Texas official pushes Mexico water debt, warns on deadline
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs met White House staffers and other U.S. officials in Washington to press Mexico to repay about 1.5 million acre-feet by the October 2 deadline. A 1944 treaty obliges annual transfers, with a five year grace period. drought and disputes linger. Separately in Austin, lawmakers heard Texas faces a growing teacher shortage with potential 2010 vacancies exceeding 0,000 unless steps are taken to attract and retain teachers.
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White House
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Austin
Ed Fuller
State Board of Educator Certification
Sylvester Turner
Houston
Turner
Sauceda suit dismissed over open meetings claim
U S District Judge Orlando L Garcia dismissed all claims by Florencio P Sauceda the former Del Rio city manager who sued the city over his 2000 firing The ruling found no Texas Open Meetings Act violation and denied severance or a hearing claim The decision grants summary judgment for the city with Sauceda possibly appealing to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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James M. Heidelberg
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Heidelberg
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Esperanza Peace and Justice Center
City of San Antonio
Del Rio Hosts National Terror Preparedness Exercise
Del Rio welcomes 15 NEARTC specialists from Texas A&M for an intensive Domestic Preparedness Program exercise. Local agencies and federal partners simulate a mass destruction terrorist scenario to sharpen multiagency coordination and response planning amid real-time, realistic timing.
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Del Rio Police arrest man on campus for marijuana
Officer Andy Santiago interviewed a witness while Officer Efrain Guzman Jr. escorted Hugo Mallen from 100 Royal Way Apt. 1B to a patrol car after Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College Campus staff called in a report of a person acting strangely. Mallen, age 26, was arrested for possession of marijuana under two ounces found in a package of regular cigarettes.
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Efrain Guzman Jr
Hugo Mallen
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Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College
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Bond projects nearing completion in district growth plan
Bond projects across the district, except Lamar Elementary, are on track. Lamar Elementary classrooms expansion slips to late January due to late steel, while Del Rio High music building lags a few weeks. Other projects at Del Rio Freshman School and Buena Vista Elementary show strong progress with October and November completions targeted.
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Saldafia & Associates
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del Rio
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Buena Vista Elementary
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Buena Vista
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