🌱 New sidewalks and a school-hours street closure win council approval
Del Rio, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Del Rio! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- New sidewalks and a school-hours street closure win council approval
- Del Rio mayor promises an update on second bridge plans
- Del Rio’s truck traffic surge brings bridge backups into focus
Also on today's calendar: Story Time (MAIN LIBRARY) and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.
- Thursday: Sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 76, low: 54.
- Friday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. NEWS - Del Rio City Council roundup: Council approves police contract, $2.3 million sidewalk agreement (830times.com) — Del Rio council members approved a funding agreement for $2.3 million in federally funded sidewalks along North Bedell Avenue and Braddie Drive, including accessible ramps and crosswalk improvements. They also approved closing part of Waters Avenue beside San Felipe Memorial Middle School during school hours, with gates controlling access. 
2. NEWS - Mayor promises more info on new bridge, routes coming soon (830times.com) — Del Rio residents seeking details about a proposed second international bridge may get an update at the bridge board's meeting later this month, Mayor Al Arreola said. The proposed site northwest of city limits has drawn opposition from Amistad Community Action Group, whose members worry about effects on their neighborhoods.
3. NEWS - Mayor touts ‘impressive' commercial traffic numbers at international bridge (830times.com) — Commercial truck crossings at Del Rio’s international bridge rose 25.47 percent in September compared with a year earlier, continuing a growth trend that began in midsummer. With trucks sometimes stretching across the bridge, board members discussed asking Mexican officials to open more inspection stations during busy periods.
4. Off-duty Border Patrol employee arrested after South Texas restaurant fight (expressnews.com) — An off-duty Border Patrol employee faces two family-violence assault charges and a resisting-arrest charge after an Oct. 29 fight on Veterans Boulevard in Del Rio. Police allege Sergio Diaz, 33, assaulted a man and headbutted a woman while officers tried to detain him. Customs and Border Protection is reviewing the incident.
5. PRM prison gang leader Louis Iglesias sentenced to 25 years in federal heroin case (news4sanantonio.com) — A federal judge in Del Rio sentenced prison gang leader Louis Iglesias to 25 years for a heroin trafficking conspiracy, according to the Justice Department. Iglesias, 56, of Rosenberg, pleaded guilty in 2022 after investigators uncovered calls about distributing heroin. Val Verde County deputies were among the agencies assisting the investigation.
📸 Around Del Rio
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Del Rio Main Street Program →
109 West Broadway, Del Rio
5:30 pm
Thursday November 12
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Other local events
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Story Time (MAIN LIBRARY) →
300 Spring St., Del Rio
10:30 am -
Story Time (BRANCH LIBRARY) →
Val Verde County Branch Library, 315 E. Chapoy St., Del Rio
10:30 am -
Wild Game Dinner and Gun Raffle 2026 →
Del Rio TX
5:00 pm
Wednesday November 18
Wednesday November 25
Saturday December 5
📣 Del Rio Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Veterans Day Program
Brackett ISD, 203 N Ann St, Brackettville
9:00 am -
Senior Program →
San Luis Branch, Eagle Pass
9:00 am -
Sound in Motion →
Children's Library, Eagle Pass
10:00 am -
Board Meeting →
Camp Wood Public Library, 106 S. Nueces, Camp Wood
5:00 am -
Little Playdates →
Children's Library, Eagle Pass
10:00 am -
Uvalde Learning Center- Fall Fest
Uvalde CISD, 601 Dean St, Uvalde
4:00 pm -
Jessee Lee at Songs on the Frio Festival →
Songs on the Frio Festival, Leakey
7:00 pm -
HSGBB @ SONORA
Rocksprings K-12 Rocksprings, TX 78880
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- First Christmas Wreath for 2026 Completed!
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- Archdiocese of San Antonio posted a job opening for Case Manager- Del Rio in Del Rio. Apply here.
- JCPenney posted a job opening for Beauty Consultant - Plaza Del Sol in Del Rio. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Del Rio here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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