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Lytle to purchase more Aquifer water as quickly as possible

By Anton Riecher
The Lytle City Council approved the purchase of 11-acre-feet of hard-to-acquire Edwards Aquifer Authority water rights for $107,000 during the council’s Oct. 10 meeting.
City Administrator Matthew Dear told the council that the city is always looking for additional water rights.
“I found these on the website for EAA,” Dear said. “The cost when I called the gentleman (Johnathon Blomstedt) is $9,500 an acre feet which is about what we are seeing in the market today.”
Dear said he immediately contacted the city attorney and was told

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Everything HOMECOMING Devine HS Bonfire, Pep Rally, Game, & Events for Former Students

THE HOMECOMING COMMUNITY BONFIRE PEP RALLY is this Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 7:30pm in the high school parking lot. Bring your kids and dogs and neighbors and celebrate this tradition and cheer on our Warhorses and Arabians.

Former Devine students can join others at the DEXTA event at the Devine VFW on Saturday, where DHS twirlers through the years will be honored.

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Emergency Repairs to bridge approved this week

By Anton Riecher
Medina County Commissioners voted unanimously Oct. 5 to approve $264,000 in discretionary funds for the emergency repair of the County Road 5723 bridge crossing the Medina River near Castroville, recently closed due to extensive damage.
“Obviously, one of the biggest concerns to us is safety,” County Judge Keith Lutz said. “We know this is a safety concern.”
On a motion by Precinct 3 Commissioner David Lynch, seconded by Precinct 4 David…….. READ MORE by becoming a subscriber at www.DevineNewsMembers.com

Gilbert A. “Pete” Clawson

Gilbert A. “Pete” Clawson age 88 of Devine, Texas went to be with the Lord on October 9, 2023. He was born in Austin, Texas and made his life in Devine where he was a Master Carpenter and for many years and owned his own construction company. He has worked on many of the buildings and homes in the Devine and surrounding areas. He also loved to hunt and fish and taught his daughters to as well.

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Current List of Veterans buried in Devine

*Please NOTE there are 2 LISTS depending on which cemetery your loved one is buried in.

Please contact Martha Wall at 210-213-5620 or Linda Kreinhop at 713-562-7504 or reach out to them on Facebook to add your loved one to the list of veterans who will receive a wreath on their grave in honor of their service as part of the Wreaths of America Program. There is NO COST.

However, if you would like to SPONSOR a wreath, the cost is $17 and you can do so at www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/TX1147P

The 2 Cemetery Lists for Devine are below:

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Devine approves new budget supported by ‘no-new-revenue’ rate

By Anton Riecher
Nearly eight weeks of wrangling came to a close Sept. 26 when the Devine City Council voted 4-1 to approve a “no-new-revenue” tax rate for of $.5553 per $100 valuation to support a 2023-2024 city budget of $7,933,402.

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