City Council votes to leave MAGDC
Del Rio City Council voted 5-1 to end its membership in the Middle Rio Grande Development Council. After heated debate, Councilman Bryan Carrall moved to pull out, with Fernandez Cervantez Ellis and Kyle supporting or participating in the discussion.
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John Carroll News-Herald
del Rio
Middle Rio Grande
Carrall
Eulalie Calderon
Herb Whitis
Joe Ramos
MRGDC
Ramos
Council of Governments
Val Verde County
The
Economic Development Administration
San Antonio
Carrizo Springs
Fernandez
Sinkhole in Kermit Texas Keeps Growing Threatening Oil Well
A sinkhole near Kermit Texas expanded from a small hole to about two acres, drawing officials and neighbors as it nears an oil well and a highway. Crews report the crater roughly 200 by 465 feet with further collapse and mud extending deep. Petra Lewis Corp capped the threatened well with cement, amid ongoing assessment of the site.
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Kermit, Texas
West Texas
Jan Moore
Kermit County
Sheriff's Ay
Miss Moore
Petra Lewis Corp
Burglars Strike Del Rio Jewelry Store
Del Rio jewelry shop Lee Jewelers on 750 S Main St was broken into around midnight by burglars who took a $19 calculator and left expensive items untouched. Owner Jesse Guerra said the window cost $150 to replace and police officer Joe Frank Martinez filed the incident report at 12:05 a.m.
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Sheila Davis
News-Herald
del Rio
Jesse Guerra
Lee Jeweler’s
S. Main St
Guerra
Local groups host meetings and talks around town
The Women s Golf Association meets Thursday at 7 30 p m at San Felipe Country Club. Justice of the Peace Felix Barrera and Constable Carlos Cortez attend the 36th annual Texas convention in El Paso through June 15. Amistad Jaycees meet at Memo s Restaurant at 7 30 p m. A grant writing workshop is set by the Texas Commission for the Arts Thursday at 10 a m in The Firehouse. Crazy Cake Creators plan monthly meetings on the second Tuesday. A NPS slide show on Plants and Their Uses is Friday at Governor s Landing and Saturday at San Pedro Flats campground. Police investigated several disturbances and a burglary report, with units dispatched to multiple locations including Moore Park and Studio 1. A rifle and ammunition were recovered from George Barragon Olivo at 6 p m Tuesday.
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Justice OF the Peace
Felixe Barrera
Carlos Cortez
Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas
el Paso
del Rio
National Park Service
Governor's Landing
Lake Amistad
San Pedro Flats
Amistad
Elizabeth Gross
E. Canal St
News-Herald Today
Roel Luna
Moore Park
News-Herald
Minit Mart
Las Vacas
Studio 1
E. Gibbs St
George Barragon Olivo
W. First St
Olivo
Del Rio Weather Summary in Late June
Del Rio and vicinity remain partly cloudy and warm with a slight chance of thundershowers this afternoon. Rain probability 20 percent. Highs in the mid 90s, low tonight in the low 70s, southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Rainfall today about .29 inches and June rainfall at 32 hundredths inches. Year to date moisture at 6.87 inches, .22 below normal 7.09. Tuesday high 92, sunrise 6:43 am, sunset 8:43 pm. All‑time June 11 highs reach 108 in 1942 and low 57 in 1965.
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del Rio
Amistad Elevation, Depth and Storage Report Declines
Amistad elevation this morning stood at 1109.25 feet, down 10 from Tuesday. Dam depth reached 209.25 feet, decreased 0.10. Water storage totaled 3,025,925 acre feet, down 5,813. Surface area 59,036 acres, off 72. Downstream flow measured at 4,100 cubic feet per second.
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Amistad
Amistad Dam
Police await ballistics test in Keller murder probe
Police in Del Rio await the DPS ballistics results on two 357 magnums linked to a statewide robbery ring. Investigators said similarities to Austin and Houston cases fuel potential ties to the Keller murder, but lab analysis will show if calibers match and confirm a connection. The chief stressed other leads remain active.
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News-Herald
al del Rio
Department of Public
Edwin Wallace
Re E Wallace
Wth
Austin
del Rio
Houston
Santorpus Christi
Shreveport
Val Olan
Austin Pot
Kelley
University of Texas
Keller
Ruth
Queness
Avery
William Avery
Stuart Small
Wallace
Uvalde Savings and Loan Eyes Brackettville Branch
The Savings and Loan Department reviews an application by First Savings and Loan Association of Uvalde for a Brackettville branch at 8S Ann Street with a 10 a.m. docket call in Austin. If protested, a full hearing will be scheduled with all parties present. otherwise commissioner Alvis V. Griff will decide. The docket call occurs at the department office at 1004 Lavaca, Austin.
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News-Herald
Austin
Savings and Loan Department
First Savings and Loan Association of Uvalde
Ann Street
Brackettville
Alvis
Griff
Lavaca
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Uvalde Savings and Loan Eyes Brackettville Branch
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