NEWS — Early voting begins Monday in Val Verde County
From staff reports Val Verde County voters can begin casting their ballots Monday, Oct. 19, as early voting gets underway for the Nov. 3 general election. Early voting for all county precincts will be held at the Del Rio Civic Center, 1915 Veterans Blvd., with voting available seven days a
Del Rio News
NEWS — Early voting begins Monday in Val Verde County
From staff reports Val Verde County voters can begin casting their ballots Monday, Oct. 19, as early voting gets underway for the Nov. 3 general election. Early voting for all
NEWS — Western District of Texas U.S. Attorney’s Office files nearly 500 immigration cases through first half of October
Press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas SAN ANTONIO – Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 476 new immigration and immigration-related
NEWS — Man pleads guilty in Del Rio to possessing child pornography, faces up to 20 years in federal prison
Press release from the U.S. Department of Justice An illegal alien from Honduras pleaded guilty in Del Rio today to possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons
NEWS — Council roundup, Chavez gets city manager post as council tackles water projects, pool contract
By Karen Gleason The 830 Times Six of the seven members of the Del Rio City Council were present. Councilwoman Elsa Reyes was absent. Here’s what happened at the meeting:
NEWS — Council names Manuel Chavez new city manager
By Karen Gleason The 830 Times Writer’s note: The writer left at the start of the council’s executive session. This account was written from the city’s Facebook Livestream of the
NEWS — Commissioners tempers flare during discussion of Precinct 4 light request
By Karen Gleason The 830 Times Tempers flared during the most recent county commissioners court meeting over a request by one commissioner to place a new streetlight in his precinct.
Del Rio Sports
SPORTS — Queens win district cross country title; Rams finish 3rd, both advance to regionals
By Joel Langton The 830 Times The Del Rio Queens captured the District 30-6A cross country championship Wednesday, Oct. 14, while the Rams finished third to give Del Rio two
SPORTS — Queens volleyball catches fire in October
By Joel Langton The 830 Times The Del Rio Queens’ pink shirts for October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month simply say “Fight.” It’s a word the Queens have taken to heart,
SPORTS — Queens avenge opening loss, split series with Southwest
From staff reports The Del Rio Queens and San Antonio Southwest split their district volleyball series this season, with each team winning on the other’s home court after the Queens
SPORTS — Comstock boys claim sixth straight district cross country title
From staff reports The Comstock Panthers captured their sixth consecutive District 31-1A boys cross country championship Monday, Oct. 5, in Utopia, Texas, sweeping the top three individual places and qualifying
SPORTS — Del Rio beats Eagle Pass to earn playoff berth
By Joel Langton The 830 Times The Del Rio High School tennis team is headed to the playoffs. Few victories are sweeter for a Del Rio team than beating rival
SPORTS — Queens fall to district leader United, turns attention to Eagle Pass
By Joel Langton The 830 Times The Del Rio Queens brought plenty of hustle and fight Saturday afternoon, but district co-leader Laredo United pulled away for a three-set volleyball victory.
Community
COMMUNITY — Annual Fiesta de Amistad Parade celebrates friendship
By Karen Gleason The 830 Times The new route for the Fiesta De Amistad Parade on Saturday, Oct. 17, did nothing to dampen enthusiasm for the annual event, as hundreds
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT from International Good Neighbor Council – Del Rio Chapter
Fiesta de Amistad 2026 THE FIESTA WILL GO ON! The International Good Neighbor Council (IGNC) – Del Rio Chapter would like to reassure the community that NONE of our Fiesta
COMMUNITY – Enjoy fall vibes and Halloween games at Sacred Heart
By Louis Zylka The 830 Times The Annual Sacred Heart Catholic School (SHCS) Fall Fest returns with food, music, games and more at 209 E. Greenwood St. on Friday, Oct.
Fiesta de Amistad brings new routes, familiar spirit of friendship
By Joel Langton The 830 Times Fiesta de Amistad will have a different look this weekend, with a new parade route and more activities centered at the Val Verde County
Renaissance festival gets a “huzzah” for its big turnout
By Louis Zylka The 830 Times The Del Rio Renaissance Faire returned to the Whitehead Memorial Museum with more than 1,000 patrons attending on Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct.
COMMUNITY – Emiliano Ortiz releases “Pompeya,” featuring Nashville guitar legend Brent Mason, as the first single from his forthcoming Spanish-language country album
Submitted content Acuna singer-songwriter Emiliano Ortiz has released “Pompeya,” the lead single from his forthcoming album Música Country, an eleven-song project built around a simple but still uncommon idea: making