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Former Weslaco commissioner Fox gets time served in bribery case

The final defendant tied to the Weslaco water plant bribery case has learned his fate nearly five years after admitting to his role.

Men from Donna, Mercedes sentenced for fatal 2012 home invasion in Edinburg

Three mid-Valley men on Wednesday were sentenced to prison for a fatal home invasion that happened in Edinburg more than a decade ago.

Former Starr County DA crime victims coordinator to plead guilty

The former crime victims coordinator for the Starr County District Attorney’s Office plans to plead guilty in a human smuggling operation that used a government vehicle.

Pharr man with extensive drug trafficking history gets 22 years in prison

A 63-year-old Pharr man with a history as a drug trafficker was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly 22 years in federal prison following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute 24 pounds of cocaine, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.

Pharr man caught with 3,500 fentanyl pills gets 8 years

A 21-year-old Pharr man was sentenced to eight years in prison on Tuesday following his conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.

Former Donna High School students get probation for planning school shooting

The two Donna High School teenagers who conspired to shoot up their school in 2022 pleaded guilty on Monday and were sentenced to 10 years probation, according to court documents.

Peñitas man sentenced to 25 years for killing Mission man during drug deal

A Peñitas man was sentenced to prison on Thursday following a guilty plea for the death of a Mission man who he shot over drugs.

Former Pharr police chief sues officers who arrested him in September

Former Pharr Chief of Police and City Manager Andy Harvey has filed another lawsuit, this time in federal court, against two Pharr police officers who responded to his home and arrested him in September of last year.

Supreme Court allows Texas to begin enforcing law that lets police arrest migrants at...

A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to begin enforcing a law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally while a legal battle over the measure plays out.

Brownsville teen pleads guilty to fatal stabbing on eve of jury trial

A 19-year-old Brownsville man pleaded guilty on Monday to a charge of murder for the 2020 stabbing death of a woman when he was 16 years old.