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A Texas rematch: Republican Mayra Flores aims to beat Democrat Vicente Gonzalez for U.S. House seat
Read full article: A Texas rematch: Republican Mayra Flores aims to beat Democrat Vicente Gonzalez for U.S. House seatFlores briefly represented the district after winning a 2022 special election. Gonzalez went on to beat her by nearly 9 points in the general.
One-fourth of people dropped from Medicaid still aren't insured, survey shows
Read full article: One-fourth of people dropped from Medicaid still aren't insured, survey showsA new survey shows that almost a quarter of people who have been dropped from Medicaid during post-pandemic eligibility reviews are still uninsured.
Texas brothers who beat stepfather to death for sexually abusing their sister appear in court
Read full article: Texas brothers who beat stepfather to death for sexually abusing their sister appear in courtThe Pharr brothers accused in the 2022 vigilante killing of their stepfather appeared in court just one year after the murder.
Delays, closures and chaos mount at Texas-Mexico border crossings from new state inspections
Read full article: Delays, closures and chaos mount at Texas-Mexico border crossings from new state inspectionsU.S. Customs and Border Protection called the state inspections ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott “unnecessary” and said commercial traffic at the Texas-Mexico border has dropped 60% since they began.
Charges dropped against man accused of transporting 700 gallons of meth in South Texas
Read full article: Charges dropped against man accused of transporting 700 gallons of meth in South TexasA man accused of driving tanker filled with liquid meth in South Texas was cleared of all criminal charges, federal officials told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram earlier this week.
Court records detail charges for Texas brothers accused of beating stepfather to death for sexually abusing their sister
Read full article: Court records detail charges for Texas brothers accused of beating stepfather to death for sexually abusing their sisterTwo brothers are in jail in Hidalgo County accused of beating their stepfather to death for sexually abusing their 9-year-old sister.
Petition to Gov. Abbott seeks to free Texas brothers accused of killing stepfather for sexually abusing their sister
Read full article: Petition to Gov. Abbott seeks to free Texas brothers accused of killing stepfather for sexually abusing their sisterA petition addressed to Gov. Greg Abbott to release a teenage trio accused of murdering 42-year-old Gabriel Quintanilla is quickly gaining momentum online.
Texas brothers beat stepfather to death for sexually abusing their sister, reports say
Read full article: Texas brothers beat stepfather to death for sexually abusing their sister, reports sayTwo brothers are in jail in Hidalgo County accused of beating their stepfather to death for sexually abusing their 9-year-old sister.
Five firms being considered for design and construction of Texas-Mexico border wall that Gov. Greg Abbott promised
Read full article: Five firms being considered for design and construction of Texas-Mexico border wall that Gov. Greg Abbott promisedOne of the companies being considered previously built a 3-mile barrier that is at risk of falling into the Rio Grande.
Edinburg CISD says UIL would have removed football team from playoffs if district did not forfeit
Read full article: Edinburg CISD says UIL would have removed football team from playoffs if district did not forfeitDistrict officials said even if they had decided not to remove the football team from the playoffs, the University Interscholastic League would have still taken the same course of action. The UIL has made it clear to Interim Superintendent Gilbert Garza Jr. that UIL would have removed the football team from the playoffs if the district did not withdraw the team. In connection with the incident, the UIL released the following statement: The UIL strongly condemns the unsportsmanlike behavior displayed in the Edinburg vs. PSJA high school football game on December 3, 2020. In 2015, two John Jay High School football players hit a referee in the middle of a play. READ MORE FROM KSAT.COM:South Texas high school football player booked in jail after blindsiding refereeSouth Texas high school football player attacks referee after being ejected from game
Mexican man kills self on border bridge
Read full article: Mexican man kills self on border bridgeCIUDAD VICTORIA – A Mexican man killed himself on a bridge connecting Reynosa, Mexico and Pharr, Texas, temporarily shutting down a portion of the bridge, Mexican officials said Thursday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed only that a man had collapsed and died on the Mexican side of the bridge on Wednesday evening. Mexico's National Immigration Institute confirmed that the man was Mexican. U.S. officials at bridges open to pedestrians have been limiting how many people can cross to request asylum on a given day. The U.S. confirmed this week that it planned to begin sending Mexican asylum seekers to Guatemala under a bilateral agreement with that country.