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Houston Men Plead Guilty To Smuggling Ton Of Marijuana In Watermelons
Two Houston men plead guilty Wednesday in connection to a scheme to smuggle more than a ton of marijuana concealed in shipments of watermelon to Houston.
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Two Texas Men Indicted After 115 Illegal Immigrants Found In Homes
Two men have been indicted on charges of conspiring to harbor illegal immigrants and harboring them after authorities found about 115 suspected illegal immigrants in three clustered South Texas homes.
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Two Children Shot To Death In A South Texas Hotel Room
An infant and a toddler were shot to death in a South Texas hotel room Tuesday and a man officers found in the room with them was arrested, police said.
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Police: Body Found Believed To Be Mother Of Two Boys Shot At Hotel
Hours after a man fatally shot one of his girlfriend's sons and critically injured another in a South Texas hotel room as police tried to check on the family, police found what they believe to be the...
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Feds: 4 Texas Officers Bribed To Guard Thousands Of Dollars’ Worth Of Cocaine
Three South Texas lawmen, including the son of a prominent county sheriff, were due in court Friday on charges alleging that they and another officer accepted thousands of dollars in bribes to guard...
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2 Arrested In South Texas ATMs Theft Scheme
Two men from Mexico have been arrested and about $211,000 seized after some ATMs in South Texas were drained of cash.
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Texas Plant That Blew Up Carried $1M Policy
The Texas fertilizer plant that exploded last month, killing 14 people, injuring more than 200 others and causing tens of millions of dollars in damage to the surrounding area had only $1 million in...
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Former Deputy Convicted In South Texas Drug Case
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal jury has convicted a former South Texas deputy sheriff for his role in a drug conspiracy. The case was given to jurors shortly before noon Tuesday and a couple hours...
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Woman Arrested For Alleged Illegal Injections Without Medical License
Authorities say a South Texas woman has been arrested for practicing medicine without a license after allegedly injecting a substance into another woman.
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McAllen Spa Owner Accused Of Fake Injections
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A South Texas spa owner has been charged with injecting beauty customers with unapproved substances such as silicone. Federal prosecutors in McAllen say 37-year-old Elva Navarro...
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5 Gunmen, 1 Soldier Killed In Mexican Border State
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Tamaulipas state say five gunmen and one soldier died in gunbattles in Reynosa, a city across the border from McAllen, Texas. Tamaulipas’ government says a citizen’s...
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Texas Father, Son Sentenced For Shooting Agent
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A South Texas man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and his son to 16 years for the 2012 shooting of a federal agent on drug-patrol duty. Forty-three-year-old Pedro...
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U.S. Plans Child Migrant Processing Center In Texas
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. government plans to turn an empty 55,000-square foot warehouse in South Texas into a processing facility for unaccompanied children who have entered the country...
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Officials: 54-Year-Old Mexican Immigrant Hanged Himself At Border Patrol Station
MCALLEN, Texas (CBS Houston/AP) — Border Patrol officials say a 54-year-old Mexican man apparently hanged himself at a Border Patrol station in South Texas. A statement issued said agents found the man...
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Man Allegedly Provided Cocaine To Get Votes For School Board Candidates
McALLEN, Texas (CBS Houston) – A 47-year-old man allegedly provided cocaine to secure votes for school board candidates. Francisco “Frankie” Garcia’s arraignment was scheduled for next month by a...
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McAllen Leader Dies After Marathon He Helped Found
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Officials say an elected city commissioner in McAllen died of a heart attack after running in a marathon he helped create last year. City officials said in a statement Sunday...
View ArticlePentagon Sending 5,200 Troops To Border Week Before Midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said it’s sending 5,200 troops to the Southwest border in an extraordinary military operation ordered up just a week before midterm elections in which President Donald...
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Social Networks Are Key For Central American Migrants Forming Caravans
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — “When does the next caravan leave?” ”Can I go? I’m from Guatemala.” ”What papers do I need for my kids?” The questions pile up on the phones of hundreds of Central...
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South Texas Border Patrol Facility Resumes Intake Of Migrants After Flu Outbreak
HOUSTON (CBSNEWS.COM) — A facility for migrants in McAllen, Texas, has resumed normal operations Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the facility suspended intake operations after 32 people tested...
View ArticleConditions At Texas Border Patrol Facility Highlighted After Premature Baby...
McALLEN, Texas (AP) – The teenage girl with pigtail braids was hunched over in a wheelchair and holding a bunched sweatshirt when an immigrant advocate met her at a crowded Border Patrol facility in...
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