CBP Notes Significant Amount of Immigration Violations
CBP warn of significant amount of immigration law violations throughout South Texas ports of entry and warns of serious legal consequences for criminal violations of immigration law.
Free Medical Clinic Opened in Rural East Texas. Thousands Poured in for Help.
Texas ranks last among states in access to health care and has the highest rate of uninsured people in the country. Two longtime doctors in rural Henderson County created a homegrown safety net to fill the gap.
Construction Contract Awarded to JE Construction Services
The Corpus Christi City Council approved two Bond 2020 street construction contracts of $2.3 and $3.2 million.
20 Arrests After Thwarting Smuggling Attempts
Border Patrol agents disrupted five smuggling events leading to 20 arrests.
Abbott Directs State Police to Focus on Cartels
Abbott directed the Department of Public Safety to boost efforts to collect intelligence on cartels and investigate gangs in Texas that support drug and human smuggling.
Voter Registration Day Highlights Educational Campaign
“VoteReady” is a statewide campaign to educate Texans about ID requirements for voting in Texas, as well as ID requirements for those who are eligible to vote by mail.
Siblings Abandoned at Border
The siblings had their names and contact information of their U.S. contact written with a marker on their t-shirts.
Additional Improvements Are Slated for Bill Witt Park
The new playground will be next to a splash pad and include bongos, a river walk climber, a double swerve slide, and shadow play trees. A spider climber will also be installed.
Judge Dismisses Attempt to Discipline Paxton’s Top Aide
The State Bar of Texas brought the complaint after the aide worked on a suit to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in four states.
Bishop PD Arrested 32-Year-Old Rayni Rodriguez for Multiple Warrants
The female subject was found to have multiple warrants out for her arrest and was taken into custody on scene without incident and later transported to the Nueces County Jail.
El Paso Scrambles to Move Illegal Migrants off the Streets
One Venezuelan couple slept on a sidewalk after a perilous trip through seven countries with their baby. After two days in El Paso, they boarded a city-funded charter bus to New York City.
Smuggling Events Leads to the Arrest
The driver and passenger, both U.S. citizens, were arrested after the driver failed to yield and led agents on a vehicle pursuit.
Kingsville Health Department Responding to Detection of West Nile
The community is urged to follow previously recommended mosquito bite prevention practices by avoiding outdoor activity at dawn and dusk when mosquitos are most active.
USDA Funds Projects on Smart Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is awarding $300,000 to six U.S. universities.
Major Victory for the Constitution and Free Speech Online
In addressing some of the district court’s concerns, the Fifth Circuit defended the Texas law on constitutional grounds, noting that the First Amendment doesn’t allow platforms the “editorial discretion” to arbitrarily censor different viewpoints.
Smuggling Attempts Disrupted
Border Patrol agents made 20 arrests disrupting four smuggling events.
Video-Gas Line Rupture on Chapman Ranch Near Bishop
At around 4 pm this afternoon, Nueces County fire crews were called a natural gas line explosion on County Road 14A.
Gang Members and Criminal Migrants Arrested
Last week, RGV Border Patrol agents arrested 14 gang members, two sex offenders, and an illegal migrant previously convicted of possession, theft, and driving while intoxicated.
Smuggling Attempts Foiled
RGV agents disrupted three human smuggling events resulting in 281 arrests.
Second Bus with Illegal Migrants Arrives Outside Kamala Harris’ Residence
The illegal migrants are the latest to arrive as part of Texas’ busing program.