CUERO – Independent business owner Randy Saenz has been elected the new mayor of Cuero.Saenz outpolled former police chief W.T. “Tony” Allen with 59 percent of the vote in an election that featured a heavier-than-usual turnout. More than 1,700 voters went to the polls, including more than 1,300 during the early voting period. About 500 more people voted than went to the polls in 2007 when five candidates sought two at-large city council seats. more >>
Pro & Con Pro & Con is a feature in which both sides of an argument are presented in a story independent of the other argument. The feature offers both sides in this format. more >>
POINT COMFORT – When smoke filled the sky above Point Comfort, some area residents rushed to reach friends and neighbors. Such is life near a chemical hub. more >>
Shortly after my parents first came home with my baby sister, Gina, I dropped her. I was 5 then. When I saw my baby brother, Jesse, for the first time, he wriggled on our living room couch. Then, as he lay on his back, he urinated on my pants. more >>
Port Lavaca native Samantha Cunningham, whose maiden name is Morgenroth, is attending her husband’s funeral today. Her husband – 1st Lt. Timothy Cunningham, 26 – died April 23 while stationed in Iraq. more >>
CUERO – The 10th anniversary of the DeWitt Industrial Park will be celebrated today beginning at 10 a.m. at the Technology Center in the park off U.S. Highway 183 North. The program will include remarks from Darren Schauer, chief executive officer of Guadalupe Valley Electric Co-op, which owns the park. more >>
CUERO – Bartholo Martinez, 47, of Cuero, was killed early Sunday morning while crossing the 1200 block of East Broadway Street (U.S. Highway 87) near the 24-hour Wal-Mart store. DeWitt County Justice of the Peace Peggy Mayer pronounced Martinez dead at the scene at 2:30 a.m. Candace Lewis of Victoria, who was driving a 2006 Hyundai toward Victoria, hit Martinez who was crossing the road toward Wal-Mart in the middle of the block. Lewis did not see Martinez in time to avoid hitting him and immediately called 911, according to a new release from the Cuero Police Department. more >>
DeWitt jury duty canceled for today CUERO – DeWitt County residents called for jury duty at 10 a.m. today do not need to appear, the jury has been canceled, according to a news release from District Clerk Tabeth Gardner’s office. more >>
The film began in darkness. The stark quiet was broken by a tractor-trailer’s rumble. Experimental filmmaker Dolissa Medina meant for moviegoers to feel trapped inside the trailer. more >>
CHEAPSIDE – Supporters of the Chisholm Trail Heritage Museum ponied up more than $220,000 during Taste of the Trail IV on April 19 at the Bellvue Ranch. The money raised will be used as matching funds required for recently awarded grants. Those grants include a $1 million grant from the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce and $345,000 from the Save America’s Treasures program. more >>
Advocate Staff Report NORDHEIM – The fourth annual Nordheim Market Day and Historical Tours is scheduled for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. The event is a fundraiser for the Nordheim Historical Museum. more >>
CUERO – The county seat of DeWitt County might get bigger. At 5:30 tonight, the Cuero City Council will meet in special session to consider an annexation study that could identify a specific area or areas to be brought into the city limits. more >>
On a scale from 1 to 7 – with 7 implying secure – how safe is nuclear power? If you’ve already answered that question, you are one of 600 surveyed about the divisive energy source. more >>
Editor’s note: The school and city elections will be Saturday, May 10. To help voters learn more about the contested races in their communities, the Advocate will profile those races. Today’s candidates are seeking the District 2 position on the Cuero city council. more >>
