Jourdanton bulky trash guidelines

City wide brush and bulky trash pickup in Jourdanton begins the week of March 18. See rules listed: Items are picked up by Waste Management of San Antonio. Maximum limit is 10 cubic yards (6 ft. wide x 15 ft.longx3ft.high). 1. Tree limbs must be cut in 4 foot lengths. Place brush as close to the street as possible. 2. […]

Pleasanton council hears park updates, PD program activities



Pleasanton City Council, meeting Feb. 21, heard updates on the much anticipated city park project, and services-above and beyond the call of dutyprovided by the Pleasanton Police Department. Mayor Travis Hall convened the meeting. All members were present except councilmember Kenneth Hernandez who was working Policelate that Chief’sevening. Report – Council approved the temporary street closure for Cowboy Homecoming Parade […]

Local Matters



How long has it been since you have made a Cowboy Homecoming memory? Please make plans this year to make new memories at the 53rd Cowboy Homecoming celebration held at the Atascosa County Show Barn March 8 and 9 with a kick-off roping event dedicated to Cody Lawrence beginning on March 7. Pick up the beautifully designed Cowboy Homecoming Special […]

Atascosa County Judge’s Report



I will be trying in this and future columns to educate and ask for assistance to save as many adoptable dogs in our Animal Control Facility as possible. We have sources that will transport these dogs up north to families who want them. There is a big demand in distant states such as Washington, Michigan and Ohio, just to name […]

ACSO: It’s the Law



This week I would like to talk about the hunting and discharging of a weapon statute that applies to lots of 10 acres or less. This is a local law adopted by Atascosa County Commissioner’s Court in April of 2015. The authority to adopt the law is granted by Chapter 235, Subchapters B and C of the Local Government Code. […]

Mayor’s Message



Greetings from the Mayor’s office: It’s Cowboy Homecoming 2019, and I hope you will join us in the celebration this weekend. I am looking forward to all the activities and can’t help remembering the first Homecoming in the mid 60s and all the preparation that went into starting this annual tradition in this wonderful city. I was in high school […]

Luke Perry was a heart throb to many and a nice human, too

The Way I See It

Luke Perry of “Beverly Hills, 90210” – and more importantly – “8 Seconds” fame, succumbed on Monday after suffering a devastating stroke. Of course he appeared in other TV shows and movies, but his role in the above are forever etched in my mind – especially his role as Lane Frost in “8 Seconds.” Frost was the 1987 PRCA Bull […]

Say a little prayer



I t was probably the worst time in my life – everything seemed to be working against me, and I couldn’t understand why. I had returned from a year in Vietnam to a marriage that was coming apart and I was in a military assignment where I wasn’t wanted. I was confused and not sure where I was going or […]

Order stops state, local authorities from purging voter rolls

State Capital Highlights

A San Antonio federal judge on Feb. 27 ordered Texas Secretary of State David Whitley not to purge the names of voters whose registrations he challenged as being potentially fraudulent. The order came in a voting rights case filed by the League of United Latin American Citizens and other plaintiffs. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery denied defendants’ motion to dismiss […]

Chief Priest’s Weekly Report



Greetings from Lytle PD, The weekly police blotter has been posted to our website, you can find it at www.lytletx.org/police. Feel free to email or contact me if you have any questions @ richard.priest@lytletx.org or our office number at 830-709-0277. Our officers handled 59 calls for service this past week. It’s more than we normally have but it’s not the […]