Two IBWC workers die in Amistad Dam accident
Bodies of Ruben Solorio and Michael James, industrial equipment mechanics for the International Boundary and Water Commission, were recovered from Amistad Dam after a crane basket tipped during routine maintenance. Both men had worked for the IBWC with Solorio since 2002 and James for six weeks. The cause is under investigation. families are in our thoughts.
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Border Patrol
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Spener
del Rio
San Antonio
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Karen Gleason
Texas Parks and Wildlife Game
Val Verde County
Del Rio students tour San Antonio aviation sites
Del Rio High School aircraft technology students visited San Antonio to tour leaders in the field. April 24, instructor Ruben Resendez organized trips to Randolph Air Force Base Cessna and Hallmark University for firsthand insight into aircraft maintenance.
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San Antonio
Randolph Air Force Base
Hallmark University
Cessna
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del Rio
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Los Zetas Members Sentenced to Life in Federal Case
In Del Rio U S District Judge Alia Ludlum sentenced two Los Zetas members to life in federal prison for smuggling thousands of kilograms of marijuana and hundreds of assault rifles. Emilio Villalobos Alcala and Jose Eluid Lugo Lopez were convicted on multiple conspiracy counts and firearm charges tied to a large scale marijuana and weapons smuggling operation from July 2000 to February 2013.
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Los Zetas
del Rio
U.S
Alia Ludlum
Emilio Villalobos-Alcala
Jose Eluid Lugo- Lopez
Cochi Loco
United States
Villalobos-Alcala
Los Zetas Cartel
Piedras Negras
Lugo Lopez
House approves veterans funding boost with BRAC ban
The U S House passes a bipartisan appropriations bill raising veteran and military care funding by six percent, including a $4.6 billion boost for the Veterans Affairs budget to reduce claims backlog. Rep Will Hurd leads amendments to block a BRAC round and to push IT modernization for faster veteran care.
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