Mexico/Border
Border Security, Drug Trafficking and Immigration Headlines
Border mayors file lawsuit
Friday, May 16, 2008
Some Texas mayors and business leaders today filed a class-action lawsuit over plans to build a border fence.
Two children drowned in Reynosa canal
Thursday, May 15, 2008
A fun afternoon turned tragic for two children playing in a Reynosa canal.
Alleged sexual predator arrested by Reynosa police
Thursday, May 15, 2008
A 6-year-old Reynosa girl is now safe after being rescued from the hands of an alleged sexual predator.
McAllen Border Patrol agent arrested for cocaine scheme
Friday, May 16, 2008
A McAllen customs officer is behind bars for his alleged participation in a scheme to smuggle cocaine through a local airport.
Hurricane Evacuations vs. Border Patrol
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Valley leaders are objecting to the Border Patrol's plan to check for citzenship during a mandatory evacuation.
El Paso Border Patrol Agent Indicted
Thursday, May 15, 2008
A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been indicted with two other men on federal money-laundering and human smuggling charges.
Texas border mayors plan lawsuit
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The Texas Border Coalition is expected to file a lawsuit against the border fence on Friday.
New police chief for Laredo
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Former New Mexico State Police Chief Carlos Maldonado has been appointed police chief in the Texas border city of Laredo.
Telenovela Crisis
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
A Harlingen woman said two Mexican stations that air popular telenovelas are lost in the static with her new digital TV converters.
No Mexican TV stations with digital boxes
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Most digital converter boxes sold in Valley stores don't allow users to watch Mexican television stations that broadcast in analog.
Mother's Day murder in Roma
Monday, May 12, 2008
A Roma man is behind bars after being accused of murdering a woman on Mother's Day.
New Carrollton mayor to target illegal immigrants
Monday, May 12, 2008
Another Dallas suburb may soon be starting its own push to drive out illegal immigrants.
Mining trial lands in Brownsville
Monday, May 12, 2008
Mining company is seeking billions from parent to pay creditors.
53 illegal immigrants were held against their will
Monday, May 12, 2008
Five suspected smugglers from Mexico are jailed after authorities discovered more than 50 illegal immigrants in a Phoenix home Sunday.
Thousands protest violence in Mexico
Monday, May 12, 2008
Thousands of white-clad people marched silently Sunday to protest a surge of drug-related violence in a Mexican city across from Texas where the No. 2 police officer was shot dead.
Top policeman killed in northern Mexico
Monday, May 12, 2008
The No. 2 police officer in a Mexican border city across from Texas was shot dead Saturday, the latest high-ranking official killed in an onslaught of attacks blamed on gangs resisting a crackdown.
Graduation for Border Patrol Citizens Academy
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Thursday was graduation day for the latest Border Patrol Citizens Academy.
Mexico's acting federal police chief shot to death
Friday, May 09, 2008
Mexico's acting federal police chief was shot dead early Thursday outside his home — a brazen attack as drug traffickers increasingly lash back at a nationwide crackdown on organized crime.
U.S. soldier remains jailed in Mexico for weapons charge
Friday, May 09, 2008
A U.S. soldier remains in jail in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, after he says he mistakenly drove across the Mexican border with firearms in his car.
Crossing border for cheaper diesel
Thursday, May 08, 2008
A Mission businessman told Action 4 News he saves $2 a gallon by getting diesel gas in Mexico.
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