Del Rio is a Texas city and county seat in Val Verde County; current notes center on a deadly Texas train-container smuggling case impacting the community.
Six people from Honduras and Mexico have died after being packed inside a sealed, unventilated shipping container aboard a freight train in Laredo, Texas. A 14-year-old was among the victims. Investigators say hyperthermia likely caused the deaths; several suspects have been indicted on charges related to transporting aliens resulting in death.