Sullivan-City News

Defective equipment led to a drug bust in Sullivan City. Police spotted a truck heading eastbound.

The La Joya Water Supply Corp. may finally be delive red into the hands of its new board this summer.

Several suspected drug smugglers are on the run tonight. Their marijuana loads are now in the hands of police.

Police discovered more than 1.5 tons of marijuana through a series of traffic stops in less than four hours Monday.

The Gutierrez family has made the 2,000-mile trip to Urbana, Ohio, every summer for 19 years to pick, sort and clean vegetables.

C.J. Moreno drove across thick brush as the strong winds fanned the flames of yet another grass fire against the side of his truck Wednesday night.

A large load of marijuana was seized from a pickup truck in Sullivan City Tuesday afternoon. via Valley Morning Star

A large load of marijuana was seized from a pickup truck in Sullivan City Tuesday afternoon. via The Brownsville Herald

“They'll do whatever. In this case, put the truck in reverse, hoping it'd mess up our unit or whatever, so they can escape.”

A drug smuggler, using a mat to cover 1,200 pounds of drugs, drove past a police officer. via KRGV

“You can get a car for parts or you can get a good deal”

Local police officers often camp out as early as 5 a.m. to observe areas on the city's south side where human smugglers pick up immigrants. via Themonitor.com

“We've been trying to stem the metal thefts by working with the scrap-metal yards”

Local and national authorities have attacked construction site thefts as building continues in the booming Hidalgo County area. via Themonitor.com

“Punky Brewster"; and Keisha Knight Pulliam, aka "Rudy”

If Scott Baio and Bret Michaels can do it, why can't I? Now that the football season is officially over, my Sunday night television viewing has shifted to VH1's slew of celebrity reality shows. via Themonitor.com

While military men and women are serving overseas, there is now help for their families at home. via MyHighPlains.com

Amid windy conditions, warm, springlike weather was expected across the Lone Star State on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. via KAUZ

“He saved us from having the wrong man in jail”

Almost anyone can be a jailer in a city jail in Texas. State law sets no standards, provides no licensing, and requires no training or proof of competence for the job. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“The Burmese didn't know the basics - how to find a place to live, how to get the utilities turned on. But we're determined to make this work.”

Sixteen months ago, federal agents swept into the Panhandle town of Cactus, Texas, in Moore County as part of a massive raid of Swift & Co. via Denton Record-Chronicle

The unemployment rate in Texas rose to 4.3 percent in March. State officials say employers added 13,500 jobs, but more people are out of work too. via KOHM-FM Lubbock

The unemployment rate in Texas rose to 4.3 percent in March. State officials say employers added 13,500 jobs, but more people are out of work too. via NBC5i.com

“She is somebody who can grasp an issue and hold onto it and dissect it and figure out how to address it”

The judge at the center of what may be the largest child custody case in U.S. history is described by those who know her as organized, thorough and knowledgeable. via MySanAntonio.com

“There's nothing that's more disliked and more trained against.”

The 416 children who once led cloistered lives on their church's ranch outside a tiny town in West Texas have spent the past two weeks sleeping on cots, shuffled from shelter to shelter. via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal