Val Verde County News

Prison escapees await hearing The men who escaped Nov. 20 from a federal prison in Bastrop County will be returned to Austin to face charges, probably late next week, officials said Friday.

The city of Del Rio needs a voice in future plans for the region's water supply, one city councilman says.

The status of a street just south of the Del Rio city limits will not change, county commissioners court decided Monday.

Rolando Carbajal, Raymundo Mendoza Jr., Dionicio Trevino and Alexander Zubov are the newest members of the Del Rio Police Department following their graduation Friday from the DRPD Academy.

Jose Vazquez-Becerra ran, but he couldn't hide. A local law enforcement chase of Vazquez-Becerra, 17, a resident of Ciudad Acuna, Coah., Mexico, began about 11 a.m. Wednesday, according to Texas DPS Lt.

In case you haven't noticed, Del Rio's Walmart has changed. Walmart employees, customers and guests celebrated those changes with a re-grand opening held at the store, 2410 Dodson Ave., early today.

Val Verde County Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez today confirmed he has terminated the employment of Oscar Gonzalez as one of his two chief deputies.

Early voting began today at the Val Verde County Courthouse for the Nov. 3 election.

A pre-trial hearing has been set in Val Verde County for an Odessa man facing an intoxicated manslaughter charge in connection with a Nov.

Christopher R. Kuechmann has been named the new county librarian. Kuechmann, who currently lives in Ponchatoula, La., and who most recently served as the library director for the Tangipahoa Parish Library System in Amite, La., was voted into the position during the October regular term meeting of Val Verde County Commissioners Court Monday.

Appointment of a new county librarian and discussion of library operations are among the items on a long agenda for county commissioners court Tuesday.

Juan J. Mireles, Veterans Service Officer for Val Verde County, announces that effective Tuesday, Oct.

Testimony in the trial of a man accused of having sex with his wife's 15-year-old sister continues today in state district court.

No children were removed from public school classes following a crackdown on students caught crossing the border during the morning of Sept.

Val Verde County Democratic Party Chair Diana Salgado called for public school district superintendent Kelt Cooper's resignation last night over his decision not to air President Barack Obama's broadcast to students.

It was a most unexpected connection when a Texas law enforcement raid of a warehouse near the U.S.-Mexico border resulted in the discovery of a tractor stolen two weeks earlier from the Paoli area.

Wildfires raged in California this week but, unlike in some years past, Texas has not sent firefighting personnel to help.

Regardless of what changes might come with health care reform, doctors, nurses and hospital administrators will be forced to deal with new issues.

A settlement agreement in a lawsuit brought by the Val Verde County Hospital District Board of Directors against the company that operates the hospital was given the thumbs up by the board Wednesday.

Val Verde County Judge Mike L. Fernandez attempted Monday to dispel rumors regarding the hiring of one of his family members as the next county librarian.