โExceptional droughtโ underway for parts of South Texas
SAN ANTONIO โ A lack of rainfall in 2020 has allowed drought conditions to worsen in South Texas, culminating this week. The latest Drought Monitor, which was released on Thursday and takes into account drought conditions through November 10th, has placed parts of Uvalde, Zavala, and Dimmit counties within an โexceptional drought," the highest drought level. What is Exceptional Drought? So, what does it mean to be within the โexceptional droughtโ category? Many other cities around South Texas are in the same situation.
Zavala County manโs nearly 30-year run from the law over
ZAVALA COUNTY, Texas โ A 62-year-old manโs run from the law since 1990 is over. Cesar Dominguez Chavez, who was wanted for a 1990 shooting death in Zavala County, has been arrested. Man who fatally shot pregnant ex-girlfriend on Christmas Day diesHe was transported to the Maverick County Jail, where he will be picked up for transfer to the Zavala County Jail, officials said. Chavez was on the run since he allegedly shot and killed Juan Jose Jimenez DeLeon on April 13, 1990. He was indicted by a Zavala County grand jury in 1991 on a charge of capital murder.
Father, son arrested in New Yearโs Day murder of man, 38, in La Pryor, officials say
LA PRYOR, Texas โ Two suspects are charged in connection with the murder of a 38-year-old man that happened early New Yearโs 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 Sheriffโs Office were told that the victim was at a New Yearโs party at the location. The Zavala County Sheriffโs Office said both suspects, who were not invited, arrived to the party and called out the victim, identified as Abel Longoria.