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AUSTIN – To help keep a thriving Texas economy moving, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is drafting a record-breaking 10year transportation plan, and the public is invited to weigh in on potential projects in communities across the state. The draft 2025 Unified Transportation Program (UTP) proposes $104.2 billion in transportation spending, making it the second year in a row that the UTP plan exceeds $100 billion.

PECOS– Six months ago, team roping heeler Zane Pratt was recovering from a serious injury His right thumb got caught up in a coil of his rope. He suffered a broken thumb. It could have been worse. He had to get it fixed, then rehabilitated. It took time to get back to team roping again. He just returned to competition, and it’s already playing off. He and his header, Roan Oldfield, won the West of the Pecos team roping title while wrapping up the final performance of the “World’s First Rodeo” on Saturday night.

CASA of West Texas was recently approved as the new provider for Court-Approved Special Advocates for children at the Pecos County Commissioners Court meeting. Pecos County is also joined by Reeves and Brewster County.

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Offender: BENITO ANTONIO ALVARADO, III Offense: UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A WEAPON Offense Date: 08/16/2023 Arresting Agency: Pecos County Sheriff’s Office County Cause No.: CR-25645 Sentencing Date: 04/04/2024 Sentencing: DEFENDANT HAS ENETERED INTO A 6 MONTH PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM WITH A $500.00 FEE Offender: JAIME GALINDO ARMENDARIZ Offense: RESIST ARREST SEARCH OR TRANSPORT Offense Date: 09/25/2023 Arresting Agency: Ft. Stockton Police Department County Cause No.: CR25678 Sentencing Date: 06/26/2024 Sentencing: DEFENDANT PLEAD GUILTY - TIME SERVED ONE (1) DAY in the County Jail; $0.00 General Fine; $0.00 Mandatory Fines; $0.00 Restitution; $0.00 Court Costs; $0.00 Reimbursement Fees Offender:TORIBIOLOPEZJRBISLAR Offense: RESIST ARREST SEARCH OR TRANSPORT Offense Date: 08/07/2022 Arresting Agency: Ft. Stockton Police Department County Cause No.: CR-25445 Sentencing Date: 06/26/2024 Sentencing: DEFENDANT HAS ENTERED INTO A 6 MONTH PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM WITH A $500.00 FEE Offender: MICAELA MACY CASTELO Offense: DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED BAC >=0.15 Offense Date: 04/15/2024 Arresting Agency: Department of Public Safety County Cause No.: CR-25895 Sentencing Date: 06/26/2024 Sentencing: DEFENDANT PLED GUILTY AND WAS SENTENCED TO- ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) DAYS in the County Jail, suspended for TWELVE (12) MONTHS on Community Supervision; $750.00 General Fine; $200.00 Mandatory Fines; $60.00 Restitution; $270.00 Court Costs; $130.00 Reimbursement Fees; zero (0) hours of community service; $60.00 monthly Community Supervision Fee Offender: JUDE LEVI COOPER Offense: POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA

Editor’s note: It is important to note that an arrest should not be considered evidence of guilt, all defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The following list is provided by the Pecos County Sheriff’s Department.

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: A friend has not had much success with her peppers, tomatoes, or beans. She recently sent me this photo of her beans’ roots and my first thought was “nematodes.” If not, what are they? They look like the nodules of nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

This week at the library: Join us Thursday, July 11 at 6:00 p.m. for a story time and presentation with Veronica Mandujano from Mandujano Brothers Produce.