DEL RIO, Texas - A coalition of Texas border mayors, county judges and economic development associa-tions today urged U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to approve requests by Texas Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, to deploy unmanned aerial surveillance drone aircraft along the Texas-Mexico border. More...

We were traveling recently, returning from a board of directors meeting of the Sheriff’s Association and decided to take the scenic way back home. We drove through many small towns along the way, and the things that stood out most in these towns was that they were clean. You didn’t see any trash in streets, junk piled up in yards, and there was almost no graffiti. More...

Oil is a diminishing and expensive source of energy, and coal is dirty. Alternative energy sources, including solar and wind power can only provide 10% to 20% of our energy requirements. President Obama has increased government loan guaranties for new nuclear power plants from $18.5 billion to $54.5 billion, which should give impetus to the nuclear power industry. More...

Cotton futures prices on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) were mixed this week but consolidated near unchanged Wednesday as USDA's supply and demand outlooks added more detail to the prevailing market anticipation of dwindling supplies and accumulating demand. More...

John and Ruth Funk of Harlingen, TX wish to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their son, Stephen Michael Funk, of Spring, TX to Jill Leigh Hickman, daughter of Jerry and Dana Hickman, also of Spring, TX. Stephen is the grandson of Sarah Funk and the late Lloyd M. Funk of Raymondville. The wedding is set for April 3, 2010 at Ashelynn Manor in Magnolia, TX. More...

LYFORD - Ermelinda C. Rodriguez, 82, of Lyford, entered into rest Friday, March 12, 2010 in Valley Baptist Medical Center. She was born on December 31, 1927 in San Benito, daughter of the late Pedro Cano and Maria Gaona. She was a housewife and after her two daughters married, she went to work at Levi Strauss until she retired in 1986. More...

MARCH 15 - Hit and run accident, 400 blk W. Tampico. Theft, over $50, under $500, 600 blk N. Huisache. Theft, under $50, 14000 blk FM 490. Theft, over $50, under $500, 200 blk S. 7th. Recovered runaway, 500 blk W. Hidalgo, removed from NCIC/TCIC. Assault causing bodily injury, 700 blk E. Rodriguez. More...