Today's Weather Report
Sunny skies prevail with light to moderate north northwest winds around 10 to 15 mph. Temperatures not specified but conditions remain clear and dry through the day. Expect a bright, pleasant day with calm evening tones and gentle air movement.
Phone upgrade gripes over small differences spark debate
A reader voices skepticism about replacing a working phone for a model with only marginal changes. The comment, captured on page 7A, reflects broader user reluctance to upgrade when existing devices function well.
Syria conflict stalls as Assad stays power amid mediation
Narrative cites Kerry echoing Obama that peace in Syria hinges on Assad's departure, while international mediation with Russia and Iran seeks to preserve the Syrian state and essential services like health and education amid post conflict concerns.
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Iran
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Del Rio Holiday Parade and First Friday Art Walk Set
The city hosts a Christmas Around the World parade at 6 p.m. December 4 with a route starting on Ogden Street and proceeding to South Main Street. Canyon Texas artist Gary Ward displays original western art at Lee-Bunch Studio Gallery 100 W Greenwood during the December 4 First Friday Art Walk from 7 to 10 p.m.
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Ogden Street
Main Street
Gary Ward
Canyon Texas
Lee-Bunch Studio Gallery
Greenwood
Mota
Andrew Scarbo
Ogden
South Main Streets
Nicholson Street
Scarbo
Escobar
Man charged with DWI after dozing at fast food drive thru
Mitchell Villalobos, 21, of 90 Don Pedro Drive, was arrested at 5 12 a m on Nov 26 after police found him asleep in a black Nissan at the Whataburger drive thru on Veterans Boulevard. An officer reported a strong odor of alcohol and an open beer case in the vehicle. Villalobos faced a DWI charge with a BAC above .15, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Mitchell Villalobos
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del Rio
Villalobos
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Emmanuel Lozano
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House to vote on No Child Left Behind rewrite
The House prepares to vote on a bipartisan rewrite of the 2002 No Child Left Behind law. It would keep annual reading and math testing for grades 3 through 8 and in high school but shift decision making to the states for using results to evaluate teachers and schools. The measure would end federal ties between test scores and teacher evaluations.
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Washington
Senate
Deadline for 2015 Christmas Parade entries approaches
Special to the News Herald Del Rio invites participants for the 2015 Christmas Parade with a Dec 4 noon deadline no entry fee. The parade begins Friday at 6 pm downtown with a Christ mas Around the World theme. Applications are at the Del Rio Civic Center.
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Texas governor slow on Cuba trip amid limited business deals
Governor Greg Abbott spent a dinner and private concert in Havana as he briefed in a Cuba trip, but Cuban officials told him there were few opportunities for Texas firms. The trip follows limited trade after the embargo remains largely in place, with tourism fueling Cuban revenue but not yielding rapid American business gains.
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Texas
Greg Abbott
Mariel
Mariel Free Trade Zone
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Cuba
Abbott
Havana
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U.S
Congress
Miramar
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Free Trade Zone
Sul Ross SBDC offers guidance for aspiring Del Rio entrepreneurs
Sul Ross State University and Rio Grande College host the Small Business Development Center to assist new business owners. Advisor Juan Gallegos Jr. notes the center provides free one to one advisement, 40 training workshops, online programs on cash flow and budgeting, help with permits, licenses, marketing, and international trade basics, plus loan navigation. The SBDC points to LiftFund and PeopleFund as small loan sources, with LiftFund described as offering micro and small loans and a recent $11 million BancorpSouth donation noted in San Antonio News-Express.
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Rio Grande College
del Rio
Juan Gallegos Jr
SBDC
Gallegos
LiftFund
Accion Texas
PeopleFund
San Antonio News- Express
BancorpSouth Inc
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