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LATINO BLOTTER UPDATE: Woman Who Stole Teacher’s Identity Sentenced
March 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff
On Monday, a Texas elementary school teacher was able to look at the face of the woman who turned her life upside down with she stole her identity. continue reading »
Sometimes Redundancy is a Good Thing
March 23, 2013 | by NewsTaco
I know I have written several columns or essays decrying the dangers of guns. But in light of the recent Senate debate, highlighted by our own embarrassing United States Senator from Texas, que desmadre that guy is! But, anyway. What really gets me is the debate going on in Texas right now. Our esteemed (in the old days one of my camaradas would ask me if the vatos were steemed?) Texas state legislature is contemplating legislation that would allow students to carry concealed weapons on campuses. continue reading »
Texas Mariachi Band Director Charged with Having Sex with 16-Yr Old Student
March 21, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A 35-year-old former Mariachi director at a local Texas school has been charged with having sex with one of his 16-year-old students. continue reading »
LATINO BLOTTER: Sisters Throw Down at Hospital Following “Offensive” Facebook Post
March 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A trio of Texas sisters was arrested last week after a Facebook post sparked an argument. On March 14, Becky Valdez Garcia, 42, Maria Dolores Torres, 50, and Victoria Valdez Flores, 43, were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, and continue reading »
El Paso’s Raymond Telles Dies - 1st Big-City Latino Mayor and U.S. Ambassador
March 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Latino political pioneer Raymond Telles has died at age 97. Telles was the first elected Latino to serve as Mayor of a major city - El Paso, Texas and he was also the first Latino to serve as a U.S. Ambassador. continue reading »
Latino Priest Arrested for Vandalizing Property of Local Residents
March 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Father Eusebio Martinez has been arrested in Texas for vandalizing the property of a local resident family, the Villanuevas. Father Martinez is Pastor of the Holy Family Catholic Church in the border town of Edinburg, Texas which has a continue reading »
San Antonio Trying to Attract Spanish Investors
March 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff
San Antonio, Texas, the seventh-largest city in the United States, wants to attract Spanish investment and the attention of Spain to its historic heritage, especially its Franciscan missions, a continue reading »
Robert Rodriguez and His Tres Pistolero Studio Land Major Production Deal
March 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez and his Austin based Tres Pistolero Studio announced that they are entering in a three-year, 13 episode television deal with Georgeville Television. The six series will be featured on Comcast’s El Rey Network. continue reading »
Get the Tissues: Special Needs Teen Scores Thanks to Opposing Team Member (VIDEO)
February 28, 2013 | by Nickie Lewis
Earlier this month, a Texas teen with a developmental disability was given a moment he'll never forget. The team manager for El Paso's Coronado High School, Mitchell Marcus, has always be continue reading »
LATINO BLOTTER: Woman Has Nephew, 11, Drive to Pick Up Sister
February 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A Texas woman was arrested after she allowed her young nephew to drive her car to pick up his sister. According to police, Carolina Romero-Gonzalez, 40, gave her 11-year-old nephew the keys to her car to meet up with his sister. continue reading »
Man Fears Telling Wife Tax Refund Spent on Strippers, Makes Up Robbery Story
February 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A Texas husband, Jesus Mata, feared coming home to his wife without their tax refund after spending it on lap dances and strippers. Mata then made up a story of being robbed my gunmen with an AK-47. continue reading »
Border Patrol Seizes 30 Pounds of Meth Valued at Nearly $1 Million
February 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio station apprehended a suspected narcotics smuggler at the Highway 86 checkpoint and seized approximately 30 pounds of methamphetamine. continue reading »
1 in 70 Million: Texas Couple Welcome Two Sets of Twins
February 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff
On Valentine’s Day, 36-year-old Tressa Montalvo and 43-year-old Manuel Montalvo, Jr. became the happy parents of two sets of identical twins (two boys sharing one placenta and two boys sharing another plac continue reading »
REPORT: Illegal Border Crossings in Texas Drops to Lowest Level in Decades
February 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Illegal border crossing by undocumented immigrants at the Texas – Mexico border has dropped to the lowest level in the last two decades according to a study by NY Center for Migration Studies. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: $850,000 Worth of Pot Found Near Border in Military Duffel Bags
February 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
U.S. Border Patrol agents throughout Del Rio sector seized more than 1,050 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated value of $850,025. continue reading »
