Viewpoint editorial on sports and state appointments
The piece blends editor’s sports focus with state business, noting Governor Perry’s appointments to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Board. It also reports a new lawsuit over the Texas A&M bonfire collapse, filed by Jacquelynn Self, mother of Jerry Don Self, and mentions early baseball and softball action in Del Rio and Eagle Pass with specific players and outcomes.
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Austin
Rick Perry
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Board
Vidal Gonzalez
del Rio
del Rio National Bank
Wintergarden Bankers Association
Fort Worth
Texas A&m University
Darrell Keith
Jacquelynn Kay Self
Texas A&m
Jerry Don Self
Arlington
Del Rio City Council Halts Redistricting Plans
Del Rio officials delay redistricting until Census 2000 results are official and count numbers are submitted. The city will use the same firm as the county and faces a changed legal environment. Precinct lines and outside versus in house redistricting methods were debated with results pending Census figures.
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del Rio
C. Robert Heath
Bickerstaff
Health
Smiley, Pollan, Kever and McDaniel, LLP
Austin
Border Patrol unveils new programs in Val Verde County
The Border Patrol revealed several programs at a Del Rio Station town hall on U S Highway 90 to boost patrolling of the Rio Grande in Vega area. New chief Jim Van Gorkom, returning after 13 years, announced April 8 as patrols begin with two air boats and remote cameras to deter theft and intrusions, with daily river coverage and high visibility.
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U.s.mexico
Val Verde
U.S. Border Patrol
Border Patrol
del Rio
U.S. Highway 90
Jim van Gorkom
van Gorkom
Jim Runyan
Javier Esquivel Jr
Rio Grande
Esquivel
Vega
News-Herald
Karen Gleaser
A. O'Wayne Jernigan
John Perry
Dennis Anderson
National Park Service
Electrical short sparks at home prompt caution in Del Rio
An electrical short caused insulation to heat and smoke at a home on 101 Greenway. Firefighters shut off the faulty circuit after locating the sparks, estimating property loss at 25 dollars. The elderly owner Lloyd Morris was helped by a caregiver who notified 911.
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Greenway
del Rio
Padilla
Lloyd Morris
Police file on commander's accident stolen in Philadelphia
Police Commissioner John F. Timoney said a case file concerning an alcohol related traffic crash and alleged cover up involving a Philadelphia police commander was stolen from the department. He told WPHT AM in an interview that the file was taken by someone within the department and that it was unclear if copies existed.
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Philadelphia
John F. Timoney
Timoney
Wpht-Am
Wcau-Tv
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A&m
Queens
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Lulu Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Jamie Jewell
Michelle Martinez
Yanet Santos
Annie
Texas Lotto
Brian Argabright
Dora G. Alcala
Roosevelt Park
Alcala
San Felipe del Rio Consolidated Independent School District
Troy Hinds
del Rio High School Rams
Johnny Bejarano
Parks and Recreation Department
Mark Chavira
Bobby Fernandez
del Rio Chamber of Commerce and Red Carpet Committee
Mary Helen Amezcua
Delphi Corp
Detroit
Delphi Automotive Systems Corp
Delphi
Wall Street
U.S
United States
Alan Dawes
Randall Remaley
United Way
Raymond P. Meza
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