In yet another public corruption scandal on the Texas border, a judge in this city has been arrested on bribery and drug charges. “You’re going to leave me without my Christmas money,” the judge allegedly told investigators.
Two council members, the wife of one of them, and the municipal judge from the border city of Hidalgo traveled to Brazil at the tune of almost $18,000 using public funds.
Gunmen carrying AK-47s stormed an underground casino near the Texas border firing several shots to scare patrons and managed to get away with cash from the establishment.
The school board in this border city surrounded in a cloud of corruption spent taxpayer money on a trip to Las Vegas, where a board member got married and the group of officials attended an event where Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spoke.
In a series of events that sound out of place in this border city that has gained notoriety for its violence, corruption and lack of governability, a group of suspected members of the Gulf Cartel tried to bribe authorities in an attempt to avoid capture — they failed.
En un hecho que suena raro en esta ciudad fronteriza la cual ha adquirido fama por su violencia, corrupción e ingobernabilidad, varios presuntos miembros del Cartel del Golfo trataron de sobornar a las autoridades a fin de evitar ser detenidos; fallaron.
A former police chief targeted by a federal investigation into the theft of federal border security grant money has been found dead. While details have not been released, authorities in Rio Grande City found the body of Byron “Dutch” Piper Tuesday morning, in what authorities believe to be a suicide.
A retired Texas border police chief is expected to turn himself in to authorities on federal charges accusing him of stealing money from a federal border-enforcement grant.
Federal agents continue their crackdown on Medicare abuse spanning from the Texas Border to Chicago, in a series of cases that have resulted in 243 individuals getting charged in the federal courts of 17 different districts.
The U.S. federal government has formally announced that yet another former governor from Mexico has now become a fugitive sought by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
More than $100 million has been paid out through one form of government medical aid in the border county of Hidalgo, from January to May. However, investigators believe a large part of that money may be tied to Medicare abuse.
Federal authorities have begun a large-scale crackdown on healthcare businesses and doctors along the Texas border who are accused of scamming government health care programs.
Indian authorities, along with the Interpol and U.S. authorities, are working at extraditing a convicted murderer who not only became a famous fugitive featured on national television, but also became a symbol of the deep-rooted corruption on the Texas border.
A police officer from McAllen, Texas took her two children with her in what authorities are calling an attempt to smuggle two illegal immigrants past a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint. The former cop appears to have driven through the checkpoint just a week before in a similar human smuggling run.
A Texas border cop lost her job following her arrest by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a human smuggling attempt.
DONNA, Texas — Once again the school district in this border town continues to be the cause of controversy with the latest chapter being the drug arrest of the son of the school police chief who is believed to also be an employee at the school.
A Texas border cop believed to have stolen marijuana from the evidence locker has resulted in the Texas Rangers raiding the small police department in Sullivan City, Texas.
One year ago, Breitbart Texas Managing Director Brandon Darby shocked the world by revealing leaked images of immigrant children who were being warehoused in shoddy facilities after being smuggled into the United States from Central America. The more than forty leaked images changed the shape of the discussion of illegal immigration and revealed a cover-up by the Department of Homeland Security as to the severity of the surge of Central American immigrants into the U.S. Media outlets from across the globe republished the photos and forced the Administration to admit what was happening in South Texas.
A former Texas border cop with a gambling problem plead guilty to federal human smuggling charges and claimed to have done it several times before. As previously reported by Breitbart Texas , Luis Enrique Guevara, a reserve Cameron County Deputy Constable had been driving Nissan Pathfinder near Robstown, Texas when a police officer pulled him over for speeding and caught him with human cargo. Since his arrest Guevara is no longer a law enforcement officer.
AUSTIN, Texas – Following the end of the 84th Legislative Session, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick sat down with Breitbart Texas to discuss the accomplishments of the Senate during the session. Patrick discussed big victories for conservatives in the areas of border security, tax reductions, transportation, and the Second Amendment. He also discussed how procedural changes impacted the Senate’s ability to get things done this session and the differences between being a senator and lt. governor.
DONNA, Texas — The superintendent of a Texas border school district who has been the target of a political witch hunt has fought back and stopped a move by the school board to push him out.
DONNA, Texas — The history of corruption in this community’s school board appears to continue with what some are calling two politically motivated arrests. As Breitbart Texas previously reported, Donna ISD Police Chief Roy Padilla personally handled an investigation targeting the man who had fired him in the past and had moved to fire him again the school superintendent Jesus Rene Reyna.
The school district in the border community of Donna continues to make headlines when it comes to corruption. In the most recent turn of events, what appears to be a politically motivated vendetta has resulted in the school board police chief arresting the superintendent who fired him the previous year
McALLEN, Texas — A little more than a week after making headlines for having taken a trip paid for by the Azerbaijani government, a Texas border congressman continues to take criticism from all sides claiming “he should have known better.”
MCALLEN, Texas — A decorated war veteran known locally in this border city for his strong views about politics has become the target of harassment by a Political Action Committee (PAC) with ties to the Clinton’s.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer in Laredo is facing federal charges that accuse him of collecting $40,000 in overtime that he did not work.
Public corruption along the Texas border continues to be a major concern for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, whose anti-corruption task force is working a large number of cases.
A federal court hearing for a Texas border narcotics detective accused of stealing cartel drugs offered greater insight into the operation that led to his arrest, and hinted that others may have been aware of his actions.
MCALLEN, Texas — A Texas border police detective who worked narcotics cases is facing federal charges after an undercover sting caught him allegedly helping to steal what he thought were 8 kilos of cocaine from the a Mexican cartel. The drugs didn’t belong to the Gulf Cartel, which is the dominant criminal organization in the area, but in fact were planted by federal agents with U.S. Homeland Security Investigations as part of the operation in an effort to capture the detective and his alleged accomplice, court records obtained by Breitbart Texas revealed.
A Texas border county’s reserve deputy constable remains behind bars after federal agents arrested him along with three illegal aliens that he is alleged to have been transporting in his car. Agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested Luis Enrique Guevara this week after Robstown Police pulled him over for speeding and authorities learned that he had three illegal aliens from Mexico in his car, court records obtained by Breitbart Texas revealed.
A Texas border county sherriff’s investigator was sentenced in a Starr County court to probation and home arrest. The charges grew out of a wild night of driving down the highway and shooting at animals from a patrol car. The stunt
A lawsuit being fought in a Texas State Court accuses current and former Texas border county officials of lowering property tax rates for their allies as a way of providing favors within the political elite. The lawsuit was filed in the 381st State District Court by Luis Rios Jr. the former assistant chief appraiser for Starr County Appraisal District. Rios claimed that one of the members of the board of directors pressured him to lower his property tax rate and that of his relatives.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A citizen journalist, known for calling out corruption with a devil-may-care attitude in this Texas border city, has taken the even bolder step of running for Mayor. The move by Erasmo Castro appears to have the local establishment concerned.
DONNA, Texas – A Breitbart Texas investigation into corruption within the school district of this border city has revealed suspicious activities regarding their team doctor; a doctor with a history of sanctions by the Texas Medical Board who appears to be buying controlled narcotics through the school.
Federal agents have begun searching for a Texas border man who went on the run instead of appearing in federal court for sentencing. German Garcia Cano was previously convicted for his role in bribing county commissioners in exchange for lucrative
Texas authorities have formally charged two men accused of cheating during the 2012 Democratic Party 2012 Primary near the Texas border. The most recent arrest was carried out by the Cameron County District Attorney’s office after a grand jury handed down
A Texas border county commissioner, a county employee and three contractors have been sent to federal prison for their individual roles in a kickback and bid rigging scheme. So far eight individuals have been sentenced at least 10 others are
A Texas border police chief has been arrested on fourteen felony charges of tampering with government records.
MCALLEN, Texas — A federal judge in the Texas border city of McAllen delivered some harsh words to a campaign manager and a campaign worker as he sentenced them to prison for their role in buying votes with cocaine, cash, beer and
DONNA, Texas — A newly filled federal lawsuit against a Texas border school board provides even more insight into the actions that in have wreaked havoc in the small community. The lawsuit was filed in federal court by a number of high ranking employees and former employees of the Donna Independent School District (Donna ISD). They claim a series of politically motivated retaliations at the hands of Board President Alberto Sandoval and his two closest allies Tomasa Ramos and Nick Castillo.