CORPUS CHRISTI – School will soon be back in session and La Palmera is ready for shoppers with a special back-to-school scavenger hunt as well as the annual state sales tax holiday weekend Aug. 5–7.
CORPUS CHRISTI – The Port of Corpus Christi achieved its best quarter and best first half in the Port’s 100-year history, this month. In Q2 2022, the Port moved a record 46.4 million tons, eclipsing the prior record quarter (Q4 2021) by 4.8 percent.
Estela G. Salas of Alice, Texas, passed away July 19, 2022, in Alice, Texas. She was born December 22, 1931, in Falfurrias, Brooks County, Texas to Hilario and Enemencia Morales Garcia. Estela married the love of her life, Gavino Salas, on July 20, 1947, and they enjoyed 73 years together. She was a homemaker all her life. She raised a family of five and made sure everyone attended school with clean clothes and their homework. Once Gavino retired, they started off each morning with a walk around the neighborhood. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gavino; her parents; an infant son, Arturo Salas; son-in-law, Roel Ruiz; grandson Alberto Salas; brothers Julian M. Garcia, Hilario Garcia, Jr., Jose M. Garcia, Gilberto M. Garcia, and Rodolfo M. Garcia; and sister Consuelo G. Garza. She is survived by her sons Alejo (Alma) Salas, Armando (Anna) Salas, and Arturo (Norma) Salas all of Alice; her daughters Melba S. Ruiz and Melissa Salas of Alice; several grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren; brother Alfredo Sam (Carolina) Garcia; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held Friday, July 22, 2022, from 8:30 to 9 a.m. at Rosas Funeral Home, 1215 West Front St., Alice, Texas. A rosary will be recited at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Alice, Texas at 10:00 A.M. Burial to follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Falfurrias, Texas. Pallbearers will be David A. Gonzalez, Jr., Ernesto Salas, Alejo Salas, Jr., A.J. Salas, Joshua Peña, and Gilberto Garcia, Jr.
It is with a heavy heart that the family of Jaime Villarreal announces his passing from this earth on July 11, 7, 2022, at his home in Alice TX, surrounded by family. Jaime fought a courageous 3-year battle with cancer. Jaime was born to Pedro Villarreal Jr. and Dianna Rivera Villarreal on August 24, 1968, in San Bernardino, California. He graduated from Alice High School in 1986 and attended Texas A&I university in Kingsville Texas. He briefly worked for Schlumberger Technologies before beginning his career with Coastal Refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas. Coastal Refinery which later became Valero Refinery, where Jaime remained, and achieved the position of Shift Superintendent. Jaime enjoyed his work and made many friendships throughout his 30 years at the refinery. Jaime enjoyed watching football, cooking, barbecuing, hunting, and being at the family ranch with friends and family. He was a truly kind and generous person, with a personality that always made you smile. Jaime will be dearly missed by those who knew him. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Pedro and Emilia P. Villarreal, Sr. and Juan N. and Lilia G. Rivera. He is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Sharon Chavez Villarreal, his four children, Erika (Leon) Villarreal Gonzalez, Jaime Miguel (Michelle) Villarreal, Sylvia Laughlin, and Sarena Villarreal, and five grandchildren, Bailynn, Aaden, and Elco Villarreal and Elle and Levin Gonzalez; all of Alice Texas. Jaime is also survived by his parents, Pedro and Dianna Rivera Villarreal, Jr., and his brother, Javier (Marisela) Villarreal of Alice, Texas. It is difficult to say goodbye, and the time spent with Jaime will be forever cherished. He was loved so dearly and will be forever missed. There will be a private Memorial Mass in celebration of his life at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Alice, TX at 10:00 A.M. on Friday July 29, 2022.
NEW YORK (AP) — Long dreamed about and in development for longer than the big league career of the man it honors, the Jackie Robinson Museum opened Tuesday in Manhattan with a gala ceremony attended by the 100-year-old wife of the barrier-breaking ballplayer and two of his children.
As summer slowly comes to an end and stores start bringing back to school supplies out, many parents wonder if their child(ren) will be safe at school. In regards to constant school shootings across the nation, it is understandable how parents can be a little hesitant to send their kids off for eight hours a day with little to no contact with their children during that time.
It’s about to be marching season, and the section leaders of this year’s Alice High School marching band have been hard at work in preparation. The group meets each morning to practice marching skills as they prepare for to astonish Coyote fans.
A great group of young men represented the Coastal Bend as they won the Rio Sports Live Showcase Championship in Raymondville. Roster: Jerrick Guzman-Alice Matt Ortiz-Alice Ryan Galvan-Alice Aidan Garcia-Alice Tony De La Cruz-Santa Getrudis Nick Reyes-Vets Matthew Martinez-Carroll Nic Mitridis-Carroll Deacon Sheffield-Ingleside Dylan Ried-Ingleside Ruben Rendon-Bishop Shane Ryan-Benavides Ryan Garza-Premont Coaches Javier Guzman and Steve Galvan .
Unscrupulous contractors can create countless issues for the homeowners unlucky enough to be tricked into hiring their services, especially for large, expensive projects such as asphalt paving. BBB Scam Tracker has received numerous reports of homeowners who, after hiring a contractor to install or renovate their pavement, end up with unsatisfactory results or nothing at all.
AUSTIN – Texas needs more Registered Accessibility Specialists (RASes). Although 2,000+ construction projects are registered statewide with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), only 545 people are licensed to review and inspect those projects to ensure that the projects are designed and constructed to comply with the Texas Accessibility Standards.