Update: the 4 year old and 29 year old bodies have been recovered.
Operation Lone Star Weekly Recap (10/26/24 - 11/1/24)
This past week (10/26/24-11/1/24), Webb, Maverick, and Hidalgo Counties experienced human smuggling events.
Texas Deploys Election Day Response Legal Team
The Election Day Rapid Response Legal Team will be equipped to enforce Texas election laws and take immediate action on any contingencies, including issues seen in previous cycles such as ballot shortages, extended polling location closures, and improper extension of voting hours.
Real-time Results for the November 2024 election from Texas
Texas voters will choose the President, a U.S. Senator, U.S. House members and more in this election.
Over 9 million Texans Voted Early
Some counties can accept mail ballots until Wednesday.
Coastal Bend Junior High Sweeps 5A OAP Competition
On Saturday, November 2, 2024, three area middle schools traveled to Victoria to compete at the 5A One Act Play (OAP) competition.
Del Mar College Cyber Center
The Cyber Center will host clinics for small and mid-sized businesses that utilize undergraduate students from the DMC Department of Computer Science, along with undergraduate and graduate students with TAMU-CC’s Computer Science and Networking and Information Security programs.
Officers Seize Over $2.1M in Narcotics
“This large cocaine seizure in the cargo environment reflects the reality of the drug threat our frontline officers face every day,” said Port Director Pete Beattie.
Corpus Christi Fugitive Arrested
Wanted fugitive Izaiah Salinas was apprehended by authorities in the Corpus Christi area.
KPD is Asking for Assistance on a Hit and Run
Three male subjects enter a blue lifted pickup truck with chrome rims in the parking lot of the Country Luau.
Second Texas Doctor Sued for Child Hormone Therapy
These are the first cases under a law prohibiting doctors from providing puberty blockers or hormone therapy to help minors transition.
Texas University Students Accuse Officials of Vote Suppression
The county decided to not have an early voting site at a Laredo university because of historic low turnout. It will have one on Election Day.
NVID Raids Game Room for a Second Time
Detectives with the Corpus Christi Police Department’s NVID dismantled another illicit gambling operation.
HM King HS had the opportunity to take some of their Band students to the Texas A&M University Kingsville Music Major Day.
An Assault at the Family Dollar Leads to an Arrest
Premont PD Officers were dispatched to the Family Dollar last night, Oct 30th, for an assault.
Free Admission to Three Museums in Corpus Christi
The Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi Museum of Science & History, and the Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures will be free to visit in November and December.
How Texas Election Results Unfolds
By state law, Election Day totals must be submitted to the state within 24 hours after polls close. Meeting that deadline requires careful but quick work.
Search Warrant Leads to Two Arrests
Investigators are working a sexual assault case in the Sinton area.
In Her Shoes
NAS Kingsville Fleet & Family Support Center recently conducted an interactive event titled, "In Her Shoes."
Adopt-a-Park Program
The Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Department is seeking new members for its Adopt-a-Park Program.