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26/11/2024

By Brian Argabright The 830 Times   One of the best kickers in Del Rio Rams football history is finally getting his due. Senior Rodrigo Tamez was the only member of this year’s Rams team to earn All-District First Team honors of the 16 players from Del Rio who were recognized. Tamez was named as ...

26/11/2024

  By Brian Argabright The 830 Times   Del Rio’s Queens volleyball team did its best to fill up the District 30-6A All-District teams. The Queens earned five spots on the athletic side of the all-district teams and seven spots on the All-Academic team. All five athletic selections also were named...

26/11/2024

One Ram receives All-District honors, 16 others recognized.

By Brian Argabright The 830 Times   One of the best kickers in Del Rio Rams football history is finally getting his due. Senior Rodrigo Tamez was the only member of this year’s Rams team to earn All-District First Team honors of the 16 players from Del Rio who were recognized. Tamez was named as ...

25/11/2024

A potentially $20M grant could help a number of non-profits throughout the community.

By Karen Gleason The 830 Times City council members on Tuesday approved submission of an application for millions in federal grant funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to submit a Community Change grant applic...

22/11/2024

The Uvalde checkpoint will be named after a Del Rio sector agent who died in the line of duty in 2012.

Office of Congressman Tony Gonzales’ press release Congressman Tony Gonzales’ ( TX-23) legislation to rename the Border Patrol Checkpoint located on U.S. Highway 90 in Uvalde County, Texas as the “James R. Dominguez Border Patrol Checkpoint” passed the U.S. House of Representatives on May 21...

22/11/2024

If you give a pay raise to one, do you need to give one to all.

By Karen Gleason The 830 Times Publisher’s note: The previous vote referred to in this story is covered here. Reading before this story will add context to this article. County commissioners court on Wednesday blocked a request by the county’s justices of the peace for title changes and pay rais...

21/11/2024

There is a list of county project updates here. Which do you think is most important?

By Karen Gleason The 830 Times County Judge Lewis G. Owens Jr. recently gave a public update on a number of ongoing county projects. Owens spoke about the projects during the Nov. 6 meeting of county commissioners court, saying he believes the court doesn’t do as much as it could to let the public...

20/11/2024

All the numbers are here from the recent election, from how many votes did Donald Trump get to the Green Party. The data is compiled and every vote has been counted!

By Karen Gleason The 830 Times Former President – now once again President-elect – Donald J. Trump won an easy victory in Val Verde County in the Nov. 5 General Election, but local voters mostly liked incumbents for seats at the federal, state and local level. Nearly 50 percent of the county’s...

20/11/2024

As the city works to attract an airline, they are applying for a grant to work on taxiway realignments and build an additional helipad.

By Louis Zylka The 830 Times City council approved submitting a grant application for funding to improve the Del Rio International Airport during Tuesday’s council meeting. During the meeting, council members discussed a resolution to authorize the city manager to submit a grant application to the...

19/11/2024

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Here is video and a report from Karen Gleason on Monday's housefire. Thanks to Rio Del Rio and Chicho for sharing the video.

By Karen Gleason The 830 Times One Del Rio Fire Department firefighter “sustained minor burns” as he and other city and county firefighters battled a house fire in south Del Rio Monday, DRFD Chief David Harrison confirmed today. Harrison said the DRFD was notified about the fire at 411 Maximo St...

19/11/2024

Everyone is innocent until proven guilty, but if any of these charges are true, kudos to Del Rio CBP officers for making this stop.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection press release U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Del Rio Port of Entry encountered a man wanted on an outstanding felony warrant for a sex-related offense against a child. On Sunday, November 17, 2024, CBP officers at the Del Rio International Bridg...

19/11/2024

Newly-elected county officials are ready to hit the ground running as the Commissioners Court will have a different look, with two new faces.

By Karen Gleason The 830 Times A trio of candidates who won election and re-election bids for county offices today spoke about their excitement at winning their election and getting to work. The election winners were present during a special meeting of Val Verde County Commissioners Court Friday, wh...

19/11/2024

  By Brian Argabright The 830 Times   Headed into the final day of competition at the Wings and Rings Basketball Classic, fans and workers who had seen most of the games agreed the best teams they’d seen were San Antonio John Jay and San Antonio Churchill. Those two teams would meet for the tour...

18/11/2024

A new Del Rio coffee shop offers java from around the world!

By Louis Zylka The 830 Times A new coffee shop in downtown Del Rio brings coffee lovers together to taste and learn about coffee beans from around the world. Cardinal Points Coffee Shop opened its doors in September at 115 E. Greenwood St., and it combines a coffee-shop atmosphere with the experienc...

18/11/2024

County Judge Lewis G. Owens Jr. weighed in with an alternate route for an international bridge.

By Karen Gleason The 830 Times County Judge Lewis G. Owens Jr. has proposed another alternate route connecting the city’s proposed site for a second international bridge with area highways. Owens proposed the route in a letter he sent Tuesday to Mayor Al Arreola and each of the other six members o...

18/11/2024

Once again, the Del Rio Chamber of Commerce's Border Bass Battle attracted anglers from across Southwest United States.

By Joel Langton The 830 Times There were 157 bass anglers battling for $17,000 Saturday on Lake Amistad as part of the Del Rio Chamber of Commerce’s Border Bass Battle. Cibolo’s Patrick Ogborn took top honors with a 7.35 pound bass he snagged, helping him earn a check for $2,200. Anglers fight f...

17/11/2024

More than 3,000 people walked into the Del Rio Civic Center for the Feast of Sharing.

By Joel Langton The 830 Times The H-E-B Feast of Sharing success is due to one thing, and it’s not the plates stacked high with turkey and sides. “The volunteers are the key to the success of the Feast of Sharing,” said Felipe Cardenas, center store leader. The Feast of Sharing is H-E-B’s an...

17/11/2024

Voting is over for this campaign cycle. Let the candidates start positioning themselves for 2026!

By Karen Gleason The 830 Times It’s official. Val Verde County Commissioners Court members voted unanimously to accept the results of the Nov. 5 General Election in Val Verde County. Counting of outstanding ballots in the election was completed on Wednesday, and the commissioners court met in spec...