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Troopers are assisting U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Falfurrias checkpoint with the crash onto private property near Farm-To-Market Road 1538 and County Road 417, a dispatcher said.

Arrested VICTORIA - Justine Nicole Gomez, 18, of Victoria by officers on Saturday on a warrant charging her with suspicion of failure to identify a fugitive.

A routine traffic stop in Jim Wells County turns into a high speed chase and a major pot bust.

Next fall, a state district court in Austin will once again hear complaints from Texas school districts about the state's uneven method of financing public schools.

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But that's exactly what's happening in this small ranching community where the school district is taking desperate measures to prevent a state-mandated closure due to poor academics.

A Brooks County sheriff's deputy stopped a 2004 Ford Expedition about 2 p.m. on State Highway 281 and noticed inconsistencies in the driver's story, said Capt.

A coalition of sheriff's departments from various counties in South Texas is making it harder for criminals to evade the law.

Enco Exploration of Corpus Christi has filed for a permit to drill a 5,500-foot wildcat well.

A good samaritan was in the right place at the right time in Jim Wells county Monday and stopped a grass fire from destroying nearby homes and animals.

We temper the urge to turn words of congratulation into somersaults, out of respect for the trustees who cut short the applause of their unanimous decision during their meeting Wednesday.