Local News in Rio Bravo, Texas
Near Texas’s Big Bend National Park, Rio Grande trip can slow currents of life
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:34:27 -0800
Mexico wasn’t going to move, so I had only one option: bang into it. Canoeing along the Rio Grande in West Texas requires quick reflexes and international diplomacy. After crashing into Mexico’s banks and shredding a small patch of Carrizo cane, I quickly U-turned and did the same thing to the U.S. side. Viva binational boating! Read full article >>
Travel: Rio Grande trip can slow currents of life
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:10:53 -0800
Mexico wasn't going to move, so I had only one option: bang into it.
GO WITH THE FLOW
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:33:42 -0800
Mexico wasn’t going to move, so I had only one option: Bang into it. Canoeing along the Rio Grande in West Texas requires quick reflexes and international diplomacy.
Snowbirds push for direct flights to Texas
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:22:41 -0800
THE arid scrubscapes of the rural Rio Grande Valley, one resident agrees, truly are the "middle of nowhere." It's a six-hour drive from Houston, a five-hour ride from San Antonio. Almost 10 on the road from Dallas.
DPS, Hays Co. involved in Dripping Springs chase
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:42:46 -0800
HAYS COUNTY, Texas -- The Hays County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Department of Public Safety have ended their search for a man they say ran away after being pulled over in a traffic stop. Deputy Jeff Jordan with the Hays County Sheriff's Office said Monday that deputies responded to the 13000 block of Nutty Brown Road to help a DPS trooper. He reportedly pulled over Ryan DeClairmont, who ...
Family allegedly hid $226,000 in cocaine under their clothes
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:24:00 -0800
Three members of the same family are behind bars after they were allegedly found $226,000 dollars worth of cocaine hidden under their clothes.
Border, cyber security, trade top congressional priorities
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:16:33 -0800
Border, cyber security, trade top congressional priorities express-news Copyright 2012 express-news. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 09:55 p.m., Monday, January 2, 2012 WASHINGTON — U.S.-Mexico border security, increased international trade and cyber security are among the issues South Texas lawmakers plan to tackle when ...
Our Neighbors: Texas A&M Health Science Center
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:20:01 -0800
* Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health students recently won the fifth annual Ergonomics Design Competition sponsored by eTools, a product of Auburn Engineers Inc. The team of Megan Wernicke (team leader), Jeff Bauml, A ...
Water leak reported at La Villa prison
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:08:33 -0800
Authorities are trying to track down a leak that has taken out water service to half of the East Hidalgo Detention Center in La Villa.
Bye-bye, boll weevils: Eradication efforts have worked in Rolling Plains, most of Texas
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:01:00 -0800
Joint efforts by the Abilene-based Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation and federal, state and county officials have succeeded in confining the boll weevil to the southernmost parts of Texas along the border with Mexico .