Frio County News

Former Frio County Tax Assessor-Collector Hector Michael Cantu pleaded guilty to one count of theft Thursday, admitting to taking $265,000 from county coffers from 2000 to 2004, according to the plea agreement.

An Ingleside man died Sunday morning when he lost control of his 2008 Nissan Titan pickup near Bigfoot in Frio County.

A Laredo man suspected of smuggling unauthorized immigrants died Tuesday morning after he lost control of his vehicle during a high-speed pursuit by Frio County sheriff's deputies.

The trail of death, misery and devastation left by Hurricane Ike will give rise to a mosquito population explosion.

The Frio County tax assessor-collector and county clerk have been using money from fees collected by their departments to give salary "supplements" to their employees in violation of the state government code.

The Frio County tax assessor-collector and county clerk have been using money from fees collected by their departments to give salary "supplements" to their employees in violation of the state Government Code.

A Frio County sheriff's deputy fatally shot an unrestrained prisoner who attacked him while being driven to a hospital for a mental evaluation Monday.

A Frio County Sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man he was driving to a local hospital Monday after the man allegedly attacked him inside the deputy's patrol vehicle, police said.

A section of IH-35 on the South Side was closed Monday afternoon after a deputy shot and killed a prisoner being transported to a San Antonio hospital.

Frio County Deputy Roger Salinas said he was forced to shoot patient Andres Gutierrez after Gutierrez attacked him.

The shooting happened around 3:30 p.m. on IH-35, south of Loop 410. A section of IH-35 on the South Side has been closed after an officer-involved shooting.

A Frio County Sheriff's prisoner was shot and killed Monday afternoon by a deputy transporting him to San Antonio.

D7E Dozer for sale with a Holt Root Plow. Direct drive, electric start, cable operated, 60% Undercarriage.

D7E Dozer for sale with a Holt Root Plow. Direct drive, electric start, cable operated, 60% Undercarriage.

Ed Whitacre, the retired chairman of AT&T Corp., said "it's sad, it's real sad" that the company is moving its corporate headquarters to Dallas.

“Everywhere I go now people ask how the bees are doing.”

David Roy Park began finding empty hives where his bees should have been in the winter of 2006. via MySA.com

“No idea why he is in suicide cell.”

Tuesday, May 13, 2008; Page A08 During the past five years, 15 immigration detainees have committed suicide, making it the most common cause of death. via The Washington Post