Will Del Rio join a Rio Grande Joint Venture
Ten conservation colleagues gathered in the Ramada Inn to discuss a new Rio Grande Joint Venture. The article outlines the corridor’s 1200 miles of habitat from Brownsville to Juarez, noting threats from exotics and the rise of ecotourism as a unifying effort across federal state and local partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Rio
Conservation of
Texas Wildlife
Ramada Inn
Rio Grande
U.S
Mexico
Brownsville
Matamoros
Nuevo Laredo
Laredo
Piedras Negras
Eagle Pass
Acufia
Juarez
el Paso
Big Bend National Park
Lower
Rio Grande Valley
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
USFWS
Prairie
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
United States
County groundwater district expands board and election month
Val Verde County moves from five to seven directors for the proposed groundwater conservation district and shifts director elections from May to November to boost turnout. The Del Rio city water allocation remains at no less than 15 000 acre feet per year, a point unresolved in the latest draft.
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del Rio
Robert “Beau” Nettleton
Val Verde County
Val Verde County Water Board
Water Board
Val Verde County Commissioners Court
Nettleton
Commissioners Court
Jesus Ortiz
Water District
Ortiz
Appraisal District Delays Delay County Budget Planning
Val Verde County Commissioners Court debated the appraisal district budget after delays in providing data to set the upcoming tax rate. County Auditor Frank Lowe cited late information and ongoing valuation changes as factors lowering current tax collection percentages from the historic 96 percent. The public hearing on the rate was postponed due to missing appraisal district figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val Verde County
Val Verde County Commissioners Court
County Commissioners Court
Frank Lowe
Mike L. Fernandez
Commissioners Court
Lowe
Undeclared currency seized at Del Rio port of entry
U S Customs and Border Protection officers seized 237975 in undeclared currency during an outbound examination at Del Rio International Bridge. Driver Sergio Mendoza 25 a Mexican national from Del Rio was arrested on bulk cash smuggling and failure to report currency charges. ICE agents presented Mendoza before a federal magistrate.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection
International Bridge
CBP
del Rio International Bridge
Sergio Mendoza
del Rio
U.S
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Aldo Leopold
Sand County
Venture
Edward
BCRO
Gulf Coastal Plain
Whyan
BCRE
Cash
Sports
Vol
Bedell
Ave. del Rio
Texas
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