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Warhorse offense stalls late in 60-58 setback

Varsity Warhorse #11 Bo Wheeler soars for the floater during Devine’s game against Pearsall. Photo by Brigid Howard.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
While not flawless, the first 28 minutes of Devine’s game against district-leading Pleasanton saw the Horses getting the better end of the stick as they led 58-50 after Mason Beaver’s corner three with 4:08 to go in the final frame.
However, scoring went silent for Devine as those were the last points the Warhorses registered as the Eagles fought back for the 60-58 win.
The turnover bug hit Devine hard in this one as each player committed at least two miscues. The Horses finished with 20 as a team and the Eagles turned those mistakes into 16 points
Devine won the shooting percentage stat 47% to 40%, but the Eagles grabbed 14 offensive rebounds and turned those into 20 second chance points.
Mason Beaver had a team-high 23 points to go along with 5 steals while Christian Beaver chipped in 13 points. Tanner Davis led in rebounding with 9 and Karson Ray had 8.
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What’s coming in 2030?

See the listing of rural roads set to be worked on for Medina County as well as Frio and Atascosa along with maps on page 8 and 9. Note: projects at various locations are not shown on maps. The Public Comment meeting for each county is as shown below. Maps courtesy of TxDot.

TxDot to present 4-year plan for rural roadwork, Public Comments Welcome…

By Kayleen Holder
Editor
The community is invited to attend meetings in the following counties to participate and learn more about TxDot’s projects in Medina, Atascosa, Frio, Bandera, Kendall, Kerr, McMullen, Uvalde and Wilson Counties. The presentation outlines projects planned from 2027 through 2030.
Purpose: The purpose of this meeting is to provide information and receive comments on which transportation projects may be coming to your area.
You can also submit public comments by email or by mail as outlined below.

Public comments on the draft plan may be submitted in the following ways:
If you would like to have your feedback to be included in the official public meeting record, all comments must be postmarked or otherwise received by Friday, April 10, 2026.
• By Email: to Ivonne.delarosa@txdot.gov, Attention: Rural TIP.
• By Mail:
TxDOT San Antonio District
Attn: Rural TIP
4615 Northwest Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78229
All comments must be postmarked or otherwise received by Friday, April 10, 2026.

In-person presentation meeting details
TX Dot’s San Antonio District will present the 2027 – 2030 Rural Transportation Improvement Program (Rural TIP) at the dates and local locations below:
Medina County Commissioner Court
Monday, Jan. 26, 2026
9 a.m.
Medina County Courthouse
Annex. 1300 Avenue M (Room 165),
Hondo, TX 78861

Frio County Commissioner Court
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026
3 p.m.
Frio County Courthouse
500 East San Antonio Street,
Pearsall, TX 78061

Atascosa County Commissioner Court
Monday, March 9, 2026
9 a.m.
Atascosa County Courthouse
1 Courthouse Circle Dr. Suite 203,
Jourdanton, TX 78026

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Medina County Jr. Livestock Show in progress

Check out the Medina County Jr. Livestock Show this week!

Hundreds of local students are seeing their hardwork come to fruition as they compete in the Medina County Jr. Livestock Show in Hondo this week.
The Premium Sale will be this Saturday, Jan.24. Buyer registration will start at 9:30am and the Sale will be at 11am. See schedule on page 3.

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Sanchez All-State

Esai Sanchez, a senior Warhorse Band member earned his first trip to perform in the Texas All-State Symphonic Band.

Esai Sanchez, a member of the Devine High School Warhorse Band has qualified to rehearse and perform with the 2026 Texas All-State Symphonic Band. Esai will perform on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at San Antonio’s Henry B. González Convention Center, during the 2026 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention.
Esai was chosen for this prestigious honor through a competitive process held this year across the state at District, Region, and Area levels. Esai is a student of Bert Sanchez (his dad) and plays at school under the direction of Mr. Bert Sanchez, who is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association, a 20,400+ member organization headquartered in Austin. This is Esai’s first time to perform as a member of a TMEA All-State organization. Esai is the child of Humberto (Bert) and Monica Sanchez.
High school students selected to perform in All-State concerts have competed through auditions to qualify at the state level. All-State is the highest honor a Texas music student can achieve. Students are selected through a multi-level adjudication process that begins with about 60,000 students from around the state vying for this honor to perform in one of 18 ensembles. Texas Music Educators Association sponsors the Texas All-State competition.
This competitive process begins throughout the state in auditions hosted by 33 TMEA Regions. Individual musicians perform selected music for a panel of judges who rank each instrument or voice part. From this ranking, a select group of musicians advances from their Region to compete against musicians from other areas in eight TMEA Area competitions. The highest-ranking musicians judged at the TMEA Area competitions qualify to perform in a TMEA All-State music group.
Only the top 3% of musicians who initially audition become All-State musicians. Directed by nationally recognized conductors, All-State students participate in four days of rehearsals during the TMEA Clinic/Convention. Their performances for thousands of attendees bring this extraordinary event to a close.
For the All-State concert and conductor information, go to the Performances section of tmea.org/convention.

CAMPSEY TO LEAD WARHORSE FB

Former Warhorse QB, Campsey is happy to be wearing maroon and gold again. Coaching against the Warhorses was one of the hardest things he’s ever had to do, he said with a smile. Above are: Jacob Campsey, his wife Jenah and their kiddos Emerie and Levy.

Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
Devine ISD has turned to one of its own to guide the Warhorses forward, naming Jacob Campsey as the new Head Football Coach. The announcement reunites Campsey with the program he helped lead to three postseason runs during his high school career.
A 2006 graduate of Devine High School, Campsey was a standout athlete for the Warhorses, playing quarterback and outside linebacker and a vocal leader. Teammates and coaches recall his intense preparation, fundamental knowledge of the game, and on-field leadership that foreshadowed his future in coaching.
In 2003, Campsey and his team finished the regular season 5-5 before going on to win the first two rounds of the state playoffs before bowing out in the third round to finish his first full season on varsity at 7-6.
In 2004, Campsey’s junior year, the Warhorses finished the regular season at 9-1 then once again won the first two rounds of the playoffs before finishing that season 11-2.
At that time, everyone in Devine was beyond excited about what the 2005 campaign had in store for Warhorse football. The community’s expectations for excellence, including district championships and playoff runs, is something that is commonplace now.
Devine had an 8-2 regular season in ’05, two more playoff wins, and a final record of 10-3. With these three great, consecutive playoff runs, the high expectations of Warhorse Nation were now in full effect!
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Valero recieves maximum possible sentence for beating, torturing multiple women

By Medina County District Attorney’s Office:
Dennis L. Valero, 33, of San Antonio was sentenced to twenty years in prison, the maximum possible sentence, following a Motion to Adjudicate on an Aggravated Assault Causing Serious Bodily Injury in the 454th District Court.
On July 9, 2022, Dennis Valero brutally beat his girlfriend at the time, A.L., causing two brain bleeds, and a broken nose and orbital socket. She required surgery and implementation of a metal plate under her left eye to restore her eye socket and cheek bone. He was driving her car at the time and engaged in an accident to attempt to make it seem as if her injuries were caused by the crash.
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Negotiations continue…Lytle council rejects bank proposal to bring $7 M dollars in investment pool back home, mayor breaks tie

By Anton Riecher
Lytle Mayor Ruben Gonzalez cast the deciding vote Jan. 12 to effectively kill proposed action to transfer $7.1 million in city funds placed with a well-known state government investment pool back to its original home at Lytle State Bank.
Instead, the council voted to table further action until a future council meeting to allow bank officers and City Administrator Zachary Meadows to negotiate favorable terms for the suggested transfer of nearly $2 million of the total invested by the city with TexPool.
“Is that an option to work through this?” Gonzalez asked the bank officials, noting that a large portion of that new deposit is scheduled to cover major infrastructure projects over the coming year.
TexPool, overseen by the state comptroller, is the largest public funds investment pool in the state, created for local governments to combine funds for safer, higher-yielding investments. The pool provides investment services to more than

Lytle council amends drought fees to discourage high water usage

By Anton Riecher
By a 4-0 vote, the Lytle City Council amended the drought fee utility rate schedule originally passed in August to discourage high usage during periods of mandatory water restrictions.
City Administrator Zachary Meadows told the council at its Jan. 12 meeting that the city staff grew concerned that the amounts charged in the lowest tiers of the drought fee schedule might have an adverse effect on customers.
“It really wasn’t fair across the board when you really look at the numbers,” Meadows said. “What I really think the main objective tonight should be is coming up with a more equitable charge across the board.”
A drought fee is an additional fee imposed by a city-owned water utility on customers during severe water shortages, designed to discourage high water usage and enforce conservation. Under Stage 4 restrictions, the fee for between 3,001-to10,000 gallons is $25, rising by tiers to $250 for over 100,000 gallons.
Under the amended structure proposed by Meadows the drought fee for 3,001-to-10,000 gallons of water used would drop from $25 to $5. From 10,001-to-25,000 gallons the fee will drop from $30 to $10. However, the additional charge for 25,000-to-50,000 would increase from $40 to $50 with further increases in the next four ascending tiers in the schedule.
Meadows said the drought fees are the result of mandatory pumping restrictions invoked on municipalities by the Edwards Aquifer Authority due to ongoing drought conditions.
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Pyron addresses Current Events Club on library programs

Tuesday, 01/13/26, The Current Events Club had their monthly meeting hosted by Sarah McAlpin, Judy Eaddy, Cathy Mechler, Miriam Lopez, Debbie Randall and Sessie Franceschini. The program for the day was an overview of events held by the Driscoll Public Library given by Stacy Pyron. Many events are open to the public and some are held for age specific. They have crafting after hours, Lego club, planner club, story time for children, and sit & stitch.
The meeting attendees also held discussion how Wreaths Across America went in December. The wreaths were removed on January 10th.
The next meeting will be February 10, 2026, if you are interested in attending, please contact Linda Kreinhop 713-562-7504.