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Cameron County News

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1 hr ago | El Paso Times

Related: 5 from fire department help with Dolly

El Paso firefighters who are part of the El Paso All Hazards Incident Management Team have been deployed to the Texas Gulf Coast to assist with relief in the wake of tropical storm Dolly.

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Related Topix: El Paso, TX, El Paso Metro, Weslaco, TX

9 hrs ago | The Brownsville Herald

Sheriff's deputies continue water rescues

County, state and federal authorities plan to take tour of the Rio Grande Valley via a military Blackhawk helicopter to survey the areas impacted by Hurricane Dolly this afternoon.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Dolly, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, John Cornyn

Thu Jul 24, 2008

KRGV

No ID Required at Shelters

Right now several residents in Cameron County are headed to shelters. That's where they are guaranteed a safe, dry place to sleep.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Dolly

Valley Morning Star

Harlingen now feeling the brunt of Dolly

Harlingen and the upper Cameron County area are now feeling the strongest wind and heaviest rain from Hurricane Dolly, the National Weather Service in Brownsville said.

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Related Topix: Harlingen, TX, World News, Mexico, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Dolly

Wed Jul 23, 2008

The Brownsville Herald

Rain, winds sweep across Brownsville

Torrential rains are passing through Cameron County as Hurricane Dolly inches closer to the area.

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Related Topix: Weather, Hurricane, Hurricane Dolly, San Pedro, TX, Brownsville Metro, Brownsville, TX

KPRC-AM Houston

Communities Preparing for Dolly

Cities and counties up and down the Texas coast say they have prepared for the arrival of Tropical Storm Dolly.

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Related Topix: Brownsville, TX, University of Texas System, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Weather

Tue Jul 22, 2008

KWTX

Census Bureau: 1.5 Million Are In Dolly's Path

'If Hurricane Dolly stays on its projected path, about 1.5 million people could feel the effects of the storm as it makes landfall, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Dolly, Brownsville, TX

NOLA.com

Officials fear Dolly could break Rio Grande levees

Coastal officials worried Tuesday that Tropical Storm Dolly may bring so much rain that flooding could break through the levees holding back the Rio Grande.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Brownsville, TX, Weather

Mon Jul 21, 2008

KansasCity.com

Texas, Mexico prepare for Tropical Storm Dolly

Residents along the Texas-Mexico border kept a watchful eye on Tropical Storm Dolly on Monday, stocking up on plywood, generators and flashlights as forecasters predicted the storm would strengthen into a ...

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Related Topix: South Padre Island, TX, Port o'connor, TX, World News, Mexico, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Fausto

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Valley Morning Star

Ocean Tower project in limbo

Opinions differ on whether the stalled Ocean Tower project north of the city limits has potential to discourage other development, but local officials all say they would like to see the leaning structure ...

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Related Topix: South Padre Island, TX

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Valley Morning Star

Cameron County unemployment up slightly in June

Unemployment in Cameron County increased again in June after making significant gains over the last year, Unemployment in the Brownsville-Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area increased to 6.8 percent in June ...

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Related Topix: Harlingen, TX, World News, Mexico, Brownsville (University of Texas System), University of Texas System, Brownsville Metro, McAllen, TX

Thu Jul 17, 2008

The Brownsville Herald

Former DA arraigned: De Leon pleads not guilty to charges

Former Cameron County District Attorney Yolanda de Leon spent a few minutes in a Cameron County jail Wednesday after voluntarily surrendering to authorities.

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Related Topix: de Leon, TX, Brownsville, TX

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Valley Morning Star

County bridge revenues decline by $1 million

Cameron County Commissioners remained silent as they reviewed the figures for themselves: The county's revenues from international bridges have decreased again.

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Related Topix: Los Indios, TX

The Brownsville Herald

County bills BISD for 2006 election

The Brownsville Independent School District will be getting a $59,315.18 bill from Cameron County for running the district's November 2006 election.

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Tue Jul 15, 2008

Houston Chronicle

Mother sentenced to death for toddler's fatal beating

A South Texas mother convicted of torturing and beating to death her 2 1/2 -year-old daughter has been sentenced to die.

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Related Topix: Brownsville Metro, Harlingen, TX, World News, Mexico,

Sun Jul 13, 2008

KRGV

Mother Sentenced to Death

Don't have Flash? Download the Flash Player here http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer If you are still unable to view this video, please visit Our Help Center Breaking News Lucio Sentenced Jury come back ...

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Related Topix: Brownsville, TX

Sat Jul 12, 2008

KRGV

Jury to Decide Sentence in Child Murder Case

Jury deliberation in a Harlingen murder continues at the Cameron County Courthouse.

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Related Topix: Brownsville Metro, Harlingen, TX, Death Penalty

Fri Jul 11, 2008

The Brownsville Herald

Mosquito control efforts begin

After several days of rain, Cameron County must now prepare to combat a familiar enemy: the mosquito.

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Related Topix: Los Fresnos, TX, Brownsville Metro, Brownsville, TX

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Themonitor.com

Killer mom sentenced to death

A jury handed down a death sentence late Thursday for a Harlingen mother convicted of beating her 2 1/2-year-old daughter to death in February 2007 in a Lee Street apartment.

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Related Topix: Harlingen, TX, World News, Mexico,

Themonitor.com

Outlook bleak for Valley's sorghum, cotton crops

Record July rainfall likely damaged as much as 40 percent of the Rio Grande Valley's sorghum crop, worth about $48 million, an official said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Bayview, TX, Brownsville, TX, Rio Hondo, TX, Brownsville Metro

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