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Mustangs battle Badgers

Varsity Mustangs #56 Fernando Bautista, #62 Roger Najera and #61 Pilar Valadez stand ready at the line in between snaps. Najera had four tackles amd recovered one fumble against Karnes City. Photo by Moose Lopez.

Matthew “Moose” Lopez
Sports writer
Despite a late comeback, the Natalia Varsity Mustangs fell to the Karnes City badges, 42-28. In their hard fought battle, the Mustangs scored 21 points in the fourth but could not overcome the early deficit set by the Badgers. The Mustangs have an overall record of 3-2 and currently sit at fifth in district.
In the third quarter, Natalia completely shut out the Badgers’ offense.
“Our defense did a great job of flying to the football and getting to the quarterback,” Head coach Jason Reynolds said. “That was the defense that we have seen all season. We were playing with a lot of confidence and I know we will get that from our guys moving forward.”
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Warhorses drop final non-district matchup vs Marble Falls

Warhorse #22 Payten Edwards evades the defense against Marble Falls. Photo by Brigid Howard.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
It was a long night for Warhorse football last Fridan night in Marble Falls. The Mustangs went up 29-0 before Devine got a couple of touchdowns late in the contest.
Marble Falls prevailed 34-14 as each team moves on to their district schedules to close out the season and chase the state playoffs.
Devine’s first test comes this Friday night as they take on the Carrizo Springs Wildcats at Warhorse Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7pm.
Marble Falls put together a long scoring drive to begin the game, taking the lead on Joaquin Aguilar’s 14-yard touchdown run. Aguilar also booted the extra point to give the Mustangs a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter.
Devine went on a nice drive of their own on their first opportunity, but after eating up the rest of the first quarter’s clock their drive stalled at the Mustang13 yard line on a 4th and 10 just moments into the second quarter.
Just as they had to start the game the Mustangs chewed up half the second quarter clock on their ensuing 87-yard touchdown scoring drive to go up 14-0.
Devine quarterback Karter Brown hit Michael Rodriguez with a 20 yard pass to set the ball up around midfield, but again the Warhorses were not able to convert a fourth and long situation and had to punt the ball back to the Mustangs with 2:06 to go before the break.
The Warhorse defense stepped up to the task to shut down the Mustangs next drive. On a third and long, secondary player Brody Lane broke up a long pass to force a Marble Falls punt.
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Arabians look to finish District 27-4A strong as playoffs

Varsity Arabians Rylie Wells, Emma McIver and Kyrie DuBose stand ready at the net while Bella Flores tosses up a serve in a thrilling match against Somerset. Photo by Moose Lopez.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Nothing says being overmatched like having 12 aces served against your team, and that is what happened to the Pearsall Lady Mavericks on September 30 against the Devine Arabians.
The Arabians battered the Lady Mavs 3-0 while winning in dominating fashion in each set. Devine won set one 25-11 then it just got worse for Pearsall after that as the Arabians won set…LOGIN TO CONTINUE READING at www.devinenewsmembers.com. You will get instant access to our full E-edition, and begin getting the newspaper delivered to your home next week for $36 a year in Medina County. Support important local city, county, and school news like this!

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DPS Suspends Issuance of Certain Commercial Driver Licenses

AUSTIN – As of today, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has suspended the issuance of certain commercial driver licenses (CDLs) in compliance with an emergency rule change by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
The department is now suspending the issuance of non-domicile CDLs and all CDLs to non-citizens who are refugees, asylees or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients as of today, Sept. 29, 2025. This suspension also impacts the issuance of non-domicile commercial learners permits (CLPs) and CLPs for non-citizen refugees, asylees and DACA recipients. The department has never issued any type of license to asylum seekers who have not been approved for lawful presence.
Effective immediately, CDL/CLPs will not be issued, renewed or reissued if a customer falls under the non-domicile, refugee, asylee or DACA categories. Customers with a pending issuance will not be allowed to continue any written or skills testing until the services for non-domicile CDL/CLP are reinstated.
The department will continue to update license holders and Texans as it works with FMCSA to comply with the new rules. More information will be posted on the DPS website, https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/commercial-driver-license.
This action is a part of the department’s ongoing commitment to keeping Texas roads safe. Earlier this month, Governor Abbott directed DPS Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Troopers and inspectors to begin conducting English Language Proficiency reviews for commercial vehicle drivers on Texas roads.

Shooting near Lytle

A young lady sadly lost her life in a reported shooting incident in Atascosa near Lytle this past Monday. We were unable to obtain any additional information before going to press.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office at 210-335-6000 or email them at BCSOTIPS@BEXAR.ORG.

Flores, Buvinghausen crowned at Homecoming

Devine High School’s Bella Flores and TJ Buvinghausen were crowned Homecoming King and Queen at the football game Friday night. Here’s a fun historical fact that not many know: Devine’s first homecoming queen was Mary Jane Dennis (1951), and her crown was crafted by her mama who used a piece of foil from a cereal box! Dennis now resides in San Saba with the love of her life, George and loves to tell the sweet tale.

Armed Robbery investigation

Authorities are currently investigating and reviewing footage of this armed robbery that occurred at 402 W Leona Street in Dilley this past Monday, September 29 around 11:30 PM.
If you have any information or tips regarding this Armed Robbery which occurred in Dilley, please contact 830-965-2113 or Frio County Dispatch at 830-505-7153 option 2.

Cyrus One… County schedules action on 80% tax abatement supporting another new data center proposal

One speaker asked for the Medina County commissioners to make their own positions on the project clear. “I’m not talking about what you’re getting back in jobs and taxes,” the speaker asked. “I’m talking about impact to the county of Medina. Do you feel it’s worth $5 million?”

By Anton Riecher
High tech data center projects continue to spread across Medina County with the commissioners’ court scheduled to vote Nov. 3 on a proposed 80 percent property tax abatement for a $600 million facility to be built west of Castroville.
Backed by Dallas-based CyrusOne, this latest digital infrastructure data center is the eighth such project either proposed or under actual construction in the county.
Precinct 2 Commissioner Larry Sittre referred to the pending agreement being negotiated with CyrusOne as “one of the best ones we’ve seen so far.”
The new CyrusOne site, located approximately 3.75 miles west of Castroville, will be the home of a 500,000 square-foot data center facility. Plans allow for the construction of a second such structure at the site in the more distant future.
At the commissioners meeting Sept. 22, the court voted unanimously to designate the 244-acre site located in precinct 2 between U.S. 90 and County Road 4516 as a reinvestment zone under Chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code. Commissioners took similar action in January with regard to the Project Cinco data center under construction near Lytle.
A reinvestment zone is an agreement between a taxpayer, typically a business, and a local taxing unit such as the county that exempts or abates from taxation all or part of the increase in the value of real property and/or tangible personal property.
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