Several students were hospitalized after a La Pryor Independent School District vehicle crash, according to Superintendent Cody Miller.

Joshua Lee Balderas, 33, was found guilty on one count of conspiracy to kidnap and two counts of harboring. He was sentenced to 80 years for the kidnapping charge and 20 years each for the harboring charge, to be served consecutively.

The La Pryor Independent School District has named a second interim superintendent as the district grapples with an investigation into an alleged assault of a child involving its former superintendent.

The La Pryor Independent School District has placed its superintendent on paid leave pending an unspecified investigation, according to the district.

Highway 57 east of La Pryor is shutdown following a deadly accident Wednesday morning.

A person died, and several were injured after a major vehicle accident due to icy road conditions early Tuesday morning in Zavala County, according to the sheriff’s office

A La Pryor man has been convicted on three counts of human-smuggling-related crimes for his involvement in a March 2022 operation, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas.

LA PRYOR, Texas – Two suspects are charged in connection with the murder of a 38-year-old man that happened early New Year’s Day in La Pryor, officials said Thursday. David Castillo, 51, and Daniel Castillo, 25, who are father and son, are both charged with murder. Officers were called to the 500 block of Evelyn Street in La Pryor around 2:45 a.m. Wednesday for a possible stabbing. Deputies with the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office were told that the victim was at a New Year’s party at the location. The Zavala County Sheriff’s Office said both suspects, who were not invited, arrived to the party and called out the victim, identified as Abel Longoria.