Port Isabel News

Marchan, 54, of Port Isabel, is charged in connection with the racketeering case against former 404th state District Judge Abel C. Limas.

A sealed letter to the court regarding Ray R. Marchan, a suspect in the racketeering scheme of former state District Judge Abel C. Limas, remains closed to the public - leaving unknown whether Marchan has accepted a plea offer from the prosecution.

The U.S. attorney's office made a plea offer today to attorney Ray R. Marchan, who is charged in connection with the racketeering case against former 404th state District Judge Abel C. Limas, federal court records indicate.

When Alonso "Tiny" Barrientes started Brownsville's Silent March on Memorial Day in 1998, there were more law enforcement vehicles in the procession than people.

The U.S. Attorney's Office and attorneys for Ray R. Marchan, charged in connection with the racketeering case against former state District Judge Abel C. Limas, took care of several pretrial matters Thursday.

During the mission, the Dragon spacecraft must perform a series of complex tasks, each presenting significant technical challenges : May 22: Launch Day: SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launches a Dragon spacecraft into orbit from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Johnny Hernandez said two persons were taken into custody and two live marijuana plants and a small amount of dried marijuana were seized during the raid on the Trout Street house.

Early voting to elect the next two members of the Texas Southmost College Board of Trustees ended Tuesday, with a total of 727 ballots cast through Monday.

A 15-year-old boy died in a rollover wreck in Mission; a woman walked away unscathed from a similar wreck in Port Isabel.