Vol. 92 No. 14
Featured Stories
Ernie Villarreal arrested for allegedly stealing federal funds from Valentine ISD
VALENTINE — Ernesto “Ernie” Villarreal Jr., previous Valentine ISD business manager and tax assessor-collector, was arrested on Monday for criminal charges relating to an alleged scheme in which he fraudulently misappropriated school district funds for personal expenses. Villarreal, 42, of Marfa, was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 13 on one count of theft…
Marfa ISD recibe $530,000 en la transferencia finalizada de propiedad de la escuela Blackwell
MARFA – Esta semana se completó la transferencia de propiedad de la Escuela Blackwell del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Marfa a la Fundación de Parques Nacionales, el brazo caritativo del Servicio de Parques Nacionales que ahora donará el terreno a NPS. A cambio de la propiedad, la Fundación de Parques Nacionales donará $530,000 a Marfa…
Judge orders White family into mediation over multiple Brite Ranch lawsuits
Will the fourth time be the charm? PRESIDIO AND BREWSTER COUNTIES — It took an all-day hearing at the Brewster County Courthouse last Thursday with at least seven attorneys to accomplish two things between members of a West Texas ranching family: a process for paying bills at the historic Brite Ranch in western Presidio County,…
Lack of public notice puts brakes on ordinance to clean up transmigrantes facility
PRESIDIO COUNTY — Members of the public speaking at Wednesday’s Presidio County Commissioners Court said they were surprised to learn of an ordinance on the agenda that would place comprehensive regulations on SAD — a transmigrantes company that transports cars for sale across the border — to try and clean up the entryway to Presidio.…
