Rio Grande City News

GEORGE TULEY/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Moody pitcher Michael Cantu held Alice to two runs behind an opportunistic offense and a solid Trojan defense in a 13-2 victory on Saturday at Cabaniss Field.

Efforts to gather data and develop recommendations to reduce the use of solitary confinement in Texas jails and prisons seem to have withered this session in the face of opposition from officials who oversee those facilities.

In another incredible 'Extreme Trafficking' incident a car chase led to a large drug seizure with the alleged narco-trafficker swimming to Mexico.

GEORGE GONGORA/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Ray's Eric Estrada slides safely into third base with a stolen base during Thursday's area-round series opener against Rio Grande City at Cabaniss Field.$RETURN$$RETURN$ For the past several seasons, the road to a regional high school baseball title has gone through Corpus Christi - specifically, Cabaniss ... (more)

Apparel design students at Texas Tech University were recognized for their designs Saturday, April 25, in the Cotton and Denim Runway 2013 design contest sponsored by Plains Cotton Cooperative Association, Cotton Council International and Cotton Incorporated.

The Department of Public Safety says Zachary Dibble, 19, of Lampasas, and Gonalo Barraz, 47, of Rio Grande City, were killed when their vehicles collided head-on at around 6 a.m. Saturday on State Highway 158 near Midland.