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Former IRA member's case draws attention of politicians
Twenty-five years after taking part in the largest prison break in the United Kingdom's history, Pol Brennan is back behind bars - this time at the Port Isabel Detention Center.
Authorities crack down on truck-driving smugglers
Truckers caught smuggling drugs and immigrants could lose their licenses and their livelihood under a statewide initiative announced Thursday.
Opening: Faculty Services Librarian and Assistant Professor, St. Mary's University Law Library
We're pleased to announce the position of Faculty Services Librarian/Assistant Professor at St.
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Hispanic student faces unique challenges at community college
“We just go to church, we preach and we pray.”
Jonathan Piedra's first choice for college was Baylor University in Waco, but his parents shot that down. via MySanAntonio.com
Win-win for environment and business
“When you are limited, you want to go in and capitalize on everything you can do”
Nowadays helping the environment can actually make money for the oil and gas industry. via Victoria Advocate
“If I'm not at school, I'm out here working my animals.”
REFUGIO Sad to see his livestock-show career end, one high school senior vows to help younger kids and teens continue the tradition. via Victoria Advocate
TxDOT: Project to tie 77, 83 to I-37
“The final step is to bring this to interstate standards”
State officials Monday unveiled a project to build a series of overpasses from Raymondville to Kingsville that's the last step to the development of an interstate highway system. via Valley Morning Star
Vice President Cheney Returning To South Texas On Hunting Trip
Vice President Dick Cheney will be in South Texas this weekend for another hunting trip on the same ranch where he was involved in a hunting accident back in February of 2005. via KRISTV.COM Corpus Christi
Cooperation Leads to Apprehension of International Fugitive
Friday, February 01, 2008 Sarita , Texas Rio Grande Valley sector in Texas arrested an international criminal. via News From the Border
Border Officials Find Marijuana In Donated Suburban
Two Riviera High School coaches found themselves in a predicament when border patrol agents found drugs in the district's vehicle they were in. via KRISTV.COM Corpus Christi
The family of Jonathan Glen Dodd of Palacios, Texas, is proud to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of Jonathan to JoAnn Salazar of Sarita. via The Wilson County News
Attorney Follows Faith to Musical Ministry
“It's simple, repetitive song-prayer. Really, it's very almost mantralike. It allows you to be contemplative ... because the music doesn't get in the way”
Stepping out in faith, attorney puts aside practice for musical career Lawyer-turned-Christian-singer Jennifer Klein of Galveston Image: John Everett After spending a week in contemplative silence at a retreat ... via Legal Intelligencer
Michael Barnes is Entertainment Editor for the Austin American-Statesman. He lives in South Austin with his partner, Kip, two dogs and two cats. via Austin American Statesman
Keeping it personal at video stores
Early on, videos and DVDs -- along with video games, personal music devices and the Internet -- were slammed as anti-social. They allowed people to nestle in the comfort of their homes without seeking the ... via Austin American-Statesman
4 detention workers charged in scheme to smuggle immigrants
Four workers at a detention center in Texas are held on charges they used company vehicles to smuggle illegal immigrants through checkpoints. via KVIA-TV El Paso
Investigation continues in arrest of immigration center workers
Two federal detention employees have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle 28 illegal immigrants through a South Texas checkpoint. via KXXV-TV Waco
Immigration center employees accused of smuggling illegal immigrants
“The allegations are transporting of undocumented aliens”
By FERNANDO DEL VALLE fernandodv@valleystar.com 956-430-6278 SARITA - U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested two Willacy immigration detention center employees accused of trying to smuggle 28 illegal immigrants ... via Valley Morning Star
Along the U.S.-Mexico border, a dilemma of the dead
“We try to make space the best we can”
The yellowing skeletons are stored in filing boxes in the hallway of the old prison outside Laredo. via Houston Chronicle