Texas Land Board seeks sites for four VA state veterans homes
The Texas Veterans Land Board plans four new state veterans homes in Texas to save funds on nursing home costs. Wilson County communities are invited to propose 20 acres with infrastructure within two years. Construction estimated at $10 million per facility, employing about 100 people. An ad hoc committee led by County Judge Martha Schnabel is preparing a proposal.
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Floresville
Senate
Texas Veterans Land Board
Texas
The
Land Board
Martha Schnabel
Paraded Cancelled as Rain Pours in Stockdale
Raindrops blanketed Stockdale Saturday with more than 3 inches of rain. For only the second time in 53 years the parade was cancelled. Daytime activities were halted but the rodeo and dance proceeded in the evening after rain ceased just in time.
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Wilson County
al Kolodziej
Stockdale
Officer Stabbed at Birthday Party in Eagle Creek
An off duty San Antonio officer Wayne Shoquist, 30, was stabbed while attempting to break up a fight at a birthday party in the 100 block of Oak Hollow. He was airlifted to Brook Army Medical Center in good condition. An arrest warrant for Richard Alaniz, 26, of San Antonio, was issued for aggravated assault.
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Eagle Creek
San Antonio
Oak Hollow
Wayne Shoquist
Shoquist
Brook Army Medical Center
Wilson County
Johnny Martinez
Richard Alaniz
Wilson County Escapes Severe Flooding After Weekend Storms
Wilson County felt less impact than neighbors as La Vernia near Dry Hollow Creek faced rising Cibolo Creek levels. Evacuation alerts issued for nearby residents. LaVernia Middle School opened as an emergency shelter, later housing nine of up to forty evacuees. Power outages affected Bandera Bexar Guadalupe Kendall Medina Uvalde areas amid impassable roads and rapid outages before lines were repaired.
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D'Hanis
Medina County
Cotulla
LaSalle County
Wilson County
LaVernia
Dry Hollow Creek
Bobby Hyatt
F.M. 775
Hyatt
LaVernia Middle School
Stockdale
Bandera
Bexar
Guadalupe
Kendall
Medina
Uvalde
Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative
Marcus Pridgeon
Floresville
David McMillan
North
Caniada-Verde
Kosciusko
McMillan
Man found dead in Calaveras likely overdose
John S. Alexander, 41, was found dead in his home on C.R. 128 near here on Friday, June 20, in an apparent drug overdose. Deputies were alerted after he could not be reached, and authorities found paraphernalia at the scene. A medical examiner's report is forthcoming. officials see no sign of foul play.
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Calaveras
John S. Alexander
C.R. 128
Here
Wilson County
J.W. Deagen
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Sutherland Springs
WCN
Vet Home
Carl Lambeck
Path
Ed Schriber
Mark Pawlik
Kip Workman
Bob Krueger
Cibolo Creek
Schertz
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