COMMUNITY — Val Verde County celebrates National Night Out
By Karen Gleason The 830 Times Hundreds of Val Verde County residents participated in the annual National Night Out on the grounds of the county fairgrounds on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The event included city, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies, area fire departments and first responders who exhibited vehicles
Del Rio News
NEWS — Commissioners approve road funding, public defender agreement
By Karen Gleason The 830 Times All five members of Val Verde County Commissioners Court were present. Here’s what happened at the meeting: County judge lauds Texas Parks & Wildlife
NEWS — DRPD arrests man following 911 threat call
Press release from the Del Rio Police Department On October 4, 2026, at approximately 7:26 p.m., officers with the Del Rio Police Department responded to the 700 block of Spring
NEWS — Garza defends going to granddaughter’s christening, missing TBO event
By Joel Langton The 830 Times Texas House District 74 candidate Robert Garza said Wednesday that family commitments kept him from attending The Border Organization’s Sunday candidate forum, responding to
NEWS — Federal, state candidates face grilling from The Border Organization
By Karen Gleason The 830 Times Three candidates for one federal and two state offices fielded questions on topics ranging from data centers to gun control from leaders of a
NEWS — Recent rains give Lake Amistad a much-needed boost
From staff reports Recent rains have given Lake Amistad a significant boost, raising the reservoir by more than 3 feet in a week. The lake’s average water level climbed from
NEWS — The Bank and Trust, S.S.B. wins statewide Best of Community Banking Award
Independent Bankers Association of Texas recognizes Del Rio bank’s architectural design achievement Press release from Independent Bankers Association of Texas The Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT), the largest state
Del Rio Sports
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.
SPORTS — Del Rio tennis falls to United, playoff berth on line Wednesday
By Joel Langton The 830 Times The Del Rio High School tennis team came within a point of improving its position in the District 30-6A playoff race, falling to Laredo
Community
COMMUNITY — Val Verde County celebrates National Night Out
By Karen Gleason The 830 Times Hundreds of Val Verde County residents participated in the annual National Night Out on the grounds of the county fairgrounds on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
COMMUNITY — Chamber prepares for Wild Game Dinner
From staff reports The Del Rio Chamber of Commerce’s Special Projects Committee is offering two firearm raffles ahead of the 38th Wild Game Dinner, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5, at
COMMUNITY — Bands rocked out at Whitehead, attracting hundreds of people
By Louis Zylka The 830 Times More than 900 people attended Draculinafest at the Whitehead Memorial Museum on Friday, Oct. 2, and Saturday, Oct. 3, to hear rock, heavy metal
COMMUNITY — Fiesta de Amistad kicks off tonight with celebration at Ramada Inn
From staff reports Fiesta de Amistad begins tonight with a celebration at the Ramada Inn Ballroom, launching a month of events celebrating friendship between Del Rio and Ciudad Acuña. The
COMMUNITY – Free shuttles for Del Rio’s First Friday Art Walk
By Louis Zylka The 830 Times The City of Del Rio and the Del Rio Chamber of Commerce will be partnering to offer free public transportation to all local art
COMMUNITY – Local museum to transform into concert stage
By Louis Zylka The 830 Times Rock, punk and heavy-metal bands will be raising the roof and performing at the Whitehead Memorial Museum, 1308 S. Main St., on Friday, Oct.
