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The Community Council of South Central Texas, Inc. (CCSCT) is a non-profit community action agency established in 1965. CCSCT has expanded its service area to include Dimmit, LaSalle, Maverick and Zavala Counties. CCSCT is assisting low-income customers with either their electric, gas or propane bills. Maverick County contact Michelle Rodriguez ,CCSCT County Coordinator at 830-757-6665 to schedule an appointment. Customers must bring the following information for each person living in the household to the appointment: Driver license, social security card, proof of income for the previous 30 days and current utility bill.
EAGLE PASS, Texas
Crimes of Moral Turpitude, Warrant Land Men in Lockup
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry, in separate incidents, recently detained two men – one destined for removal from the country due to being a known sex offender, the other wanted for violating probation following a narcotics conviction. On Saturday, CBP officers at the Camino Real International Bridge inspected a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt as it arrived from Mexico. The driver of the vehicle, Jose Arroyo Paulin, 35, of Eagle Pass, presented the inspecting officer with a temporary I-551 (green card). Initial records checks revealed Arroyo to be a registered sex offender. CBP officers queried government databases, which indicated Arroyo has a criminal history that includes a 2003 conviction in Los Angeles for lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14. Officers received authorization to initiate removal proceedings on grounds of “crimes involving moral turpitude.” Arroyo, who is currently serving in the U.S. Navy, stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was transported to a detention facility pending removal proceedings. In an unrelated incident on Monday, a U.S. citizen wanted for probation violation on a narcotics conviction, was taken into custody. Adrian Alejandro Salinas, 28, surrendered himself to CBP officers at the pedestrian lane of Eagle Pass Bridge No. 1, Monday afternoon. CBP officers discovered that Salinas had been wanted since 2006. Records checks revealed an outstanding warrant for probation violation, stemming from a conviction for possession of five kilograms of cocaine. Salinas was turned over to the U.S. Marshals Service. “Our frontline CBP officers have the ability to check arriving travelers, using law enforcement databases,” said Cynthia O. Rodriguez, CBP Port Director, Eagle Pass. “This is an important tool for detecting anyone wanted on outstanding warrants or who might be subject to removal from the country based on inadmissibility standards.”
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A potentially dangerous situation Tuesday morning at Maverick Nursing Home prompted an emergency evacuation of the facility as a result of a short circuit in the air conditioning system. The evacuation was conducted as a precautionary measure and emergency services were summoned including police department and fire department personnel. According to reports by Police Chief, Juan Antonio Castaneda, the evacuation was conducted in order to avoid any possible life threatening situations as a result of the short in the AC system. Residents of the nursing home facility which is located on Bob Rodgers were evacuated from the building and there were no reports of injuries to anyone of the residents. The emergency took place at approximately 2:47 a.m. on Tuesday morning and officers were on scene under the direction of Sergeant Orlando Escareno to render assistance in the evacuation procedures. Our local fire department found the short and were able to quickly neutralize the situation and the resident were eventually able to return to their rooms. Chief Castaneda explained that the police department along with the assistance of the fire department was able to respond effectively to this emergency call.
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Maverick County Lake
It seems as though the irrigation canal crisis may have had an effect on Maverick County Lake as our most popular parks is in danger of drying up due to a lack of a water source. The reason behind this new crisis is that the pump that provides water to the lake from the canal has malfunctioned. Commissioner Eliaz Maldonado informed The News Gram that said pump is indeed not functioning and may have been damaged for several weeks as the lakes water levels have been going down and now they have determined why.
Maldonado stated that they have been working on remedying the situation to benefit the people who frequent the park and wish to see it in optimal conditions. He added that they must repair the damaged pump or they may have to purchase a new one which would cost the County somewhere near $12,000.00. He has looked into several different scenarios as to where the funds could be found within the budget, however, the lake's water levels are going down everyday and his priority is for the lake to be back to normal level. He also stated that due to budgetary cuts, they have had to close down the Splash Pad which was very popular with visitors, as they have no funds to pay anyone to supervise the new water fun park facility. He says it is only available for private parties or special events.
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Maverick County Jail
Ricardo Ramos, County Attorney, informed The News Gram that the situation involving Justice of the Peace Cesar Perez has been clarified. As you may have read in the pages of The News Gram, Perez was denied access to the jail and could not fulfill his duties of magistrating prisoners due to a mandate handed down by Sheriff Tom Herrera last Friday. According to Mr. Ramos, the entire situation was caused due to some confusion. The parties involved understood the situation and all parties involved came to an agreement and he was told that it would not happen again. Ramos stated that it was all a misunderstanding. Last week, the JP on call was Cesar Iracheta, who happened to be out of town, therefore when Perez arrived to magistrate an individual, he was not allowed to do so, because it was not his turn. He reiterated that regardless, a Justice of the peace should not be denied the right to do his job. Therefore, Judge Perez can and will continue to be able to magistrate prisoners.
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-Eagle Pass
In a tragic turn of events, an undocumented male was crushed to death
in the parking lot of the truck stop at the corner of Highway 57 and
Highway 277 East.
According to officials who arrived immediately on the scene, the man
seems to be an undocumented male who as of Tuesday remained
unidentified.
The gruesome discovery was made at approximately 1:00 P.M. Tuesday
afternoon. The man may have been attempting to board or exit the
trailer for transportation into the United States and was hidden along
with another mexican national in an area near the cabin of the
vehicle, possibly between the cabin and the trailer, but as the truck
began to move, the victim fell to the ground and the rear wheels of
the trailer rolled over his chest and head killing him instantly.
JP Tere Melendrez arrived on the scene to pronounce the body, but
there was no way to positively identify the body as he had no
identification whatsoever.
According to Judge Melendrez, he was a male approximately 30 years of
age who did have a cellular phone without any contacts.
EPPD informed The News Gram that the two men had hidden in the truck
and were looking to gain access to the United States in this manner by
hiding in the truck.
According to other witnesses, the other man ran into the South Texas
brush and avoided detention.
The Mexican Consulate has been notified of the incident and will
attempt to positively identify the body.
Una situación de emergencia se vivió la madrugada de este martes cuando oficiales de policía de Eagle Pass y elementos de Bomberos tuvieron que evacuar a personas de la tercera edad residentes del Maverick Nursing Home donde se reportó que había un corto circuito en uno de los aires acondicionados.
Al parecer en una de las tapas de un aire se detectó un corto circuito, y eso fue una situación de riesgo.
El jefe de la Policía, Juan Antonio Castañeda, informó que estas acciones se hicieron por precausión y seguridad para evitar que estuvieran en riesgo las personas que de edad avanzada que viven en esta estancia que se localiza en la calle Bob Rodgers a la salida de la ciudad.
De acuerdo con el reporte la llamada se recibió a las 2:47 de la madrugada del martes, oficiales de policia a cargo del Sargento Orlando Escareño acudieron al lugar y participaron en las labores de evaciación de personas.
Los bomberos detectaron el lugar de la falla y pusieron la situación bajo control y los residentes de la estancia pudieron regresar a sus cuartos. No se reportó que alguna persona resultara lesionada o que hubiera presentado problemas debido a estas acciones.
El jefe de la Policía dijo que el departamento esta atento para responder a este tipo de llamados donde esta en riesgo la seguridad de una persona o de varias, y en conjunto con los Bomberos realizaron una buena labor para controlar la situación.
At the deadline to register for candidacy for the EPISD Board of
Trustees, Rodolfo Lopez, who had initially registered to run for Place
1, the place he presently occupies, has surprisingly decided to take
his name from Place 1 and put his candidacy into Place 2 where he will
run against Ignacio Saucedo and Hector Mijares. This move evens out
the proverbial field and will make the November 6th elections that much
more compelling come election day.
Four positions are up for the EPISD Board.
Suzy Perez, Elections Coordinator for the EPISD, informed The News
Gram that the candidates for Place 1 are Claudio Heredia and Jose
Reyna. For Place 6 the candidates are local attorney David Riojas who
is seeking re-election and is running against Jesus Casas and Dr.
Hector Alvarez.
Finally, for Place 7, Glenna Purcell seeks re-election versus Tom Cary
and Marcos Villalpando.
Perez added that August 27th at 10:00 A.M. a drawing will be held to
determine the order in which candidates' names will appear on the
ballots.
Early voting begins October 22nd through November 2nd and the general
election will take place November 6th.
A total of five candidates will seek to occupy three seats on the
Maverick County Hospital Board.
The administration of the MCHD informed The News Gram that they have
closed registration for these positions.
The five candidates are as follows: Sylvia Serrano who works for the
EPISD and has some experience in public office as she was once a city
councilwoman; Lucia Johnson, ex-candidate for the position of County
Commissioner of Precinct 3; Humberto Duran and Chuco Farias who were
the first to register and are both incumbents;
and Ricardo Calderon a local attorney and publisher.
The election will be held on November 6th and the top three candidates
who receive the most votes will be named to the MCHD Board of
Trustees. The rest of the MCHD Board is comprised of Joaquin L.
Rodriguez and Rito Valdez III.
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Administration at the Maverick County Sheriff's Department purchased seven new units for the force, five pickup trucks and 2 Chevy Impalas with a price tag of $160,000.00. The department informed The News Gram that the units had arrived since last week and are practically unused. The pickup units have been designated for detective use for investigations in differentiating criminal cases which are reported to the department. According to information given, the units are already in use at this time and are highly equipped to handle the wear and tear of all law enforcement tasks. The resources were obtained through confiscated funds, and as such will not cost the taxpayers of Maverick County one single cent. Confiscated funds have been approved for use by the federal government. Through these types of programs, departments across the state and nation have been able to modernize surveillance equipment, communications capabilities and other aspects of law enforcement as Sheriff Tom Herrera prepares to relinquish his duties as Sheriff after two long, successful terms.