Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) successfully included $5,484,000 for a multi-county radio infrastructure upgrade in the first draft of the FY23 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations bill.

If secured, funding for this project will modernize the trunking radio system used by multiple law enforcement and first responder agencies in a nine-county region along the border.

The nine counties are Uvalde, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala.

Consumers in Texas and across the country will pay more for a Fourth of July cookout, according to a recent American Farm Bureau Federation marketbasket survey.

The national average cost of a summer cookout for 10 people is $69.68, which breaks down to less than $7 per person. The overall cost for the cookout is up 17% or about $10 from last year, a result of ongoing supply chain disruptions, inflation, and the war in Ukraine.

June 22

Ixzayana Lara Hernandez, of Fort Stockton at 5 p.m., officers from the Pecos County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Hernandez and was charged with assault causes bodily injury family violence. Hernandez received a $2,000 bond and is still in jail.

Construction at the Centennial Bar Lounge, located at the corner of Second and Main Street in Fort Stockton, has made significant progress in recent time and will soon be open to the public in the coming months.