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Votes at a glance: Rio Grande City approves travel requests, extends local disaster declaration
Summary
At its April 10 special meeting the Rio Grande City Commission approved multiple staff travel requests, approved contract and expenditure items under $50,000, and extended a local disaster declaration for recent severe weather by 30 days; commissioners later recessed to executive session and reconvened with no action taken.
The Rio Grande City Commission voted on several routine and time‑sensitive items during a special meeting on April 10.
Key outcomes
• Travel requests approved — The commission approved a package of travel requests from multiple departments including: Main Street coordinator Yandere La Cruz to attend the Historic Preservation Conference in Austin; EDC staff to attend required economic development and TxDOT courses (dates presented in the meeting); police staff (Detective Ramirez and a crime‑victims liaison, Miss Cruz) to…
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