Saharan Dust May Trigger Allergic Reactions
Moderate to heavy density plume of Saharan dust is expected to arrive in South Texas in the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 25.
U.S. Sues Texas Over Floating Border
The U.S. Department of Justice made good on its warning last week that it would sue Texas unless the state agreed to remove the barrier in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass.
Western Reservoir Water Level Expected to Drop
Roughly half of the regional surface water supply (Choke Canyon Lake and Lake Corpus Christi) continues to experience a reduction in combined capacity.
CBP Officers Intercept Cocaine-Filled Cheese
CBP officers located four wheels of cheese that had been declared by the driver.
Americans Receive Record $84 Million in Tax Relief
Last tax season, members assisted families across the country with tax preparation, including child tax credit, earned income tax credit and dependent care tax credit claims.
Floating Barrier in Rio Grande
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the 1,000-foot barrier to be deployed in the river near Eagle Pass earlier this month.
Bishop PD Makes Arrest in Child Death Investigation
Earlier last week, the Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death of two (2) year old Elias Albiar a Homicide.
Lockdown Era Policies Hitting Medicaid Recipients
During the pandemic, federal regulations prohibited states from removing people from Medicaid, allowing access to nonstop health insurance coverage for about 3 million Texans who would’ve regularly lost coverage beginning in March 2020.
Ruling Aims to Resolve Multistate Dispute Over the Rio Grande
The case, which initially began over ten years ago, sought to address a dispute over water being unfairly siphoned from the Rio Grande prior to the river reaching Texas.
El Paso Sector Weekly Recap
El Paso Sector agents disrupted 24 human smuggling events within the last seven days alone leading to the apprehension of more than 145 smuggled illegal migrants.
Law Enforcement Job Fair
There will be representatives from various local, state and federal law enforcement agencies in attendance.
Texas AG Office Reaches $168 Million Settlement with Walmart
The agreement will resolve claims by the State of Texas and its Political Subdivisions against Walmart for the company’s practices that exacerbated the opioid epidemic in the state of Texas and across the nation.
Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation to Host Job Fair
The Corpus Christi Parks and Recreation Department will host a job fair on Saturday, July 22.
CBP Remind Public of Reporting Requirements
Unless exempt by diplomatic status, all persons entering the United States, including U.S. citizens, are subject to examination and search by CBP officers.
State Investigating Claim That DPS Pushed Illegal Migrants into the Rio Grande
A state trooper’s claims that officers at the border in Eagle Pass pushed illegal migrants back into the Rio Grande.
Enforcement Operation with FTC to Tackle Illegal Spam Calls
The OAG also shut down a massive Texas-based robocall operation in March 2023.
TxDOT Partnering with Law Enforcement to Urge Drivers to Slow Down
Drivers continue to choose to go too fast on Texas roads, making speed the number one contributing factor in traffic crashes.
Prisoners’ Relatives Plead for Help for Texas Prisons
Several lawmakers supported a call for Gov. Greg Abbott to bring lawmakers back immediately to approve air conditioning for prisons, which the Legislature declined to do during its regular session.
Structure Fire Forced Nearby Day Care to Evacuate
NAS Corpus Christi Fire & Emergency Services crews responded to a structure fire just off base with Corpus Christi Fire Department and ESD#2 yesterday, July 18, 2023.