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City Manager Proposes Budget Without Layoffs After Month of Pushback; Funding Cuts Planned Elsewhere
For more than a month, city employees have been waiting and wondering if they are one of the 22 full-time employees and 4 part-time employees slated for layoffs. Pushback from City staff and the City Council has pressured City Manager Shawna Burkhart to create a version of the budget without layoffs.
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Assault Victim Support Services Take Unprecedented Step Forward
Support services for sexual assault victims are now locally accessible! Vital resources such as individual counseling and SAFE hospital exams are available right here in Del Rio, for free, for the first time in local history. These public services have never before existed within county lines. Wintergarden Women’s Shelter Inc. took over operation of the Val Verde Battered Women’s Shelter in January 2025 and have been transforming the program ever since.

Stevie Quilo
Jun 28, 20254 min read
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