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The Fort Stockton city council on June 26 rescinded an ordinance passed in January and passed a new ordinance imposing greater restrictions on coin-operated machines in game rooms inside the city. “We’re asking the council to enact a more comprehensive ordinance,” said assistant city manager Jesse Gonzales Jr.

It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick claimed last week that Gov. Greg Abbott is sabotaging the Senate’s work because of their ongoing feud over which approach to property tax reform is best, The Dallas Morning News reported. Abbott vetoed three bills by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, who has been Patrick’s point senator on increasing homestead exemptions in order to provide tax cuts. As of Friday afternoon, he had vetoed 31 bills.

A former Fort Stockton Police Sergeant was arrested June 16 and charged with alleged sex crimes against a child. Enrique Gonzalez Irigoyen, of Fort Stockton, was detained at 7:29 p.m.

Paul Casias is the new mayor of Fort Stockton. Casias defeated James B.

The Sheffield Volunteer Fire Department will install a new garage to protect emergency vehicles thanks to a grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The $13,448 Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $3,400 in matching funds, will enable the department to add a new 24x24-foot garage to help protect fire trucks and specialized equipment from the weather.

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The monthly Big Bend Area Law Enforcement Officers Association meeting brought more than 60 officers and deputies from local, state, and federal agencies across the Big Bend to Fort Stockton on June 15. “It was started in 1970 in Brewster County,” said Pecos County Sheriff TJ Perkins.

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