Caution on Road Work Near Bedell and Cantu Roads
Motorists face a flag man at Bedell Avenue and Cantu Road during reservoir and pump station construction expected to last about three weeks starting Thursday. Cascarones sale at Hill Country Mental Retardation Workshop Center to fund outings, with orders due by April 6. Educational opportunities in allied health announced with St Philip s College and Southwest Texas Junior College offering a distance Radiography AAS program. Information meeting set for March 21 in Uvalde Del Rio and Eagle Pass. Two teens jailed after border checkpoint chase near Laredo. Houston sodomy law upheld 14th Court of Appeals 7-2 overturning earlier ruling.
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Courthouse Plaza project gains commissioners support
Del Rio business leader Bill Cauthorn volunteers to head a citizen fundraising group to landscape the Val Verde County Courthouse grounds. The Commissioners Court agreed to the effort and to a plan to hire a professional landscape architect to design a simple, low cost, easy to maintain plaza at no cost to the county. The timeline is three to four months to hire the architect and begin the design. Critics urged faster action noting public funds and the courthouse appearance.
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Texas Senate approves open container ban and ignition lock proposal
The Senate advanced SB 89 to bar open alcohol containers in passenger areas and require ignition locking devices after a second drunken driving offense. The plan ties to federal highway funding, with costs around 75 dollars for the device plus maintenance, and notes possible vehicle impoundment as an alternative.
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Lytle Man Declared 450th Million Disneyland Visitor
Mark Rameriz, 39, of Lytle Texas, was named Disneyland's 450th million guest at a ceremony in Anaheim California. He and his wife and three children were treated to bonus Mickey Mouse cars and the honor of changing the park attendance sign from 400 million to 450 million.
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Human remains identified as missing atheist family case
Forensic tests confirmed remains found in a shallow grave belong to Madalyn Murray O Hair, her son Jon Murray, and granddaughter Robin O Hair, who vanished from San Antonio in 1995 with a seized fortune. The FBI noted closure though cause of death remains uncertain. a suspect led officials to the grave and awaits sentencing on conspiracy charges.
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