EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) - Officials say six people were killed when severe storms spawned a tornado that struck a small community near the Mexican border last night.

Eagle Pass Fire Chief Roy Delacruz says the six people were reportedly in one home. The tornado took the greatest toll on the unincorporated areas of Maverick County known as Loma Linda, Chula Vista and Rosita Valley.

The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado struck a few miles south of Eagle Pass, about 150 miles southwest of San Antonio, just after 7 p-m

Eagle Pass Mayor Chad Foster says the tornado destroyed Rosita Valley Elementary School, more than 20 homes and the Eagle Pass municipal sewer treatment plant. Nobody was in the school when the tornado hit.

Delacruz says more than 200 emergency responders, including National Guard units attached to the Border Patrol, were conducting search and rescue efforts in the area.

Foster says the Eagle Pass hospital received 74 injured patients. Four patients in critical condition were transported to other regional hospitals, four patients were admitted locally and 32 were discharged. The Eagle Pass school district canceled today's classes.