Along with the rifles and other explosive material, Texas Rangers found a blue NIV Red Letter Edition Bible on the dash of the Oldsmobile. The presentation page indicated the Bible was presented to Dudley Vandergriff, agents said. Pecos police remain in a heightened state of readiness. Officials say they've received no reports of people gathering in Balmorhea, where the Republic has said it is planning a rally this morning. Rumors of McLaren supporters gathering in Balmorhea have not materialized, according to Pat Brigalba, a member of the Balmorhea Chamber of Commerce board of directors.
Strangers stick out like a sore thumb here.
Brijalba said the only unfamiliar faces he has seen recently in Balmorhea, a town with a population of only 765, belonged to members of crews conducting telephone and highway construction in the area. Pecos Chief of Police Troy Moore said he has cautioned his patrol officers to be extra careful. The dispatchers have been instructed to keep the office secure and if someone wants to come in that they don't know to call an officer to check the person out. Pecos patrolmen have also been instructed to check out suspicious vehicles by running license tag checks. The men arrested here yesterday were traveling in two vehicles loaded with rifles, military gear and rations.