Stephen F. Austin finally blinked in a tense stand-off with Strap Buckner and signaled on Jun. 10, 1831 that he would meet his stubborn adversary more than halfway.
Last year, I wrote an article like this, but I feel that playing a part in what makes us a better community is too important a subject to only write about once. So here is a little recycling effort of mine to keep community action on top of all our lists.
The following 22 cases were presented to the GRAND JURY and indicted as True Bills with no “No Bills” on May 15, 2025 : DAVID ERNEST WOERNDEL, 17, of Rockdale, 3rd Degree Felony, Possession of Controlled Substance 1-4 Grams DAMIAN LEE MACIAS, 21, of Austin, 2 counts, 3rd Degree Felony, Bail Jumping – Fail to Appear TERRI ANN FRANK, 65, of Rockdale, 2nd Degree Felony, Attack by Dog Resulting in Death JOEL LEE RUBIO, 61, of Rockdale, 2nd Degree Felony, Attack by Dog Resulting in Death ETHAN JAMIESON BELL, 21, of Hutto, State Jail Felony, Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle TRAVIS JOSEPH SLUSHER, 33, of Rockdale, 3rd Degree Felony, Indecency with Child – Exposes and 2 counts of 2nd Degree Felony, Indecency with Child – Contact RICHARD ALAN SHAFER, 64, of Rockdale, 3rd Degree Felony, Unlawful Possession of Firearm by Felon WILLIAM PAUL ELMORE, 24, of Cameron, State Jail Felony, Credit/ Debit Card Abuse BRYAN SCOTT LOPEZ, 36, of Rockdale, 1st Degree Felony, Arson STEVEN LEE BRYAN, 34, of Georgetown, 3rd Degree Felony, Possession of Controlled Substance 1-4 Grams and 3rd Degree Felony, Evading Arrest with Motor Vehicle CASSEY GENE GANDY, 37, of Ledbetter, 3rd Degree Felony, Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or More MATTHAUS DAVID EDWARD LOPEZ, 33, of Cameron, Assault Family Violence with Previous Conviction JOHN MICHAEL LEWIS, 60, of Cameron, State Jail Felony, Evading Arrest with Previous Conviction ELENA MARIE BEST, 23, of College Station, 3rd Degree Felony, Possession of Controlled Substance 1-4 Grams SILVANO CERVANTES, JR., 49, of Cameron, 1st Degree Felony, Aggravated Assault of Public Servant MICHELLE LYNETTE THUESEN, 48, of Bellville, 2nd Degree Felony, Possession of Controlled Substance 4-400 Grams LARRY DARNELL WHITE, II, 50, of Rockdale, 3rd Degree Felony, Possession of Controlled Substance 1-4 Grams MARCUS TULIO FLORES VILLEDA, 43, of Houston, 1st Degree Felony, Manufacture/Delivery of Controlled Substance 4-200 Grams
On Sunday, May 18, All Saints Episcopal Church welcomed these recipients of the All Saints Foundation Scholarship for the 2025-2026 school year. Pictured with Fr. Jeff Davis are: Heaven Castillo, Kenan Mingus, Bruce Jacoby, Wraina Wheeless, Vianney Tapia, and Emily Rodriguez. Also awarded, but unable to attend were Cade Hubnik, Kingstin Rodriguez, and Tessa Vaculin. Congratulations to all of the 2025 Cameron YOE graduates.