
The current mayor in this border city is fighting two misdemeanor charges accusing him of having used a fire truck to fill his swimming pool. His defense attorney stated that the case is politically motivated since court records point to a damage of “less than $100”.
by Ildefonso Ortiz11 Nov 2015, 8:06 AM PST0

MCALLEN, Texas — The sentencing of a Gulf Cartel commander has been postponed after a federal judge refused to hand down a slap on the wrist. He asked prosecutors and the federal probation office to do more research before sentencing him.
by Ildefonso Ortiz9 Apr 2015, 12:19 PM PST0

Moving drugs through highways used by oil workers and hiding drugs within oilfield equipment appears to be a new strategy being used by drug traffickers seeking to move large narcotic loads to northern cities. Earlier this week, Texas State Troopers arrested Carlos Lozano, a Mexican national who had been driving a tractor trailer loaded with more than 4,030 pounds of marijuana. The drug seizure occured just west of the border city of Roma, court records obtained by Breitbart Texas revealed.
by Ildefonso Ortiz3 Apr 2015, 11:24 AM PST0

A Texas border county sherriff’s investigator was sentenced in a Starr County court to probation and home arrest. The charges grew out of a wild night of driving down the highway and shooting at animals from a patrol car. The stunt
by Ildefonso Ortiz1 Apr 2015, 10:31 AM PST0

A lawsuit being fought in a Texas State Court accuses current and former Texas border county officials of lowering property tax rates for their allies as a way of providing favors within the political elite. The lawsuit was filed in the 381st State District Court by Luis Rios Jr. the former assistant chief appraiser for Starr County Appraisal District. Rios claimed that one of the members of the board of directors pressured him to lower his property tax rate and that of his relatives.
by Ildefonso Ortiz31 Mar 2015, 6:36 AM PST0

An armed man with alleged ties to a Mexican cartel fleeing from authorities wreaked havoc in the Texas border city of Rio Grande. While allegedly evading police he crashed through various fences and then escaped into the brush. The high speed
by Ildefonso Ortiz26 Feb 2015, 4:03 PM PST0