Free play at Del Rio High School on teenage pregnancy themes
A free performance schedule in Del Ro High School Little Theater highlights the realities of teen pregnancy with local talent and Texas Department of Health Chihuahua Facility staff. Showtimes include 10:30 a.m. 1:00 2:15 3:30 and 4:45 p.m. Donations support the boy’s medical expenses.
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del Ro
Texas Department of Health
Chihuahua
San Antonio
Christopher Lee Jones
del Rio
Methodist Hospital
Lori Storts
Christopher
Storts
Ave. B
del Rio National Bank
Counties and Del Rio City Work Through Budgets
County administrator Oscar San Miguel Sr. says department heads and commissioners now submit wish lists with justification, while workshops help shape the county budget due October 1. Del Rio aims to present a city budget by mid August with revisions and workshops planned into September.
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Oscar San Miguel Sr
San Miguel
Vernon
City of del Rio
del Rio
Florencio Sauceda
Sauceda
King
Senate approves 95 million for Texas border stations
A Senate Appropriations subcommittee voted 95 million to refurbish four border stations and build new ones at eight Texas crossings into Mexico. Funds cover Juarez Lincoln Bridge in Laredo, Brownsville, Del Rio, Columbia, West Laredo, Ysleta, Los Indios, and Bridge of the Americas El Paso, plus related work and security enhancements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Texas
Mexico
Treasury, Postal Service and
General Government
Senate Appropriations Committee
Brownsville
Columbia
Los Indios
Ysleta
Lloyd Bentsen
Bentsen
Juarez-Lincoln
Border Station
Laredo
del Rio
West Laredo
Head football coach arrested for public intoxication
David R. Evans the head football coach of a high school and Gerald Randolph Winn were arrested near the International Bridge after a border check stopped a truck driven by Evans. Both men face misdemeanor charges, with Evans later claiming officers took money and produced a 272 receipt from the Lettermens Club. Evans and the athletic director were in Houston for a statewide coaching seminar. Evans hired in January and previously served as a defensive coach in Harlingen. The district will review the case and decide on potential disciplinary action after formal complaints are filed.
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David R. Evans
International Bridge
Evans
Gerald Randolph Winn
del Rio
U.S
Winn
Rio
Don Kirtley
Charles Bruce
Julis
Lettermens Club
Steve Webb
Howie Garcia
Houston
Harlingen
Ernesto Tijerina
Del Rio weigh in on new disability rights law impact
Del Rio officials and residents weigh the new federal disability rights act enacted July 13. The measure extends protections in employment and public accommodations, with compliance tied to federal and state grants. City managers discuss accessibility upgrades for parks and the proposed transportation center and whether trolley buses must accommodate wheelchairs.
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del Rio
George Bush
Congress
Carlos Martinez
Southern Pacific Railroad
Martinez
Gloria Valdes
Valdez
Ex-offender Robbins champions Project RIO in Del Rio
Robbins, a former inmate who spent 27 years in prison, credits employment via Project RIO with transforming lives. He cites 27,000 ex-offenders placed and 60 Texas cities served, urging local businesses to hire ex-offenders to reduce crime and prison costs.
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Carl Robbins
Robbins
Texas Employment Commission
del Rio
Dallas
Houston
Texas
Project Rio
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Robert C. Byrd
Christopher Dodd
D. Coan
Byrd
Arizona
House
Armed Services Committee
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Galveston
Coast Guard
Galveston Bay
Abby
del Rio Downs
Achilles
E. Yandell
EL Paso
Poe
Hoods
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