Frio County News

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Ed Whitacre, the retired chairman of AT&T Corp., said "it's sad, it's real sad" that the company is moving its corporate headquarters to Dallas.

“Everywhere I go now people ask how the bees are doing.”

David Roy Park began finding empty hives where his bees should have been in the winter of 2006. via MySA.com

“No idea why he is in suicide cell.”

Tuesday, May 13, 2008; Page A08 During the past five years, 15 immigration detainees have committed suicide, making it the most common cause of death. via The Washington Post

A collision involving two vehicles and three 18-wheelers has shut down the northbound lanes of Interstate 35 in Frio County south of San Antonio. via KSAT-TV San Antonio

Sky News 4 is on the scene of a multiple vehicle collision south of San Antonio in Frio County. via WOAI.com

Theft, 3200 block of N. University Drive. Two men took about five packages of meat worth $90, according to the report. via Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel

Republican and Democratic primary runoff elections are set for April 8. Atascosa County Atascosa's Precinct 4 Constable Glenn C. Riley will face challenger Rex Newman Jr., whom he led in Tuesday's balloting, ... via MySA.com

Comal County Commissioners' Court, 199 Main Plaza, New Braunfels, Texas Comal County Commissioners Court highlights Last week Commissioners Court was held at 8:15 a.m. Thursday, February 28, in Commissioners ... via The Canyon Lake Times Guardian

With the help of five other law enforcement agencies, Pearsall police located and arrested a second suspect Saturday in the shooting deaths of Adan Martinez and Linda Alaniz. via MySA.com

“It's quiet sometimes but there's times when crimes happen like in every other little town”

Investigators in Frio County are looking into a violent shooting that left one person dead and another one in the hospital. via WOAI.com

“The home-delivered meal program keeps people out of institutional care and in the comfort of their own homes. This saves taxpayers money and gives seniors and those with special needs an opportunity to live where they are secure, happy and healthy”

Meals on Wheels director says county funding mechanism must change to receive state grant By Lacie Morrison lmorrison@mineralwellsindex.com The Texas Department of Agriculture awarded approximately $9.5 million ... via Mineral Wells Insider

“There's a growing realization that we have a system of incarceration that mainly deals with the mentally ill or with drug offenders”

Having reached a critical mass in its prison and jail populations, Texas needs to work harder to divert substance abusers and mentally ill inmates from the system, better equip the wave of those who are ... via MySA.com

“I am requesting an opinion on whether a county commissioner can be paid while working for the jail division under the supervision of the Sheriff's Department in addition to receiving money as an elected county commissioner”

"I am requesting an opinion on whether a county commissioner can be paid while working for the jail division under the supervision of the Sheriff's Department in addition to receiving money as an elected county ... via The Navasota Examiner

“If we got two-tenths of an inch (of rain) out of this, we'd be lucky”

William Pack Express-News business writer A drizzling gloominess has dampened spirits over the past week but has not done much to alter a lengthening drought in Bexar County and South Texas. via MySanAntonio.com

“The vote was to remove a cancer from the community”

The Dilley City Council, saying Monday that it lacked confidence in Police Chief Armando Romo, voted 3-2 to terminate him for insubordination. via MySA.com

“It was something that should not have happened, and wouldn't have at a normal City Council meeting”

Minutes after a Dilley City Council member was arrested for not leaving a meeting, the little Frio County town was rocked again when City Manager Noel Perez resigned. via San Antonio Express-News

Dilley Mayor Russell Foster instructed city police to remove Councilman Rudy Alvarez at Tuesday's council meeting after discussion over an agenda item got out of hand. via MySA.com