Texas agents uncover 50 illegal immigrants hidden in junkyard big rig, 5 accused human smugglers arrested
foxnews.com > us...Monday, special agents from the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division (CID) located a truck tractor semi-trailer suspected of concealing several illegal immigrants at a junkyard on State Highway 359 in Webb County.... ...The illegal immigrants, 35 males, 10 females, and eight juveniles from Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador were referred to the U.S. Border Patrol....
Delve Deeper Into the Violent, Complex History of the Texas Rangers With These Eleven Stories
texasmonthly.com...The Texas Rangers are older than Texas itself--at least by one metric. Austin created the group of cowboy-lawmen in 1823, more than two decades before Texas joined the Union. (Tejano, Black, and Indigenous Texans had already lived here for centuries.)... ...While many Texans are grateful to individual Rangers for protecting them from violence or for bringing criminals to justice, others…The post Delve Deeper Into the Violent, Complex History of the Texas Rangers With These Eleven Stories appeared first on Texas Monthly....
Texas prosecutor resigns amid criticism over handling of the 2019 Walmart mass shooting
foxnews.com > us...El Paso County District Attorney Yvonne Rosales, a Democrat who was elected in 2020, agreed to resign during a court hearing Monday, El Paso television station KTSM reported. Her last day will be Dec.... ...TEXAS WOMAN ACCUSED OF SCAMMING ONLINE BOYFRIEND OUT OF $1.2 MILLION, USED MONEY AT CASINOS: REPORT El Paso County Attorney Jo Anne Bernal wrote last week in an amended petition that when it came to the Walmart shooting, Rosales" office "could not even tell the court what work had been done...
Texas woman found by family 51 years after being kidnapped as baby
theguardian.com > us-news > nov...Texas woman found by family 51 years after being kidnapped as baby. Melissa Highsmith, who family say was abducted in Fort Worth in 1971, located in South Carolina, more than 1,000 miles away.... ...Highsmith was a year old in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1971 when her mother, Alta Apantenco, published a newspaper advertisement asking for a babysitter....
Gov. Greg Abbott announces new DFPS commissioner, reappoints former leader
texastribune.org...Greg Abbott announces new DFPS commissioner, reappoints former leader The Texas Tribune...
Texas is home to one of the best Christmas light displays in the country
sfgate.com > news > article...Travel+Leisure ranked the best Christmas light displays in each state, from extravagant LED-lit drive-through experiences to sophisticated tea light-lined walking escapes.... ...Showcasing more than two million lights and 70 displays throughout Zilker Park, the event was named one of the best places in the U.S. to see Christmas lights by CNN Travel and one of the top Texas holiday destinations by Houstonia Magazine....
ALX Oncology Appoints Scott Garland to its Board of Directors
finance.yahoo.com > news...SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ALX Oncology Holdings Inc., ("ALX Oncology") (Nasdaq: ALXO) a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing therapies that block the CD47 checkpoint pathway, today announced the appointment of Scott Garland to its Board of... ...Garland received a Bachelor of Science degree from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and a master's degree in business administration from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University....
How Micropac Industries Is Navigating The Great Resignation And Expanding In Garland, Texas
bisnow.com > dallas-ft-worth > news > commercial-real-estate...How Micropac Industries Is Navigating The Great Resignation And Expanding In Garland, Texas. While the Great Resignation may be waning, it still remains an issue for many companies across the country. The average employee turnover rate nationwide is 57.3% -- up by 12% since 2019.... ...Bisnow spoke with King and Bryan Bradford, Garland's city manager, to learn more about how Micropac Industries is not only retaining its workforce, but expanding its business operations in the city it has called home for nearly 60 years....
Why did Merrick Garland appoint a special counsel to investigate Trump?
news.yahoo.com...In the wake of former President Donald Trump's announcement that he will seek the presidency again in 2024, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Nov. 18 the appointment of a special counsel to head the Department of Justice investigations into the 45th president.... ...That special counsel, Robert Fiske, was subsequently ousted by a three-judge panel that appointed Kenneth Starr, whose investigation ultimately veered far away from Whitewater and led to the Monica Lewinsky scandal....
'Texas Killing Fields': Has Anyone Ever Been Found Guilty of the Murders?
newsweek.com...Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields is the latest true-crime documentary to land on Netflix, joining a host of content such as Unsolved Mysteries, Killer Sally and I Am Vanessa Guillen.Directed by Jessica Dimmock and executively produced by Emmy-winning filmmaker Joe Berlinger, the third... ...The DNA matched Smith, who had been arrested for a minor drug offense in 2010.He was sentenced to life in prison.John Robert King and Gerald Peter ZwarstIn 1987, John Robert King, 30, contacted the El Paso police, where he confessed to killing 19-year-old Shelley Sikes while she was in her...