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Deadline Dec. 8th

The following Medina County elected offices are up for election in the March 3, 2026 primary and the general election in November 2026.

-Medina County Judge
-Medina County Court at Law Judge
-District Clerk
-County Clerk
-County Treasurer
-County Surveyor
-County Commissioner (Precincts 2 and 4)
-Justices of the Peace

Anyone interested in signing up to run for those positions should know the sign up starts on Saturday, November 8, 2025 and ends on December 8, 2025 at 6:00pm. 
The fees associated with each position can be found on the Texas Secretary of State’s website. 
Please contact your party chair or go onto your party’s website for more information.

The flag bearers are:  Army Flag- Jerry Rogers; Navy Flag – George Redus Jr in honor of his Father who was in the Navy;  Coast Guard –  Jerry Jass for his son, Jacob Jass who is on active duty; Marine Corps- Rudy Juarez; Air Force Flag – Senior Airman Reagan Juarez, Active Duty (had just returned from Deployment); POW/MIA – Jaime Gomez

Pictured above is key note speaker Lenor Hackanoise. Photos by Moose Lopez.

Hands over hearts…the community celebrates love of our great country and everything it stands for while honoring and remembering the men and women who have stepped up to serve and protect the freedoms we hold so dear. Photos by Moose Lopez.

Jennifer Alpard, a member of Lone Star Circle of Life cyclists team, is riding in honor and memory of Devine man Adrian Camarillo, who unselfishly gave the “gift of life” through organ donation in 1994 at age of 18.
Alpard and her team members arrived this past weekend, near Fredericksburg to meet Adrian’s mom, Mary Jane Balderrama, of Devine, as her cyclist team tours to raise awareness for organ and tissue donation.
Alpard is a practicing PA at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and has seen first-hand the miracle and impact of organ donation.
Despite a very high public opinion of organ donation, 13 to 17 people pass away while awaiting an organ transplant each day on average.
Please go to Texas Organ sharing alliance website for any questions and to sign up to be a donor. Your driver’s license will show a red heart when you’re registered. Thank you!

The Devine Garden Club is proud to announce plans for a Blue Star Memorial to honor the men and women of the Armed Forces who have defended the United States of America. This national program began in 1944 to pay tribute to those serving during World War II and has since grown to honor all U.S. military personnel, past, present, and future.
The Garden Club hopes to install the memorial at one of the four corners in Devine that they lovingly maintain. The cost of each memorial, produced exclusively by Sewah Studios, is $2,400.00, and the club is seeking community support to help bring this lasting tribute to our town. The Devine Garden Club is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Those wishing to contribute may send donations to: Devine Garden Club, P.O. Box 682, Devine, TX 78016.

The City of Devine announced that they have gone out for bids on a new water well. “This is for the brand new well the city is digging behind the Warhorse Tower. This is a 500K grant from the Texas Water Development Board,” said David Jordan, Devine City Administrator. “The city bought an acre of land from the Devine ISD right behind the Warhorse Tower in order to dig this new well.”
The City of Devine will receive sealed bids for TxCDBG Contract No. CDV23-0290 New Water Well until 2:30 p.m. on December 2nd, 2025 at City Hall – 303 S. Teel, Devine TX 78016, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Bids are invited for several items and quantities of work as follows: Furnish and install one new water well including drilling and casing, installation of well pump and motor, concrete well pad, well discharge…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!

Natalia, Texas — Natalia Independent School District is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Lloyd Verstuyft, Ed.D. as the district’s Interim Superintendent. Dr. Verstuyft brings more than three decades of experience in Texas public education and a strong commitment to student success, educator development, and community engagement.
Dr. Verstuyft dedicated 33 years to the Southwest Independent School District (SWISD), where he served in multiple leadership roles, including 13 years as Superintendent before retiring in 2023. Under his leadership, SWISD achieved notable academic success, completed six successful bond programs totaling over $630 million, and expanded access to high-quality educational facilities.
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By Anton Riecher
As incentive to snare the region’s latest proposed digital data center, Medina County commissioners voted unanimously Monday to approve an abatement totaling 80 percent of the county maintenance and operation taxes due during the initial 10 years of the $600 million CyrusOne project near Castroville.
County Judge Keith Lutz forecast that the action will mean $78.9 million in revenue for the county and other taxing entities during the project’s first decade.
“Just for clarity to make sure everybody understands, this is 80 percent of the maintenance and operations (M&O) portion of our taxes only,” Lutz said.
The abatement excludes the county’s farm-to-market tax rate and the ad valorem tax levy for payment of debt services.
A motion by Precinct 2 Commissioner David Lynch to approve the tax abatement was seconded by Precinct 3 Commissioner Larry Sittre.
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.
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The Natalia High School senior class will be hosting a Turkey Trot 5K on November 8th at the NHS gym. Check in will start at 9 am with the bike ride beginning at 9:30 am and the 5K at 10 am.
Register by October 31 and get a free T-shirt and burger in a bag. To register go to https://square.link/u/xFPMsv00
The run will be $30 per person which will include a T-shirt and burger bag. The bike ride will be $20 per person and will also include a T-shirt and burger bag.