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.
March 20
Benedicto Molinar Lujan, of Fort Stockton at 9:01 a.m., officers with the Fort Stockton Police Department apprehended Lujan and charged him with driving while intoxicated second offense. Lujan received a $4,500 bond.
Karaoke is back at Fort Stockton Community Theatre on Saturday, April 1, at 7:00 p.m.
No Foolin’!
The doors will open at 7:00 p.m. at the FMH Meeting Hall (next to The Nelson Street Theatre) at 102 S. Nelson St. Competition will begin at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Admission is $10 per person.
Counties with fewer than 300,000 residents could receive up to half a million dollars in state grants per year to hire more officers under a bill approved unanimously by the Senate on March 28.
Muenster Senator Drew Springer says that in many rural counties, all law enforcement duties are handled by a handful of sheriff's deputies.
These counties don't have the tax base, he said, to pay for needed public safety services.
The Texas Senate last week unanimously approved a $16.5 billion package to lower property taxes and inject billions of dollars into public schools.
