Health insurance goals pushed amid uncertain reform talks
U.S. Rep. Will Hurd from Texas urged bipartisan focus on expanding coverage and lowering costs after the failure to pass the American Health Care Act. He cited employer-based coverage, individual plans, and public programs, and said pre existing conditions and keeping young adults on parental plans were widely supported. He noted GOP leadership pulled the bill, promising to redo parts of the law, including cross state insurance sales and keeping coverage for dependents.
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Annual funeral fair educates on postdeath process
Sunset Memorial Oaks hosts its fourth annual Val Verde Burial Fair on Thursday April 6 at the Ramada Inn Grand Ballroom with sessions at 10 am and 1 pm. Funeral director Le Roy Briones says the event teaches families to answer over 100 questions and prepares them emotionally and financially. The program aims to correct veterans misconceptions about government funeral payments and includes a Del Rio Police Department presentation on identity theft risks for seniors.
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National Youth Art Night at Garfield Elementary
Parents and students gathered on March 23 for Garfield Elementary second annual Youth Art Night. Vanessa Martinez led 35 art club students running seven stations with origami, watercolors, pastels, rock and marble painting. The after school choir opened with a song about leadership as part of The Leader In Me campaign.
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Hit and run damages utility poles in Del Rio
Frontier Communications workers repaired poles after a white 18 wheel truck struck lines along Bedell Avenue near East Third Street Sunday afternoon. Police searched for the tractor trailer and witnesses described it as continuing north without stopping. no suspect truck found.
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Dust Bowl Exhibit Opens at Whitehead Museum
The Whitehead Memorial Museum launches The Dust Bowl exhibition starting April 1, organized by the Nebraska Council for the Humanities in collaboration with Humanities Texas. It reviews ecological disaster and human resilience with photos and survivor interviews. Free admission with light snacks during First Friday Art Walk on April 7. runs through April 30.
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