Nine SWTJC students win Townsend essay contest
The Del Rio campus of Southwest Texas Junior College celebrated nine students winning in the Townsend Foundation essay contest. Saul Olivan Jr. took third for $500 while Alicia Ochoa earned fourth with $250. seven others tied for fifth, each $100. Speakers included Sen. Frank Madla and Gus Garcia as Dugan lauded student perseverance and support.
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del Rio
Southwest Texas Junior College
Townsend Foundation
Saul Olivan Jr
Alicia Ochoa
Rosalva Carrillo
Brenda de Luna
Jose Encerrado
Joelda Esquivel
Alfinio Flores
Claudia Frias Gonzalez
Maria Hidalgo
Pat Dugan
Don Tomas
South West Texas Junior College
John Langan
Dugan
Ued
SWTUC
Olivan
Ochoa
Carillo
de Luna
Encerrado
Esquivel
Flores
Gonzalez
Hidalgo
Frank Madla
Gus Garcia
Madla
Mr. Dugan
Sen. Madla
Cost of school project outlined
A 6-vote, May 6 bond election sets a $29.4 million plan to build a new middle school, expand San Felipe facilities, and upgrade educational spaces in Del Rio ISD. The package includes 81.67 percent state funding, plus tax impact of about .08 per $100. details on committees, IFA application, and temporary facility use are noted.
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Fidel Garcia
San Felipe del Rio Consolidated Independent School District
Texas Education Agency
del Rio National Bank
IFA
San Felipe
del Rio
Marion Russell Middle
San Felipe Middle School
Buena Vista
Attorney General seeks volunteers for child support offices
Texas Attorney General office calls for volunteers to assist in Eagle Pass and Del Rio child support offices. About 1.2 million statewide cases with 6,800 in Eagle Pass and 7,800 in Del Rio. Roles include data entry filing and assisting attorneys and officers. hours 8 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday. Contact Catherine Castaneda at 830 758 4708 or Gracie Hernandez at 830 774 4581.
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Texas Attorney General's Office
Eagle Pass
del Rio
John Cornyn
Catherine Castaneda
Gracie Hernandez
Oag.state
Landowners protest Texas water sewer rule on selling land
Val Verde County resident Joe Morris balks at Subchapter B of Chapter 232 requiring water and sewer on five acre lots before sale. The 1995 law, expanded in 1999 to 28 border counties, aims to curb colonias but hinders individual sellers and could slow county growth. Realtors group seeks flexibility while noting health and safety concerns.
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Val Verde County
Texas
Joe Morris
Morris
Sundance Estates
U.S. 90
Bill Stinson
Texas Association of Realtors
Stinson
el Paso
Val Verde
Reymundo Rivas
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