Del Rio Sets 107 Degree Heat Record in Texas
Texas swelters with temperatures above 100 across the state eclipse previous records. Del Rio reached a July 25 high of 107, surpassing the 104 from 1953. The forecast: sunny days, fair nights, highs over 100 in mountains and about 112 along the Rio Grande. The Rolling Stones plan an October Alamodome show after canceling an Austin date. a definitive date was expected to be announced soon.
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San Antonio Express-News
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Undocumented Mothers Receive U S Aid in Medical Programs
A two part series outlines how Mexican nationals slip across the border to deliver babies in U S hospitals and obtain public assistance. Officials estimate illegal aliens cost about seven billion dollars yearly in medical and related services through programs including social workers at hospitals and immigration centers.
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Center For Immigration Studies
NSS convention brims with cave ethics and exploration in Texas
National Speleological Society members gathered for the Fifty-First Annual Convention at Fort Clark Springs Brackettville Texas June 2025 highlighting cave conservation exploration and an emphasis to take only pictures leave only footprints. The event drew 1100 members from across the U S and nine foreign countries with trips to Kickapoo Cavern Green Cave and Devil's Sinkhole featuring a 143 foot drop and a million bat colony activity at sunset radar watching and seminars on geology biology and paleontology.
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Fort Clark Springs
America
Texas
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Calif
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Bracketville
Green Cave
Ralph
Devil’s Sinkhole
Michael Anderson
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Grass fires spread in Del Rio area over Friday and Saturday
Del Rio firefighters battled five grass fires Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon due to hot dry conditions 107 degrees with no rain. The first blaze began 1 50 p m Friday at Indian Creek Ranch about 15 miles from Del Rio on Highway 277 as six units and 23 firefighters responded.
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Del Rio News-Herald unveils new look and Steppin Out
The Del Rio News-Herald announces a refreshed format with bolder headlines shorter stories and easier reading. It debuts Steppin Out four pages of local entertainment and restores News-Herald en espanol on Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays with reader feedback welcome via 775-1551.
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Alternative driving on agenda
A Val Verde County meeting tackles an alternative driving concept aimed at nondrivers and those who should not drive. The 6 p.m. session in Commissioners Courtroom discusses a plan to access other transport modes, followed by a 7 p.m. open meeting on grant money use.
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