Ver Verde County Considers Economic Board To Spur Growth
Val Verde County Commissioners Court on Monday moved to form an economic development board to explore funding options for projects such as sports arenas and theaters. San Antonio attorneys Robert Rodriguez and Ben Avila outlined financing models used in Bexar County and offered plans for three, five, and ten year county projections to attract business, boost the tax base, and pursue grants as a limited tool.
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Val Verde
San Antonio
Ramiro V. Ramén
Ramén
Ramon
Ramoon
Robert Rodriguez
Ben Avila
City of
Bexarounty
Rodriguez
Bexar County
SBC
Val Verde County backs THC survey grant request
Val Verde County Commissioners approved a Willie Braudaway request to apply for a Texas Historical Commission survey grant. The CLG committee chair presented the plan to inventory county historic buildings and landmarks, noting eligibility as one of nine Texas counties with CLG status. The proposal likely seeks 7 000 to 10 000 dollars, with the county matching 3 500 to 5 000 in kind or cash.
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Val Verde County
Willie Braudaway
Texas Historical Commission
THC
Braudaway
Val Verde County Historical Commission
Brandaway
Val Verde
Texas
Vargas hosts gallery opening during First Friday Art Walk
Artist Guadalupe Vargas and his wife Kasema are greeted by friends at the Lee-Bunch Studio Gallery opening. Vargas presents original poetry framed with photographs, part of the downtown First Friday Art Walk when galleries offer art, refreshments and music on the first Friday night.
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News-Herald
Norma Flores Moreno
Guadalupe Vargas
Kasema
Lee-Bunch
Vargas
Middle schools to shift from block scheduling
San Felipe Del Rio district will end block scheduling for the 2004 2005 year to align K 12 instruction. Superintendent Roberto Fernandez says the move aims to improve direct instruction and consistency rather than cut costs.
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San Felipe del Rio Consolidated Independent School District
Roberto Fernandez
Fernandez
Marion Russell Middle School
del Rio Middle School
del Rio
Superin
Texas Education Agency
Raymond Meza
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Victor Ovalle Jr
Texas Association of Counties
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Ramiro V. Ramoén
Roy Musquiz
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Butch” Skelton
Laura Loftin
Jesus Ortiz
CLG
Tee
Roy Murquiz
Bill Sontag
Cadena Blacksmith Shop
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Hernan Cadena
Cadena
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Bedell Ave
Walter Williams
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