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County purchases defibrillator, items for sheriff’s department

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The Pecos County Commissioner’s Court on Monday morning voted to purchase several items that will enhance the Pecos County EMS and sheriff’s department. The court heard a presentation from Lavern Smith from Zoll Medical Corporation regarding the new Zoll X-Series Advanced Monitors/ Defibrillators required for each Ambulance.
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City honors powerlifting team, Trash Pandas baseball

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Fort Stockton High School’s powerlifting prowess caught the attention of the Fort Stockton City Council, and the team - which includes state champion Jasmin Hernandez – was honored on Monday evening during the regular city council meeting. Hernandez won the state championship in the 97-pound class, and teammate Belle Urbano was fifth in the state in her weight classification as the team placed sixth overall in the team standings.
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Texas mountain laurel trunks growing together not favorable for life of tree

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GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: Is my Texas mountain laurel OK to leave alone, or do its trunks need to be cabled together? It doesn’t move at all when you push on it. I’m not fond of the branches that are growing into one another, but I can’t tell from the photos if there would be any way to trim the plant to remove one or two of them.

PUBLIC SENTENCING DISPOSITIONS

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*MANUEL DOMINGO URESTE, III, DOB 9/11/2000, offense date 5/19/2023 (CR-25584, Racing On Highway) ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) DAYS in the County Jail, suspended for SIX (6) MONTHS on Community Supervision; $500.00 General Fine; $0.00 Mandatory Fines; $0.00 Restitution; $270.00 Court Costs; $82.00 Reimbursement Fees; zero (0) hours of community service; $60.00 monthly Community Supervision Fee; Special Conditions: NONE.
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Texas transports more than 105,000 migrants

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Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 504,900 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 40,600 criminal arrests, with more than 36,300 felony charges. In the fight against the fentanyl crisis, Texas law enforcement has seized over 469 million lethal doses of fentanyl during this border mission. Texas has also transported: *Over 12,500 migrants to Washington, D.C. since April 2022 *Over 39,600 migrants to New York City since August 2022 *Over 32,500 migrants to Chicago since August 2022 *Over 3,400 migrants to Philadelphia since November 2022 *Over 16,900 migrants to Denver since May 18 *Over 1,500 migrants to Los Angeles since June 14 Operation Lone Star continues to fill the dangerous gaps created by the Biden Administration’s refusal to secure the border. Every individual who is apprehended or arrested and every ounce of drugs seized would have otherwise made their way into communities across Texas and the nation due to President Joe Biden’s open border policies.