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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 07:12 am

Roma News

Local news for Roma, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Yesterday | Dallas Morning News

Deep Ellum artist George Sellers' loft mirrors his eclectic style

Growing up in Graham, Okla., where the post office's main feature was its outhouse, Dallas artist George Sellers had a lot of time on his hands.

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Related Topix: Arlington, TX, Arlington (University of Texas System), University of Texas System

Wed Jul 16, 2008

KSAT-TV San Antonio

Feds Acknowledge Fence Will Hamper Border Life

The U.S.-Mexico border fence will make life harder on some South Texas farmers, damage valuable wildlife habitat, impair views and generally become an obstacle to border life, the Department of Homeland ...

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Related Topix: Life University, World News, Mexico, Barry University, New College of Florida, South Texas College of Law

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Themonitor.com

New report gives more info on Valley's portion of border fence

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has released a physical description of the border fence and its environmental impact on the Rio Grande Valley.

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Related Topix: World News, Mexico, Rio Grande City, TX, Los-Ebanos, TX, Brownsville, TX

Wed Jul 09, 2008

North Texas e-News

Christ Church Cathedral weekly scripture readings

Christ Church Cathedral is located at the corner of Burton St. and Ricketts St. across from Fairview Park.

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Related Topix: Sherman Metro, Sherman, TX

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Themonitor.com

Tomatoes are back on some menus - but could jalape os be the bad guys?

Tomatoes are reappearing on store shelves and in some local restaurants. But just those certain varieties grown in regions cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetables, Texas, Food and Drug Administration, Harlingen, TX

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Themonitor.com

Por vida: For border patrol agents, saving lives is just as important as law enforcement.

It's just before noon in the tangled woods of La Copa Ranch in Brooks County. U.S. Border Patrol Agent Rick Garcia makes his first discovery of the day.

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Related Topix: Brooks County, TX, Brownsville, TX, McAllen Metro, McAllen, TX

Tue Jul 01, 2008

North Texas e-News

Editorial: How to choose a candidate in November, 2008

Endorsing candidates is not what I normally do; but I do believe that aspirants to the White House should be candid.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Opinion

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Texas Highways

Click on the slide

Today, where white-winged sailboats skim across the Laguna Madre and canoes glide past the banks of the Rio Grande, steamboats once huffed and chuffed, bringing goods and settlers to this southern most Texas ...

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Related Topix: Texas, Port Isabel, TX, South Padre Island, TX, World News, Mexico,

Thu Jun 19, 2008

The Brownsville Herald

Police investigate sale of tigers in Wal-Mart parking lot

Police and federal authorities are investigating the sale of six Bengal tiger cubs in a Wal-Mart parking lot Sunday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Bryan, TX, World News, Mexico, Brownsville, TX,

Tue Jun 17, 2008

KRGV

Missing Man's Body Found in Roma

Roma officers confirmed the body of a man found near the Rio Grande last week is that of a missing Mission man.

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Thu Jun 12, 2008

Themonitor.com

Autopsy: Man's death a homicide

Preliminary autopsy results indicate someone killed a man found dead along the banks of the Rio Grande over the weekend, police said Wednesday.

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Wed Jun 11, 2008

Valley Morning Star

FBI: Smuggling organization's leader in custody

FBI agents have arrested a man believed to be the head of a drug-trafficking organization responsible for smuggling up to a ton of narcotics a week through South Texas.

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Related Topix: Texas, Drugs, Laredo, TX

KOSA

Texas Health Authorities Investigating Salmonellosis Outbreak

CBS 7 Staff May 3, 2008 Austin, TX - The Texas Department of State Health Services officials said that federal, state, and local authorities are investigating a multi-state outbreak of the Saintpaul strain of ...

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Related Topix: Austin Metro, Austin, TX, Seafood, Life, Food

Mon Jun 09, 2008

Houston Chronicle

Texas grocers pull some tomatoes in salmonella scare

RESOURCES TAKE PRECAUTIONS Texas Department of State Health Services warns that Roma tomatoes and larger round tomatoes are at risk of carrying salmonella bacteria.

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Related Topix: Harris County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Palmer, TX, Dallas Metro

Sat Jun 07, 2008

Themonitor.com

Starr county's garbage worries facing hard choices

Wide-open spaces have long been a Starr County trademark, but landfill area has suddenly become a jealously guarded commodity.

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Related Topix: Rio Grande City, TX, Starr County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Falcon Heights, TX

Thu Jun 05, 2008

Themonitor.com

Salmonella scare linked to tomatoes; HEB pulls them off shelves

Health officials are investigating a multi-state outbreak of a particular strain of salmonella that has caused 21 cases of illness in Texas since mid-April, including one confirmed case in Cameron County.

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Related Topix: Cameron County, TX, Dallas Metro, Retail, Tuesday Morning

Tue Jun 03, 2008

Themonitor.com

Deaf interpreters link minds, hands, hearts

It was 1983 when I moved to McAllen. Fresh out of college, I was hired to teach at Brown Junior High in the Regional School for the Deaf Program.

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Related Topix: Edinburg, TX, Education Etc., Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, McAllen, TX, McAllen Metro, Opinion

Fri May 30, 2008

The Daily Sentinel

Sweet bay brings exotic fragrance to the kitchen

Texas gardeners can have the exotic fragrance and rich flavor of sweet bay in their gardens and kitchens.

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Related Topix: Nacogdoches, TX

Sat May 24, 2008

MySanAntonio.com

Frank W. Jennings: S.A.'s overlooked leader

AHistorical publications devoted to San Antonio pay little attention to the most life-changing civic leader since our city began taking shape along San Pedro Creek and the San Antonio River in the 1700s - ...

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Related Topix: Anton, TX, San Antonio Metro, Agriculture, Science, San Antonio, TX, Opinion

Wed May 21, 2008

Themonitor.com

Replacement of Bridge at Arroyo Roma to begin

The Texas Department of Transportation Pharr District is beginning a $1.3 million bridge replacement project on US 83 at Arroyo Roma in on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Weslaco, TX

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