Mayoral ballots probed in Del Rio election fight
Attorneys for Robert Garza pursue an Open Records Act inquiry into ballots and related election documents from the May 15 Del Rio mayoral race. City Secretary Jayne Douglas says she may impound records and will bill Garza for time and copies as the dispute unfolds.
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Jayne Douglas
Garza
Martha Dellano
Laredo
del Rio
Dora G. Alcala
Dellano
Baldemar Garcia Jr
Belinda Levya
Diana Garza Vann
Douglas
City Hall
Del Rio ISD Board Honors Outgoing Trustees Aquilino and Fernandez
San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District board members Gloria Aquilino and James Fernandez concluded three year terms this week. Stanley Blackstone and Leonel Martinez Jr. were elected May 15 and will be sworn in after canvassing votes. Fernandez received a perfect attendance award along with a plaque for service. Superintendent Roberto Fernandez and Board President Dr. Antonio Cadena Jr. joined the presentation.
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Aquilino
Roberto Fernandez
Antonio Cadena Jr
Craddick weighs path to school finance overhaul
Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick said he and Lt. Gov. Dewhurst will work with the education community before another special session to craft a plan to overhaul school funding. After a 28 day session ended with no consensus Craddick urged broad support from educators, says any long term fix must include a restructured business tax.
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Associated Press
Rick Perry
Perry
Harry Cabluck
Texas House
Tom Craddick
R-Midland
David Dewhurst
Austin
Texas
BRAC Faces Holding Pattern Amid Congressional Clash
The BRAC process may pause as Congress debates a delay lobbied by Rep Henry Bonilla and allies. The House included an 18 month delay in the Defense Authorization Bill while the Senate proposed a two year delay. a key amendment to strip the delay failed in the House. Bonilla defends delaying BRAC until threat assessments are clear. The White House signaled intent to press forward in talks with lawmakers.
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del Rio
Laughlin Air Force Base
Henry Bonilla
White House
House of Representatives
Department of Defense
U.S
Senate
House
Bonilla
Washington
Marc Lubin
News-Herald
America
Pentagon probes 37 prisoner deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan
The Army has opened criminal investigations into 32 Iraqis and five Afghans who died in U S custody since August 2002. Thirty of the deaths occurred in U S detention facilities, with eight cases labeled homicides. Nine cases remain active, while 15 are undetermined or natural causes. The Justice Department also said it is opening a criminal probe into prisoner abuse in Iraq.
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U.S
Pentagon
Bryan Whitman
Congress
Justice Department
Iraq
Justice
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