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Falls City parish picnic and band booster supper scheduled this weekend with local clubs promoting Summer Fun Contest. Obituaries list Jose Servantes Burnal Baker Sylvia Ann Seelk Gus Ehlers Esteban Flanagan Christine Zimmerman Alfonso Duran.
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Page & Falls City Parish
Jose Servantes Burnal Baker
Sylvia Ann Seelk Gus Ehlers
Esteban Flanagan
Christine Zimmerman
Alfonso Duran
County budget clash over pay raises at workshop
Limited funds and high turnover spurred a 5 percent pay raise for all county employees at a August budget workshop. County Judge Marvin Quinney and Commissioner Roger Lopez clashed over alternative raises proposed for top officials. Lopez urged boosts up to 51 percent for some positions, while Quinney favored 5 percent for most staff and 10 percent for jailers.
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Wilson County
Wilson County News
Roger Lopez
Lopez
Marvin Quinney
Commissioners’ Court
Quinney
Worst of hurricane season could still be ahead
National Weather Service foresees potential for more severe weather in South Texas as hurricane season peaks in September. Meteorologist Larry Eblen cautions that tropical storms can trigger major flooding even without a hurricane, citing past events like Amelia in August 1978 that dropped 48 inches of rain.
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Texas
Beryl
Gulf
Mexico
National Weather Service
Larry Eblen
New Braunfels
Wilson
Eblen
Tion
Amelia
U S congressman outlines education and health care plans
U S Representative Ciro Rodriguez spoke at a town hall on August 22 to about 50 constituents. He highlighted funding for school construction, base school repairs at Fort Sam Houston, a reduced student teacher ratio, after school programs, and expanded Medicare prescription coverage discussions.
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Stockdale
Uss
Ciro Rodriguez
Rodriguez
D-San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
Congress
Wilson County hosts draft water plan three-volume set
Wilson County Clerk Eva Martinez presents the three volume draft of the South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group plan. It arrived Friday at the courthouse and at the county library as in 20 affected counties. Library hours and three public hearings next month are noted.
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Wilson County
Eva Martinez
South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group
WCN
Marty Rufus
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Akin
Jeweasereerses
Jenneeee
South Texas
Ricky Janek
Floresville
F.M
Hank White
U.S
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