Rio Grande City NewsLocal news for Rio Grande City, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.- Movable' border fence awaits approval- July 18, 2008 About 14 miles of border fencing planned for the lower Rio Grande Valley would be built in the river's floodplain and has yet to be approved by the commission governing the international boundary.http://www.topix.net/city/rio-grande-city-tx/2008/07/movable-border-fence-awaits-approval?... 3 Tons of Drugs off the Streets- July 17, 2008 More than 3 tons of marijuana off the streets as the Border Patrol made several busts this week alone.http://www.topix.net/city/rio-grande-city-tx/2008/07/3-tons-of-drugs-off-the-streets?fromr... Border Officials Scoff at "Portable Fence" Proposal- July 17, 2008 The latest proposal from the Department of Homeland Security for that border wall designed to block illegal immigration and drug smuggling has one border mayor wondering if the whole thing is part of a ...http://www.topix.net/city/rio-grande-city-tx/2008/07/border-officials-scoff-at-portable-fe... New report gives more info on Valley's portion of border fence- July 15, 2008 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.http://www.topix.net/city/rio-grande-city-tx/2008/07/new-report-gives-more-info-on-valleys... Internships give students a head start- July 11, 2008 Yarehely Salinas hopes to overcome her aversion to blood this summer during an internship at Starr County Memorial Hospital.http://www.topix.net/city/rio-grande-city-tx/2008/07/internships-give-students-a-head-star... State officials investigate suspicious Rio Grande City house fire- July 9, 2008 State fire marshals are investigating a house fire that destroyed a two-story home on Farm-to-Market Road 755 early Saturday.http://www.topix.net/city/rio-grande-city-tx/2008/07/state-officials-investigate-suspiciou... Over $5 Million Awarded to Housing Authority- July 8, 2008 Over five million dollars has just been awarded to the Starr County Housing Authority.http://www.topix.net/city/rio-grande-city-tx/2008/07/over-5-million-awarded-to-housing-aut... UTPA passed up free land for Starr campus- July 6, 2008 It's hard to pass up a freebie. But when choosing a final site for their Starr County Upper Level Center, University of Texas-Pan American officials passed over 75 acres a developer donated in favor of a piece ...http://www.topix.net/city/rio-grande-city-tx/2008/07/utpa-passed-up-free-land-for-starr-ca... Suspected smugglers flee police in three chases- July 3, 2008 A suspected drug smuggler driving a stolen ambulance evaded police Wednesday in one of three separate chases across the Upper Valley.http://www.topix.net/city/rio-grande-city-tx/2008/07/suspected-smugglers-flee-police-in-th... More Victims of IF Tech Come Forward- July 2, 2008 A Valley man accused of conducting nursing classes in his living room is now being investigated by a second county.http://www.topix.net/city/rio-grande-city-tx/2008/07/more-victims-of-if-tech-come-forward?... |