News

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will be increasing the number of Troopers on the road through Sunday, July 9, as part of the Intoxicated Driving Mobilization (IDM) - Specific Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). This program will run in conjunction with Operation CARE (Crash Awareness and Reduction Effort) July 3rd thru July 4th for the Fourth of July holiday Week.

The Texas Department of Public Safety reported that a woman was killed in a 2-vehicle collision at the intersection of State Highway 18 and Farmto- Market Road 1776 in southern Ward County on June 25. Troopers reported that a 2015 Nissan Sentra, driven by Anna Gabriela Galindo, 35, of Presidio, was stopped at a stop sign On FM 1776 and attempted to turn north onto Highway 18 into the path of a southbound 2018 Toyota 4-Runner driven by Juanita Acosta Brandenburg, 52, of Grandfalls, and the vehicles collided.

Water well owners in Terrell County who have not registered that well with the Terrell County Groundwater Conservation District, the District requests that you obtain a Water Well Registration Form by contacting Debbie Deaton, President of the District, at 972-345-7895. Please complete the form and return it to the district at your earliest convenience at P.O. Box 927, Sanderson, Texas 79848.

On the morning of June 23, 2023, the Fort Stockton Police Department with the assistance of the Pecos County Sheriff’s Office, the Pecos Police Department SWAT, Homeland Security Investigations, and Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division Special Agents, executed a Search Warrant at 1300 N Colpitts following a narcotics investigation.

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.

.

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.

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

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.

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.