City celebrates Cowboys victory in Brownsville revelry
Cowboys fans flooded Brownsville streets after the Super Bowl win with car caravans on Boca Chica Boulevard and Southmost, flags, noise, and home front yard celebrations. Neighbors toasted, barbecues burned rubber, and residents like Les Gracia and Ray and Nora Salinas joined the nationwide victory mood amid police directions and crowded pubs.
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Cowboys
Packers
Torres
Abelardo Rangel Jr
Dallas
Ranger House
Rangel
Esperanza Salazar
Salazar
Farmers rethink irrigation amid Rio Grande water shortage
In the Rio Grande Valley a long term drought squeezes farm water. Agriculture uses 89 percent of supplies while open ditches waste water. Officials push conservation and cheaper saves like drip irrigation and micro jet sprin klers, noting costs and cotton recovery as farmers face tougher choices.
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Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande
Amistad
Falcon
James Kowis
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Senate leaders press for new balanced budget effort
Senate leaders urged Congress to try a bipartisan seven year path to balance the budget before resorting to Gingrich’s piecemeal savings and tax cuts. Lott said growing Senate support for a bipartisan plan is evidence they are close. He criticized Gingrich’s plan as too small and said more must be done.
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House
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Senate
Trent Lott
Gingrich
Clinton
NBC
Meet the Press
Newsroom Visitor Declares Viva Los Cowboys in Weather Bulletin
Don Pedro walked into the newsroom and shouted Viva los Cowboys before leaving. The forecast notes mostly cloudy skies with highs in the 70s to 80s and mild overnight temperatures ranging from near 60 to the mid 60s.
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Viva Los
Los Fresnos Rodeo Draws 300 Participants This Weekend
The seventh annual Los Fresnos rodeo runs Friday through Sunday sanctioned by the PRCA. More than $50,000 in prizes, a western concert, fireworks, a parade led by Curtis Day, and a carnival and arts show are planned. Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the gate.
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Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
PRCA
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Valley Morning Star
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Los Fresnos Rodeo
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Levis
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Prca Rodeo Committee
Mexico
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