Bealls thieves apprehended

From Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office: Pleasanton PD just had a theft at Bealls in Pleasanton. Four suspects fled with a lot of merchandise in hand. A witness in parking lot called 9-1-1 at Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office. Dispatchers notified S.O. units as a Pleasanton PD unit began pursuing the suspects in a tan SUV down Airport Rd. The suspects were […]

ACSO recovers kidnapped 10 year old Uvalde boy

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Just in, Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office just recovered a 10 year old boy that was kidnapped in Uvalde yesterday by non family members. Texas Rangers were working the case and two ACSO investigators recovered him on FM 2146 west of Jourdanton. The case is currently still under investigation by Texas Rangers.

Two Atascosa Co. candidates file for Texas Senate District 19 seat

Early voting begins July 16

Governor Greg Abbott called a special election to fill the unexpired term of Carlos Uresti who resigned as State Senator following his conviction on multiple felony counts. The election will be held on July 31, 2018 in 17 counties situated in Senate District 19 (SD19) and in parts of Bexar and Atascosa counties that lie in the Senate District. Early […]

Flores ready to paint the blue Senate District 19 red



NOTE: PETER FLORES stopped by the Pleasanton Express to discuss his candidacy for Texas Senate District 19. The Pleasanton Express will be interviewing Charles Urbina Jones, Democrat from Poteet on Wednesday morning. His story will in the July 18 issue. Peter Flores will make history if he is elected as the first Republican Senator for District 19 since the reconstruction. […]

DIVE-IN MOVIES

Lillian Cashmer of Germania Insurance and Nigel Kelly with Atascosa Ministerial Alliance sponsored the first movie night at the Pleasanton public pool. There was a great turnout for a wonderful family event. Please go to Pleasanton Parks and Recreation Facebook page for the latest updates on the kid friendly family fun events our city has available to you. Read the […]

Out and About

Free Summer Program to feature arts & crafts The Pleasanton Parks and Recreation Department continues its free 12 Week Summer Program for youth on Thursday, July 12. BCFS will sponsor arts and crafts activities at 10 a.m. at the Pleasanton Civic Center. Basketball Clinics in Jourdanton, Poteet Boys and girls ages 12-15 are invited to take part in free upcoming […]

Black Mountain Sand mine planned for Atascosa County



Black Mountain Sand has chosen to bring its sand mining operations to Atascosa County to serve the Eagle Ford Shale. The Permian Basin already has two Black Mountain Sand mines. They’ve chosen to begin operations here to serve the growing oil and gas mining activity in this region. Ross Coulter, public relations representative for Black Mountain Sand mentioned that the […]

Atascosa County Child Welfare Board sets meeting

The Atascosa County Child Welfare Board will hold a meeting Thursday, July 19, 5:30 p.m., at the Atascosa Health Center, Admin bldg. conference room, 310 Oaklawn, Pleasanton. Agenda items include: introductions, upcoming fundraisers, current needs and ways to get involved with supporting our local foster children and families. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

Pleasanton delegation meets with key state officials in Austin

The City of Pleasanton is keeping busy with its Business and Economic Development Initiatives. City Manager Johnny Huizar led a Pleasanton delegation to Austin on Monday, June 25 to meet with Texas Workforce Commissioner on Labor Julian Alvarez, Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos, and State Representative Ryan Guillen’s Chief of Staff Ben Wright. The delegation included: City Manager Johnny […]

Enjoying iconic and new-ish films

The Way I See It

I was talking with a friend the other day and they asked what was the last movie I saw in a theater. I had to think a bit about this. I realized that it was “Coco” which I saw with my son and daughterin law for our November birthdays. It seems I don’t get out much to see movies. I […]