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🌱 What Del Rio tennis must do Wednesday to clinch playoffs
Spotted on the Del Rio calendar: Story Time (BRANCH LIBRARY)
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In today's newsletter:
- What Del Rio tennis must do Wednesday to clinch playoffs
- Judge raises bond to $5.2 million in Del Rio murder case
- Why a Del Rio federal judge added 35 years to this sentence
Also on today's calendar: Get Fit! at the VVCL and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, breezy and hot, with a high of 96 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: A heavy thunderstorm, temps: high: 96, low: 77.
- Thursday: Heavy t-storms; not as hot, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• SPORTS - Del Rio tennis falls to United, playoff berth on line Wednesday (830times.com) — Del Rio High School's tennis team narrowly lost 10-9 to Laredo United, but still controls its playoff fate with a crucial trip to Eagle Pass on Wednesday. Players from both the Rams and Queens earned gritty singles and doubles wins, and a victory midweek would clinch Del Rio a District 30-6A postseason berth. 
• NEWS - Judge increases bonds for Del Rio woman charged with murder to $5.2 million (830times.com) — A state district judge in Val Verde County kept a Del Rio woman's $5 million murder bond in place and added $200,000 for an evidence-tampering charge, raising her total bonds to $5.2 million. The hearing, tied to the June stabbing death of another Del Rio resident, moved the case forward while prosecutors updated the victim's family on next steps.
• Federal Judge Adds 35 Years to Houston Man's 11-Year Imprisonment for His Role in a Fatal Alien Smuggling Operation (justice.gov) — In Del Rio's federal courthouse, a Houston man tied to an international criminal organization received an additional 35-year sentence for a smuggling operation that caused two migrant deaths. Authorities say the case, investigated by HSI Eagle Pass, is part of a broader push to dismantle violent trafficking networks operating through Texas communities like Del Rio.
📸 Around Del Rio
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Del Rio
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- Story Time (BRANCH LIBRARY) →
Val Verde County Branch Library, 315 E. Chapoy St., Del Rio
10:30 am
Wednesday September 30
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Other local events
- Get Fit! at the VVCL →
Val Verde County Library, 300 Spring St., Del Rio
11:00 am - Niños y Libros (BRANCH LIBRARY) →
Val Verde County Branch Library, 315 E. Chapoy St., Del Rio
4:30 pm - Living History Day →
1308 S. Main St, Del Rio
Wednesday September 30
Saturday October 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Tigerette Volleyball @ La Pryor (JV/V)
La Pryor High School , La Pryor, TX 78872
5:00 pm - JH Football @ Junction
Brackett ISD, 1700 College St, Junction
5:00 pm - Tigerette Volleyball vs Dilley (V)
BISD Cub Gym
4:00 pm - Tiger Football vs Junction (Varsity)
Brackett ISD, 200 N Sweeney St, Brackettville
7:00 pm - JH Tigerette Volleyball @ Sabinal
Brackett ISD, 409 Cullins Ave, Sabinal
5:00 pm - Tigerette Volleyball @ Charlotte (JV/V)
Brackett ISD, 70 Trojan Dr, Charlotte
5:00 pm - Rocksprings at Brackett →
400 Ann St., Brackettville
6:00 pm - Sabinal at Brackett →
Brackettville TX
3:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Friday October 9
Friday October 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Brinker International posted a job opening for QA/Expeditor - Del Rio Chili's in Del Rio. Apply here.
- Chili's Grill & Bar posted a job opening for Food Runner - Del Rio Chili's in Del Rio. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Del Rio here.
🗞 Nearby News
Eagle Pass
- Maverick County Releases Early Voting Schedule, Sample Ballot and Election Day Polling Locations (epbusinessjournal.com)
- Maverick County Commissioners Face Budget, Fire and EMS Deadline With City of Eagle Pas and Pending Litigation at September 30 Meeting (epbusinessjournal.com)
- Jal Police Beat September 26, 2026 (jalrecord.net)
Uvalde
- Nonprofit founded after Uvalde shooting offers support after Macon park shooting that injured 11 teens (13wmaz.com)
- New MREC faculty member to expand urban horticulture efforts in central Florida (ufl.edu)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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