Maverick County News

The first well, Chittim 1-H, was successfully drilled to a total measured depth of 12,000 feet including an approximate 4,000 foot of horizontal lateral section in the Pearsall shale.

More areas that flooded in a South Texas border county have reopened after weekend storms dumped 17 inches of rain on Eagle Pass.

More than a foot of rain dumped in South Texas forced evacuations in Maverick County but the weather has eased and some shelters closed.

Residents in Maverick County were evacuated from their homes and rescued from rooftops in the middle of the night as flood waters crept back up hours after low-lying areas were already swamped by heavy rains.

The consistent, heavy rain experienced across South Texas continued Friday, as over a half-foot of rain fell over the Eagle Pass area.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- A flash flood warning has been issued for Dimmit County, Kinney County, Maverick County, Uvalde County, and Zavala County.

A South Texas businessman has been indicted on bribery charges related to nearly $600,000 worth of concrete work for Maverick County.

The former Maverick County Waste Authority general manager has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $62,000 by forging county checks.

A statement from the U.S. attorney's office says former Maverick County Commissioner Roberto Bainet Heredia has pleaded guilty to receiving a bribe.