ZZ Top will bring their rock to The Show Aug 13, 2009
The new group went on to record the appropriately titled ZZ Top s First Album and Rio Grande Mud, which reflected their strong blues roots. Their third, 1973 s Tres Hombres, catapulted them to national attention with the hit La Grange, still one of the band s signature pieces. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Brazil deaths soar to almost 200... Aug 12, 2009
According to Health Ministry figures, 40 percent of the victims were from Sao Paulo state; 23 percent were from Rio Grande do Sul state, which borders on Argentina and Uruguay, and 22 percent were from Parana, which borders on Argentina and Paraguay. Temporao provided the information in testimony to Congress explaining the government's approach to the pandemic. (The Drudge Report)
Busts of corrupt US border police rise Aug 11, 2009
The county includes Brownsville, Texas, directly across the Rio Grande from Matamoros, Mexico. In no time, Cantu rose from constable to sheriff, a job he later acknowledged he was unqualified to hold. (FOX 11, AZ)
Obama's Mexico Mission: Keep Guns in El Norte Aug 10, 2009
Mexican government raids continue to turn up vast arsenals of brand new firearms that can be traced to shops north of the Rio Grande. Another sign of the gangster's abundant supply of firepower is that they can afford to leave some weapons at murder scenes to avoid detection. (Time.com)
Cleanup Of Beach Tar Balls Almost Done Aug 1, 2009
The blobs were scattered along about 155 miles of coast, from Matagorda Island to the mouth of the Rio Grande, Suydam said. The Land Office worked with the U.S. Coast Guard on the cleanup. (Click2Houston, TX)
AWOL Texas Soldier Charged With Capital Murder Jul 31, 2009
Baczewski was initially arrested Monday night in the Rio Grande Valley town of Alamo on a charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Baczewski is charged in the death of his mother, Violetta Baczewski, 54, whose body was found at her Austin home Sunday. (KWTX.com, TX)
Arrest Warrant Issued For Former Cowboys QB Jul 30, 2009
Carter, 31, was arrested in February in Mission shortly after a deal for him to play for the Rio Grande Valley Dorados of the arenafootball2 league fell apart. Carter's attorney, Christ Weaver, told The Monitor of McAllen that Carter may not have known about the court dates because they hadn't spoken in two weeks. (KWTX.com, TX)
Texas State Lawmaker Indicted Jul 18, 2009
Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg announced Friday that a grand jury returned six indictments against the Lower Rio Grande Valley lawmaker. Flores, 50, is charged with 16 counts of tampering with a government record and three counts of perjury. (KWTX.com, TX)
Wendy Kopp’s 2009 commencement address Jul 13, 2009
Today, we know of thousands of teachers in urban and rural communities all over the country who are proving that their students can excel academically teachers like Colleen, Anna, Alicia, Ed and Glenn and there are thought to be 200-such schools, schools like those in the KIPP Network, and others such as YES College Prep in Houston and IDEA Academy in Texas Rio Grande Valley schools started by our alumni that are literally among the top 100 high schools in the country according to... (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Back to basics Jul 7, 2009
Randall Allsup, manager of the San Antonio and Rio Grande Valley regions of Houston-based housing research firm Metrostudy, says that builders are seeing an uptick in traffic among various subdivisions around town. And with that traffic has come some sales, Allsup adds. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
TheatreWorks' 40th anniversary schedule Jul 7, 2009
The season opens Oct. 1 with "Ghosts of the River," a new piece about the ghosts haunting the Rio Grande by leading San Francisco playwright Octavio Solis, in conjunction with ShadowLight Productions. The play moves to San Francisco's Brava Theater starting Oct. 28. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Train travel isn't dead (13) Jul 6, 2009
Much like the California Zephyr that was the flagship run operated jointly by the Chicago, Burlington y Railroad, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad and the Western Pacific Railroad, the Empire Builder became the flagship run of the Great Northern Railroad when it was put into service in 1929. The Empire Builder is Amtrak's most popular run. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Texas Teenager Found Slain In Mexican Border City Jul 2, 2009
She was the fourth U.S. citizen slain this month in the bloody Mexican border city across the Rio Grande from El Paso. Despite the presence of thousands of soldiers, the city is one of Mexico's most violent, with more than 800 killings related to the drug trade this year. (KWTX.com, TX)
Realtree Outdoors Jun 30, 2009
On this show Blanton decides to switch places with the Realtree camera crew while hunting Rio Grande turkeys in South Texas. . (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Chronicles of the Hunt Jun 27, 2009
Updated: June 23, 2009, 3:49 PM ET. Sundays, July thru SeptemberAt 7:00 a.m. on ESPN2. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Signs in Houston warn against gun buys for Mexico Jun 26, 2009
The firearms industry-supported "Don't lie for the other Guy" campaign is expected to be expanded to El Paso, the Rio Grande Valley and Phoenix. The Houston Chronicle reports dozens of guns purchased in Houston have been traced to kidnappings and murders in Mexico. (FOX 11, AZ)
Obama is facing sea of troubles Jun 23, 2009
I speculate grape pickers jumping the Rio Grande have a better grasp of our dialect than you. " justsayin' wrote on Jun 22, 2009 8:26 AM:" I am one who also agrees with Rush. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Texas Border Patrol Agents Fired On Jun 21, 2009
Lopez said the agents found five more suspected illegal immigrants, and more than 60 pounds of marijuana along the Rio Grande, while searching for the shooters. Lopez said in Saturday's Valley Morning Star that the agents suspect the shooters swam to Mexico. (KWTX.com, TX)
Cowboy Up! Rugged Western Trips for Office Drones Jun 16, 2009
The five-night package at the in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M., includes horseback-riding lessons from owner Connie Collins she'll teach more experienced riders Western rodeo and guided treks along the cottonwood trees that line the Rio Grande and Jemez rivers. The package has a camp-for-grownups feel, with Collins and her guides mixing margaritas on the ranch porch, and a rodeo (guests can take part) and an awards ceremony at the end of your stay. (Time.com)
Puerto Rico provides reasons to explore, exhale May 31, 2009
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico - Here, on the beach at the Wyndham Rio Mar Resort, my husband, two college-age daughters, and I lolled on chaise lounges, a tiki bar and palm trees behind us, the warm surf of the Atlantic Ocean in front of us, and all around us sand the color of light brown sugar and the baby-soft texture of refined flour. Like many families with older children, we find it difficult to carve out family vacation time, so this week in Puerto Rico was a welcome treat. (Boston Globe)
Wendy Kopp's 2009 commencement address May 19, 2009
Today, we know of thousands of teachers in urban and rural communities all over the country who are proving that their students can excel academically teachers like Colleen, Anna, Alicia, Ed and Glenn and there are thought to be 200-such schools, schools like those in the KIPP Network, and others such as YES College Prep in Houston and IDEA Academy in Texas' Rio Grande Valley schools started by our alumni that are literally among the top 100 high schools in the country according to U.S. News &... (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Redford teams up to train minority filmmakers May 18, 2009
The program, "Sundance in New Mexico," will be based at Los Luceros, a state-owned historic home along the Rio Grande. It will be used for programs and workshops. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
4-Year-Old Texas Girl Was Taken By Force, Police Say May 14, 2009
Posted by: Valley Girl on May 13, 2009 at 03:42 PM I'm from the Rio Grande Valley and have a niece that age. I pray that she is safe and back home soon. (KWTX.com, TX)
Mexico's Xalapa a Different Tourist... May 12, 2009
The recession, fears of swine flu and the danger of narco-gang shootouts, largely in border cities, are combining to keep Americans north of the Rio Grande. But once the economy starts to level off and the swine flu scare passes into history, they ll be looking south once again to Mexico. (Suite101.com)
Read the 'JER' transcript May 12, 2009
It's also taken a big hit to hits reputation with immigration restriction, calling for a 40,000-high foot wall on the Rio Grande. GIGOT: 40,000-high foot wall. (Fox News)
Infotainment May 11, 2009
Miss Brazil 2009BRAZIL: Newly crowned Miss Brazil 2009 Larissa Costa of Rio Grande do Norte state smiles after receiving the crown during the official crowning ceremony at the Latin America Memorial. afp. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Police Blotter: May 9, 2009 May 9, 2009
Pollos Ascado's Rio Grande, 1200 S. Grant Ave., reported someone entered the building, damaged a $200 door and door jamb, then took an unspecified amount and type of property at 11:08 p.m. Wednesday. BURGLARY OF A HABITATION. (Odessa American, TX)
Journey for cultural survival: Corcoran native to speak at UN forum May 9, 2009
In 1873, Col. Ronald MacKenzie, a known Indian fighter of the day, gathered 400 U.S. 4th Cavalry soldiers and set out to El Remolino, Mexico, 40 miles west of the southern Texas border city of Eagle Pass, across a sea of mesquite and scrub brush and the Rio Grande into the ancient Lipan Apache lands. At dawn on May 18, MacKenzie's men raided a Lipan Apache village, burning homes, killing the natives, driving others to Oklahoma and New Mexico and taking as prisoners 29 tribe members, mostly women... (News Central Portal Site, CA)
What's Slate's Problem with Dr. Strangelove? May 6, 2009
(2000): The debilitating effects of drugs -- and the drug war -- on both sides of the Rio Grande makes for interesting viewing. Plus, there's a terrific Salma Hayek cameo. (Slate)
Texas Reports 43 Confirmed Swine Flu Cases; None In Central Texas May 4, 2009
Brownsville is the Rio Grande Valley's largest school district with nearly 50,000 students. Confirmed Cases By County. (KWTX.com, TX)
Historical society offers Walking Tour of Old Town May 2, 2009
Burruss traced Cotton Boll's roots back to 1821, when Mexico took the Arizona territory, and 1847, when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo gave all of the land west of the Rio Grande and south of the Gila River to the United States. All (schools) were once farms, said McKisson, who said he was really proud of Burruss' attention to detail and accuracy. (Peoria Times, AZ)
Lobo Softball Battles Colorado State Saturday at Lobo Field May 1, 2009
LAST OUTING - New Mexico lost a 13-8 decision to New Mexico State Tuesday in the Rio Grande Rivalry held at Lobo Field. The Aggies swept UNM in the two-game series for the first time since 2002 and the first since Singleton took over. (Golobos.com)
North Texas District Cancels Classes Over 4 Possible Swine Flu Cases Apr 30, 2009
An elementary school in suburban Dallas, a high school in New Braunfels and the entire Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District also closed. Also, a charter school in Dallas is temporarily closed after learning one of its students probably had the infection. (KWTX.com, TX)
No Flu Here, But Its Spreading Apr 29, 2009
Three other Texas school districts, in suburban Dallas, New Braunfels and Rio Grande City, have also closed because of confirmed or probable cases ... Starr County officials announced that all 13 schools in the Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District will be closed for the rest of the week as a precaution against the spread of swine flu. (KWTX.com, TX)
Swine Flu Fears Cause Hundreds Of Texas Students To Miss TAKS Apr 29, 2009
An elementary school in suburban Dallas, a high school in New Braunfels and a middle school in Rio Grande City also closed. Rio Grande City Superintendent Roel Gonzalez said Tuesday that five schools are each missing between 80 and 140 students. (KWTX.com, TX)
Liquor Store Owners Split On Repeal Of Texas Sunday Sales Ban Apr 20, 2009
He says he could boost business by 15 percent by opening his Holiday Wine r stores up and down the lower Rio Grande Valley seven days a week. The hardest fight isn't necessarily with teetotalers and social conservatives, however; it's with other liquor store owners who believe Sunday sales would barely cover the cost of staying open. (KWTX.com, TX)
Goddard issues dire warning at border meeting (3) Apr 17, 2009
David Johnson, Assistant Secretary for the State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, said that pilot program is only operating in the Rio Grande area across from Texas, but may develop into a way to slow the flow of guns and cash headed south in other areas. Phil Franchine is with the Green Valley News and Sun. (Benson San Pedro Valley News Sun, AZ)
AUDIO: TEXAS GOV. SAYS STATE CAN LEAVE THE UNION IF IT WANTS... Apr 16, 2009
" Tucson, AZ ----------------------------------------------- You are complete idiot, stop watching Fox News before you hurt yourself. Posted by: PublicDrunk at April 15, 2009 06:10 PM Any state can secede. The Constituion is quiet on this as it was assumed. The fedzilla is unconstituional. I say we leave. Posted by: Gov Preston at April 15, 2009 06:10 PM He really should get his head out of his a$$, let see he has two ex-presidents living in his state. Johnson came up with the great society and... (The Drudge Report)
2 Mexican Drug Cartel Members Plead Guilty Apr 1, 2009
Federal prosecutor Toni Trevino said de la Cruz Reyna was among a group of armed drug traffickers who in 1999 cornered Drug Enforcement Administration agent Joe Dubois and FBI agent Daniel Fuentes in their car in the border city of Matamoros, across the Rio Grande from Brownsville. Both agents, who were assigned to the U.S. consulate in Monterrey, were in Matamoros to talk with an informant when they were cornered by the traffickers, including Osiel Cardenas-Guillen, the then head of the Gulf... (Click2Houston, TX)
Headlines in the news: FROM THE ECONOMIST March 22-28 Mar 29, 2009
Obama sent hundreds of extra federal agents to reinforce the U.S. border with Mexico after a spate of drug-gang murders, a move welcomed on both sides of the Rio Grande. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited Mexico and said demand for illegal drugs in the United States made it "co-responsible" for drug-related crime. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
White House tries to step up anti-cartel fight Mar 26, 2009
In El Paso, for instance, police responded to fewer than 20 homicides in 2008, while their counterparts across the Rio Grande in Ciudad Juarez have handled more than 2,000 killings since January 2008. The situation is similar in Laredo, which shares a border with Nuevo Laredo, and McAllen, just across the Rio Grande from Reynosa. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
Central Hockey League Mar 25, 2009
Rio Grande Valley vs. Corpus Christi ... Monday, March 23: Rio Grande Valley 5, Corpus Christi 1, Rio Grande Valley leads series 1-0 ... Wednesday, March 25: Rio Grande Valley at Corpus Christi. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
The best Congress lobbyists could buy Mar 25, 2009
A Saint Patricks Day on the Rio Grande reception at a Tex-Mex restaurant near the Capitol with Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
No-namers Give Film Good Name Mar 20, 2009
Even as he is drawn into a doomed relationship with Sayra, he begins fleeing the vengeance-seeking Maras and heads toward the Rio Grande. Fukunaga, who directed a short that won a student Academy Award, handles a story that could very easily have become melodramatic with great assurance. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Club provides relief in Mexican city living in fear Mar 20, 2009
The stadium, located just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas, regularly fills to its capacity of about 22,000. Multimedia. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
MS-13 gang seen as growing threat Mar 19, 2009
Mr. Chileno-Gomez is among 76 MS-13 members apprehended by the Border Patrol in the Rio Grande Valley during the just-ended fiscal year. That total was up from 62 the previous year, showing the gang's resilience to federal efforts aimed at rooting it out and its determination to travel almost at will through Texas to cliques operating throughout the U.S.. (FOX 11, AZ)
In Mexican drug war, soccer remains an oasis Mar 19, 2009
The stadium, just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, regularly fills to its capacity of about 22,000. Parents feel safe enough to bring their children. (International Herald Tribune)
Bradley wins Puerto Rico Open Mar 17, 2009
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) Final scores Sunday from the Puerto Rico Open, a $3. 5 million PGA Tour event at the 7,526-yard, par-72 Trump International Golf Club Course. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Friday's Sports In Brief Mar 14, 2009
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) Matt Jones shot a 30 on his back nine and finished with an 8-under 64 to match the course record, giving him a share of the 36-hole lead with fellow Australian Jason Day in the Puerto Rico Open. Jones tied the course record set last year by Bo Van Pelt in the inaugural event. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Woods 'ready to win' at CA Championship Mar 12, 2009
PGA TourPuerto Rico OpenSite: Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. (USA Today -- Sports)
Charity Events at The Rally Mar 11, 2009
Rio Grande Community Farm, Albuquerque. The Rally's hosts will support the Rio Grande Community Farm in Albuquerque with a day of volunteer work planned for April 15. (Suite101.com)
Should star athletes lose role-model status for smoking pot? Mar 7, 2009
Bet he can out swim them mexicans swimming across the Rio Grande and turn em back. By Gale. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
* Business Briefs Feb 22, 2009
After scoring the fifth goal in Ulbras 5-2 win over Brasil in the Rio Grande do Sul state soccer tournament, midfielder Rogerio Pereira apparently lost his sense of direction. Instead of the traditional celebration in front of team fans, who packed Bento Freitas Stadium in the southern Brazilian city of Pelotas on Thursday, he frolicked in front of the fans of the losing team. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Monday's Sports Transactions Feb 17, 2009
RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS_Signed F Jawad Williams. FOOTBALL. (International Herald Tribune)
Tuesday's Major College Basketball Scores Feb 11, 2009
Marshall 92, Rio Grande 59. Providence 77, South Florida 62. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
PGA Tour Schedule Feb 10, 2009
March 12-15 Puerto Rico Open, Trump International GC, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. March 19-22 Transitions Championship, Innisbrook Resort & GC (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Fla. (International Herald Tribune)
College Basketball Schedule Feb 10, 2009
Rio Grande at Marshall, 7 p.m.. Providence at South Florida, 7 p.m.. (International Herald Tribune)
Shining a Light on a Forgotten Feat Feb 8, 2009
Rio Grande's Clarence "Bevo" Francis scored more than 100 points twice in college basketball ... He helped create They Could Really Play the Game, an hour-long feature on Francis, who, in just two years, arguably saved tiny Rio Grande (Ohio) College and helped restore interest and honor in college basketball after it had been rocked by gambling scandals ... Its a Forrest Gump like story, McCoy said of the Rio Grande team, which went from playing on a floor made of faded black... (Nebraska Statepaper)
Washington diary Feb 7, 2009
Every new immigrant wading across the Rio Grande refreshes the aspirational nature of this society. The second reason is geographical space. (BBC News -- Americas)
