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Residents of the west Texas border town of Presidio are breathing easier as the swollen Rio Grande recedes for the second day in a row.
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Helicopters were used to drop huge sandbags on a levee and a crew of prison inmates worked to create a makeshift dam Saturday as officials in this rural border city...
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Water flows over a levee from the Rio Grande flooding a golf course and some ranch land in Presidio, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008. No homes appeared immediately threatened by the flow.
