Veronica Aranda, James Bunting, Alex Bustos, Gabriela Cardenas, Tania Carrizales, Anallely Casas, Manuel Cervantes, Luvin De Leon, Baldemar Delgado, Steve Garcia, Andrea Garcia, Maria Gleason Sanchez, Viviana Gonzalez, Luis Guevara and Edgar Jacquez.
    Other students from Eagle Pass on the president’s list are Sarita Martinez, Dalia Martinez, Oscar Mendoza, Lorena Munoz, Sandra Polendo, Aaron Ramirez, Ivan Ramos, Rudy Rodriguez, Koral Rodriguez, Raul Rodriguez Jr., Jose Ruiz, Yoseline Sandoval, Tom Schmerber, Gurprit Singh, Janeana Sotelo and Diego Villarreal.
    Area students on the Fall 2014 President’s List include: Rosemary Ballesteros, John Cervantes, Frailan Flores, Trisha Garcia, Audrey Lopez, Robert Medina, Jessica Montes, Saida Ramirez, Ana Salinas, Joe Vera all of Crystal City; and Jose Bravos, Jimenez.
    An additional 31 Eagle Pass students received recognition to the fall 2014 Dean’s List including Cristian Acuna, Rodolfo Aguilar, Alysa Alvarez, Yessenia Bermea, Jesus Cuellar, Cielo De la Cerda, Rolando Delgado, Juan Diaz, Jacobo Fernandez, Christian Flores, Peter Gabriel, Oscar Gutierrez, Roxanna Herrera, Linda Hesles-Quintero, Daniel Ibarra and Ezequiel Luna Hernandez.
    Also named to the Dean’s list from Eagle Pass are Frailan Martinez, Lizeth Medina Sanchez, Monserrat Montoya, Jameson Nielsen, Ernesto Polendo, Yalixa Ramirez, Axel Rodriguez, Aaron Ruiz, Maria Salazar, Rogelio Sanchez, Michael Sanchez, Adriana Torres, Michelle Trevino, Kallisti Upton and Kimberly Urbanski. Area students on the Fall 2014 Dean’s List include: Jose Hinojosa, Refugio Ibarra, Ann Oliva, Samantha Sanchez, Romanita Urrabazo, Daniel Vargas all of Crystal City; Juan Resendiz of Piedras Negras.

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    In a phone interview from the state capital, Maverick County Legal Counsel Alfonso Nevarez weighed in on the pressing issue of the subsequent ousting and replacement of Southwestern Capital Marketing as the official financial advisors for Maverick County.
"Both SCM and the auditor are incorrect about money that is owed to Maverick County," Nevarez said, "SCM might owe the county $10 to $15 thousand, but $192,000.00 is incorrect and then past that, we wouldn't like to comment further."
    Nevarez says that Maverick County actually stopped paying Robert G. Rodriguez their monthly retainer for about a year, "But based on nuances regarding what happened when, we can't comment on that at this time."

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    When 'Open Carry' fanatics cornered and attacked State Representative Alfonso Nevarez on the day of his swearing in, they were doing so to bring light to their cause, but I don't think they were counting on getting negative press for House Bill 195, at least not the reaction that lawmakers and supporters of the Democrat from Eagle Pass have shown in response.
    On Wednesday, a number of state representatives showed solidarity and support for Nevarez by wearing "I'm Poncho" stickers to show that they are in favor of the latest measures to provide security for legislators which now include panic buttons in their offices.
Several of Nevarez' colleagues are questioning the fears some of them and their staff are feeling citing that no one should be threatened with physical force as the most fanatical of the activists kept doing on his way out of Nevarez' office that day.
    The stickers were made after Nevarez jokingly told his colleagues to wear "I'm Not Poncho" signs for their personal safety.
    Representative Drew Springer of Gainsville can be seen here wearing his 'I'm Poncho' sticker proudly.
    In Texas, you can openly carry rifles, but it has been illegal to do so with a handgun for over 125 years. 
    The new HB 195 authored by Rep. Jonathan Strickland, would allow Texans to carry handguns without a license.
    Since the incident the Texas Department of Public Safety is providing Nevarez with an escort as an extra security measure.