Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint agents rescued 13 illegal aliens from a locked tractor trailer on May 24. Agents referred the rig to the secondary inspection area following a K-9 alert and initiated a search. The illegals were discovered hidden among pallets of scrap metal. An additional three noncitizens were found hidden in the cab of the truck.
Reporters on the scene say first responders blocked traffic while they investigated the crash between a silver Ford Ranger single cab with a camper shell and a what appears to be a green hard top two-door Jeep CJ5.
The Memorial Day weekend will be a busy with graduations, celebrations and memorial services and most government offices and banks will be closed Monday in observance of the national holiday.
Lane Carter won the race for the Republican nomination for Tom Green County Judge Tuesday night after an arduous seven-month campaign that began with four candidates in the race. Carter was the last man standing. How did he do it?
Crews flew an unmanned aircraft system (UAS or drone) equipped with an infrared camera over the southern section of the fire yesterday and did not find any significant hotspots.
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kick-off to boating season in Texas, and while we want everyone to have a great time, we also want them to avoid giving free rides to invasive species and helping them travel to new lakes.