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Near Texas’s Big Bend National Park, Rio Grande trip can slow currents of life
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:34:27 -0800
Mexico wasn’t going to move, so I had only one option: bang into it. Canoeing along the Rio Grande in West Texas requires quick reflexes and international diplomacy. After crashing into Mexico’s banks and shredding a small patch of Carrizo cane, I quickly U-turned and did the same thing to the U.S. side. Viva binational boating! Read full article >>
Family allegedly hid $226,000 in cocaine under their clothes
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:18:41 -0800
Three members of the same family are behind bars after they were allegedly found $226,000 dollars worth of cocaine hidden under their clothes.
Our Neighbors: Texas A&M Health Science Center
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:20:17 -0800
* Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health students recently won the fifth annual Ergonomics Design Competition sponsored by eTools, a product of Auburn Engineers Inc. The team of Megan Wernicke (team leader), Jeff Bauml, A ...
Prison fight in northern Mexico kills 31 inmates
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:15:55 -0800
RIO BRAVO, Mexico, Jan 4 (Reuters) - A fight between rival gangs inside a prison in northern Mexico left 31 inmates dead in the latest violence to erupt inside the country's overcrowded jails, local officials said on Wednesday. Clashes between prisoners wielding knives and homemade weapons started around mid-day and were controlled several hours later in Altamira, Tamaulipas, on Mexico's Gulf ...
DPS, Hays Co. involved in Dripping Springs chase
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:42:46 -0800
HAYS COUNTY, Texas -- The Hays County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Department of Public Safety have ended their search for a man they say ran away after being pulled over in a traffic stop. Deputy Jeff Jordan with the Hays County Sheriff's Office said Monday that deputies responded to the 13000 block of Nutty Brown Road to help a DPS trooper. He reportedly pulled over Ryan DeClairmont, who ...
Border, cyber security, trade top congressional priorities
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:16:33 -0800
Border, cyber security, trade top congressional priorities express-news Copyright 2012 express-news. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 09:55 p.m., Monday, January 2, 2012 WASHINGTON — U.S.-Mexico border security, increased international trade and cyber security are among the issues South Texas lawmakers plan to tackle when ...
Bye-bye, boll weevils: Eradication efforts have worked in Rolling Plains, most of Texas
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:01:00 -0800
Joint efforts by the Abilene-based Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation and federal, state and county officials have succeeded in confining the boll weevil to the southernmost parts of Texas along the border with Mexico .
Water leak reported at La Villa prison
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:35:24 -0800
Authorities are trying to track down a leak that has taken out water service to half of the East Hidalgo Detention Center in La Villa.
Congress set to take on border security
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:02:50 -0800
Congress set to take on border security Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 07:04 p.m., Monday, January 2, 2012 WASHINGTON - U.S.-Mexico border security, increased international trade and cybersecurity are among the issues South Texas lawmakers plan to tackle when Congress ...
Foot Pursuit Ends in Arrest
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:13:14 -0800
The search for a wanted man who led authorities on a foot pursuit has come to an end.