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The Missing Migrants of South Texas

The Missing Migrants of South Texas

But, despite the center’s work, migrants were still going missing in Brooks County. Those losses were visible around Falfurrias in the form of flyers with missing migrants’ photos, posted by family members who’d sometimes travelled hundreds of miles seeking information. Soon, Canales became known as someone who could help loved ones navigate the baffling process of searching for a missing person across geographic and linguistic barriers. His phone number circulated among migrant-assistance networks and Facebook groups, and he got calls at ... Read more

Border Patrol chief says agents caught 10 illegal immigrant

The head of U.S. Border Patrol said on Tuesday that agents caught 10 illegal immigrant sex offenders in just three days, in addition to a number of gang members and a murderer -- a snapshot of the crisis that the men and women in green are dealing wi ... Read more

RGV Agents Disrupt Multiple Smuggling Attempts on Texas High

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents successfully disrupt five human smuggling incidents across the Rio Grande Valley resulting in the arrest of 34 individuals.

Friday evening, RGV agents working south ... Read more

Three Separate Vehicle Pursuits and a Vehicle Stop leads to

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted four migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 17 arrests.

On Feb 11, RGV agents working near Encino, Texas, attempted to initiate an immigration inspection ... Read more

Meet the Texas teacher behind Arkansas basketball coach Eric Musselman's custom Nike shoes

After a full day of work as an art teacher in the Riviera (Texas) Independent School District, Marla Burleson comes home, sits at her dining table, and pulls out a pair of pristine white Nike shoes.

She sketches her designs on the white sneakers first, giving herself a sort of stencil for when she puts paint to leather. There's very little room for error once the brushes come out. Still, Burleson finds the painting relaxing.

It's part of why Burleson agreed to the task of designing and painting custom shoes for Arkansa ... Read more

Man Admits He Tried to Smuggle 2 Men Into U.S. in a Coffin

A dog handler, who is also a veteran, was asked to inspect the van, and upon noticing the tape and condition of the coffin, he “knew this was not standard protocol for funeral procession of a military veteran,” the complaint said.

Du ... Read more

Riviera ISD closed for two weeks due to COVID

Riviera ISD closed for instruction on Monday due to an uptick of positive COVID-19 cases.

On Thursday, superintendent Patricia Thornton announced the closure will extend an additional week with students and staff returning Monday, Sept. ... Read more

Massive Alice fire destroys three non-residential structures

Firefighters from eight different fire departments battled a fire on Highway 44 near McMasters and Beam Station in Alice on Tuesday.

According to Alice Fire Chief Patrick Thomas, the fire burned 128 acres.

Thomas said three ... Read more