Three elections set with mayoral race and bonds on ballot
Polls open 7 am Saturday for city school district and hospital district races. Incumbent mayor Roberto Chavira faces Dora Alcala. At-Large Place A sees Rudy Chapa vs Eduardo Arreola. Place B challenger Robert Wade faces Robert Garza. Districts vote at specified sites, with a $29.4 million bond issue under consideration. Incumbent al arreola and berg vy vie for school board seats, bond supporters argue facilities needs. several candidates run unopposed.
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Roberto Chavira
Dora Alcala
Gloria Paredes
Rudy Chapa
Eduardo “Lalo” Arreola
Robert Garza
Robert Wade
Efrain Valdez
City Hall
del Rio Civic Center
San Felipe Middle School
San Felipe del Rio Consolidated School
JoAnne Ruark Ackermann
Ackermann
al Arreola
Modesto Berg
Lew Nunley
Juan Acevedo
Jesse Fernandez
Lupe DeHoyos
Pat Dugan
Dugan
Civic Center
Val Verde Regional Medical Center
Langtry
Community Center
Comstock
Comstock School
Loma Alta
Box Canyon
Hector's Lakeview
Tony Sotelo
Diane Casson
Bob Boland
Benita Patuel
Lomas Found Guilty of Murder in Girlfriend’s Death
Santiago Jimmy Lomas, 47, was found guilty by a jury of murder in the October 31 1998 death of his girlfriend Magdalena Castillo. The district attorney seeks a life term as the sentencing phase resumed in 63rd Judicial District Court after deliberations of about three hours.
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Lomas
District Attorney's Office
Santiago
Jimmy” Lomas
63Rd Judicial District Court
Magdalena Castillo
Reproductive activity used to lure Border Patrol on river crossing
Around 20 people waited on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande at Piedras Negras for an unauthorized crossing. Two assistants were sent to an island while Border Patrol cameras tracked a couple performing a so called reproductive activity. The group crossed, signaling success, then slipped back to Mexico as agents pursued.
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Eagle Pass
Rio Grande
Piedras Negras
Carlton Jones
del Rio
U.S
Mexico
Border Patrol
Jones
Law West of the Pecos returns to museum in Val Verde
Whitehead Memorial Museum in Val Verde County stages Linda Thorsen Bond s melodrama Judge Roy Bean s Ruling. Memorialized cast member Scott Hendrix 19 who died April 29 is honored. The play recreates Bean s Pecos legend with the Jersey Lily Saloon replica and the museum courtyard as performance spaces.
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Heather McDougald
Whitehead Museum
Jersey Lily
Roy Bean
Bean
Val Verde County
Pecos County
Lincoln
Prom costs rise as Del Rio students go all out
Del Rio High School students prepare for prom at the Civic Center with dresses, tuxedos, nails, hair and photos costing hundreds. Girls estimate up to 400 dollars, boys about 200, with both sides often sharing some expenses. Parents note a shift toward more store bought outfits, longer planning, and the desire for memorable, original looks.
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del Rio High School
del Rio Civic Center
Vanessa Sanchez
Sanchez
Kya Muraka
Christina
Kya
Isaac Ramon
Clara Gurley
Jacque
Gurley
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