Early voting closes recall election with 1482 ballots cast
City Secretary Jayne Douglas reports 1482 ballots cast in the recall election with 110 votes on the last day. Voting runs Saturday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Del Rio Civic Center City Hall and San Felipe Middle School. IGNC Fiesta de Amistad parade info and volunteer details also noted.
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Jayne Douglas
del Rio Civic Center
City Hall
San Felipe Middle School
International Good Neighbor Council
Elsa Reyes
IGNC
Plaza del Sol Mall
Center Court
City loses Los Suenos grant as council halts application
Del Rio risks losing a 500000 grant for water sewer improvements street paving and drainage when a motion to submit to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs failed at a city council meeting The plan drafted by Dixon Consulting would have allowed waivers of fees and in kind services totaling about 949764 toward a 20 acre Los Suenos development with 57 homes priced at 45000 to 55000 The developer would assume liability and the project could add three to four million dollars to the tax rolls If revived the application requires assembly and binding before state submission and a council vote is needed again to proceed.
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Gus Garcia
City of
del Rio
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Housing Infrastructure Fund
Bill Dixon
Dixon Consulting Service
Pflugerville
Housing Opportunities of
South Texas
Los Suenos
Eagle Pass Hill
Dixon
Otila Gonzalez
Valdez
Robert Garza
Inkind
Efrain Valdez
Garza
Border Patrol town hall on landowner rights discussed
About 40 ranchers and landowners attended a Del Rio Station meeting on Highway 90 East to discuss illegal immigration and property defense. Jim Runyan outlined Border Patrol gains, Texas Penal Code protections, and cautioned against military involvement while stressing the Ranch Liaison Program’s educational aim.
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Karen Gleason
Border Patrol
U. S. Border Patrol
del Rio
Highway 90
Jim Runyan
Runyan
California
Tom Lee
Lee
U. S
Tension rises in El Cenizo after border agent gunpoint claim
In San Antonio, residents report a Border Patrol agent held a gun to a legal resident and newspaper carrier's head during two detentions on Sept 17. El Cenizo officials and border authorities discuss investigations by the Office of Inspector General and new measures to improve community relations.
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San Antonio
U.S. Border Patrol
South Texas
el Cenizo
Flora Barton
City Hall
Border Patrol
Barton
San Antonio Express-News
John Montoya
Laredo
Montoya
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