Category: Community

Aransas Pass high school pushes safety after bomb threat Aransas Pass schools plan to bring in more officers and make other security changes after a series of threats to the high school and an elementary school in the district. The high school was evacuated on Feb. 23 after a bomb threat was discovered written on a wall. That followed two other threats at Charlie Marshall Elementary School in recent days. Joey Fuentes, whose daughter attends school in Aransas Pass, frantically parked and ran to his daughter, who was waiting outside the school, to give her a hug after hearing about…

Colonia residents face obstacles at state, county levels Located down county roads is a collection of homes in what seems like overgrown pastures that form an unseen and underserved community. Daily life for residents of these communities, known as colonias, can be tough. Colonias, defined as small unincorporated pieces of land lacking basic services such as potable water, proper drainage, waste management and electricity, can often be unsafe and unsanitary. Lionel and Juanita Lopez have worked with these communities for more than 30 years. The Lopezes are advocates of the South Texas Colonia Initiative, which began in 2004. Fighting for…