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ZAPATA COUNTY
NORTH KOREA TENSION
Residents receive water boil notice
US to test missile next week Kim Jong Un has yet to test his ICBM By Robert Burns ASSOCIATED PRE SS
TCEQ asks locals to boil water before consumption By César G. Rodriguez TH E ZAPATA T IME S
Last weekend’s storm damaged a pump leaving people without water and prompted a water boil notice by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. “Residents of Zapata
County, we had a lightning strike last night that disabled our pumping station on the lake. (The) Waterworks Department has installed an emergency diesel pump and is already operational,” Zapata County Judge Joe Rathmell posted on his Facebook on Zapata continues on A11
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In this photo, several volunteers help distribute over 5,000 gallons of water.
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OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC CHURCH
TRUMP/RUSSIA PROBE
Kushner ready for FBI
WASHINGTON — Preparing for North Korea’s growing threat, the Pentagon will try to shoot down an intercontinentalrange missile for the first time in a test next week. The goal is to more closely simulate a North Korean ICBM aimed at the U.S. homeland, officials said Friday The American interceptor has a spotty track record, succeeding in nine of 17 attempts against missiles of less-then-in-
tercontinental range since 1999. The most recent test, in June 2014, was a success, but that followed three straight failures. The system has evolved from the multibilliondollar effort triggered by President Ronald Reagan’s 1983 push for a “Star Wars” solution to ballistic missile threats during the Cold War — when the Soviet Union was the only major worry. North Korea is now the focus of U.S. efforts because its leader, Kim Jong Un, has vowed to field a nuclear-armed missile capa-
LAW ENFORCEMENT HONORED AT BLUE MASS
Investigators look into allegations of harming Clinton’s presidential campaign By Eric Tucker And Eileen Sullivan A S S OCIAT E D PRE SS
WASHINGTON — If the FBI wants to talk to Jared Kushner about his Russian contacts, they won’t have to track down the president’s son-in-law. Amid reports the FBI is scrutinizing Kushner’s encounters, his lawyer says he stands ready to talk to federal investigators as well as Congress about his contacts and his role in Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. Federal investigators and several congressional Kushner committees are looking into Russia-Trump campaign connections, including allegations that there may have been collaboration to help Trump and harm his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. “The FBI tries to be thorough in their investigations,” said defense lawyer Edward MacMahon, who is not involved in the case. “If it’s been publicly reported that he met with Russians, and the investigation has to do with administration officials meeting with Russians, well, then, they’ll probably want to talk to everybody.” Kushner was a trusted Trump adviser last year, overseeing the campaign’s digital strategy, and remains an influential confidant within the White House. One likely area of interest for investigators would be Kushner’s own meetings with Russians, given that such encounters with a variety of Trump associates are at the root of the sprawling probe, now overseen by former FBI director Robert Mueller.
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Staff and law enforcement personnel from the Zapata County Sheriff’s Office pose for a photo outside Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Tuesday.
First responders, fire and rescue and public safety workers were commended for their service By César G. Rodriguez THE ZAPATA TIME S
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he Zapata County Sheriff’s Office held a Blue Mass on Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in commemoration of National Police Week. Blue Mass is a ceremony
for first responders and people in law enforcement, fire and rescue, and public safety who put their life in harm’s way for the good of the community, according to the Sheriff’s Office. “I want to express my deepest gratitude to every first responder for all the sacrifices you make daily by putting your lives on the line
for your families, citizens and the community,” said Sheriff’s Office Chief Raymundo Del Bosque Jr. “I also want to say ‘thank you’ to Sheriff Alonso M. Lopez and all my brothers and sisters in blue from The Zapata County Sheriff's Office for everything you do for Zapata County. I am hoping people will appreciate you
and your duties and not take you for granted.” Del Bosque added, “We are all human, but we are the few chosen ones that make tremendous sacrifices to serve this great community and the beautiful County of Zapata.” Del Bosque said in the statement he commended those who willingly make the ultimate sacrifice and put their lives on line to save the lives of those in need. “A special ‘thanks’ to our Zapata County Sheriff’s deputies, investigators, detention officers, dispatchers, and all other employee's for their commitment,” he stated.