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| 2 February 2023 filing date | United States of America v. City of El Paso, United Road Towing d/b/a UR Vehicle Managment Solutions, and Rod Robertson Enterprises Complaint | Civil Action ( PDF) 899KB · 10 pagesCourt: United States Distict Court, Western District of Texas  Topics: United Road Towing, Rod Robertson Enterprises |
| 7 May 2024 filing date | United States of America v. City of El Paso, United Road Towing d/b/a UR Vehicle Managment Solutions, and Rod Robertson Enterprises Consent Order Between United States and United Road Towing, Inc. d/b/a UR Vehicle Management Solutions | Civil Action ( PDF) 14.9MB · 18 pages Court: United States Distict Court, Western District of Texas Topics: United Road Towing, Rod Robertson Enterprises |
| 1 August 2024 filing date | United States of America v. City of El Paso, United Road Towing d/b/a UR Vehicle Managment Solutions, and Rod Robertson Enterprises Consent Order Between United States and Rod Robertson Enterprises | Civil Action ( PDF) 414KB · 18 pages Court: United States Distict Court, Western District of Texas Topic: Rod Robertson Enterprises |
| 1 August 2024 filing date | United States of America v. City of El Paso, United Road Towing d/b/a UR Vehicle Managment Solutions, and Rod Robertson Enterprises Order Approving Settlement Between United States and The City of El Paso, Texas | Order ( PDF) 299KB · 18 pages Court: United States Distict Court, Western District of Texas Topics: United Road Towing, Rod Robertson Enterprises |
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| 15 December 2015 | Indictment Unsealed Charging Houston Man with Defrauding Oklahoma City Company with False Delivery Invoices The indictment alleges that from December 2007 to August 2012, Richard Kelly generated false waybills and invoices from Freeway Delivery to Midwest Hose, showing fictitious deliveries made by Kelly’s wife, purportedly on behalf of Midwest Hose. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Oklahoma Dateline: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Topics: Richard V. Kelly, Freeway Delivery |
| 11 January 2017 | Houston Trucking Dispatcher Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Oklahoma City Company and is Sentenced to Serve 15 Months in Federal Prison According to court records and information from the plea hearing, Richard Kelly admitted that from December 2007 through August 2012, while he worked as a trucking dispatcher for Freeway Delivery, he defrauded customer Midwest Hose & Specialty, an Oklahoma City company. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Oklahoma Dateline: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Topics: Freeway Delivery, Richard V. Kelly |
| 28 December 2021 | Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 80--San Antonio, Texas; Notification of Proposed Production Activity CGT U.S., Ltd. (Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Coated Upholstery Fabric Cover Stock) New Braunfels, Texas The proposed foreign-status material is 100% polyester woven weft pile fabric--dyed (duty rate, 9.8%). | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board Byline: Andrew McGilvray Topic: CGT |
| 12 April 2022 | Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 80--San Antonio, Texas, Authorization of Production Activity; CGT U.S., Ltd. (Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Coated Upholstery Fabric Cover Stock), New Braunfels, Texas The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board Byline: Andrew McGilvray Topic: CGT |
| 13 April 2022 | Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Impact of Texas Border Delays Governor Abbott’s unnecessary and redundant inspections of trucks transiting ports of entry between Texas and Mexico are causing significant disruptions to the food and automobile supply chains, delaying manufacturing, impacting jobs, and raising prices for families in Texas and across the country. | Press Release (text) Publisher: The White House Byline: Jen Psaki |
| 23 May 2022 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for these projects are being, or have been, carried-out by TxDOT pursuant to an assignment agreement executed by FHWA and TxDOT. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary |
| 3 November 2022 | Environmental Impact Statement: El Paso County, Texas FHWA, on behalf of TxDOT, is issuing this notice to advise the public that an EIS will be prepared for a proposed transportation project to study the effects of the project on Interstate Highway 10, known as the Downtown 10 project. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 12 January 2023 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for these projects are being, or have been, carried out by TxDOT pursuant to an assignment agreement executed by FHWA and TxDOT. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary |
| 22 February 2023 | Avalon Motor Coaches, LLC--Acquisition of Control--Wynne Transportation, LLC The Board is tentatively approving and authorizing this transaction. If no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Surface Transportation Board Byline: Aretha Laws-Byrum Topics: Avalon Motor Coaches, Wynne Transportation |
| 3 April 2023 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for these projects are being, or have been, carried out by TxDOT pursuant to an assignment agreement executed by FHWA and TxDOT. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary |
| 9 May 2023 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the Spur 399 Extension Project in Texas These actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the Spur 399 Extension Project, from US 75 to US 380 in Collin County, Texas. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary |
| 3 July 2023 | Notice of Inventory Completion: Texas Department of Transportation, Austin, TX In August and September of 2021, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were removed from site 41AN162 in Anderson County, TX, by archeologists working on behalf of TxDOT. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: National Park Service Byline: Melanie O'Brien |
| 23 August 2023 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas The actions relate to various proposed highway projects in the State of Texas. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary Topic: United States Numbered Highways |
| 23 August 2023 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the US 380 Farmersville Project in Texas These actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the US 380 Farmersville project, from County Road 560 to County Road 699 in Collin and Hunt Counties. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary Topic: United States Numbered Highways |
| 23 August 2023 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the US 380 Project in Texas These actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the US 380 project, from Teel Parkway/Championship Drive to Lakewood Drive in Collin and Denton Counties. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary Topic: United States Numbered Highways |
| 1 September 2023 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the I-35 Capital Express Central Project in Texas These actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the I-35 Capital Express Central project, from US 290E to US290W/SH 71 in Travis County, Texas. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 8 September 2023 | Air Plan Approval; Texas; Clean Air Act Requirements for Enhanced Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance The SIP revisions being approved describe how CAA requirements for vehicle Inspection and Maintenance are met in the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Serious ozone nonattainment areas. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Earthea Nance |
| 20 September 2023 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for these projects are being, or have been, carried out by TxDOT pursuant to an assignment agreement executed by FHWA and TxDOT. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary |
| 22 September 2023 | RECOGNIZING THE HISTORY OF THE JEFFERSON HIGHWAY Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the remarkable history of the Jefferson Highway that runs through Bonham, Texas. This route was America's first north-south intercontinental roadway and was inspired by the east-west Lincoln Highway. | Speech (text) Publication: Congressional Record Byline: Rep. Pat Fallon Topic: Jefferson Highway |
| 13 October 2023 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas The actions relate to various proposed highway projects in the State of Texas. These actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the projects. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary |
| 1 November 2023 | Car battery conspiracy: three men convicted of cocaine trafficking Upon inspection, authorities discovered approximately 2.8 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside the battery compartment. The battery shell contained a smaller battery to power the vehicle and three bundles of cocaine. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 15 December 2023 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for these projects are being, or have been, carried out by TxDOT pursuant to an assignment agreement executed by FHWA and TxDOT. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary |
| 19 December 2023 | Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 94, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; PREH INC.; (Automotive Display Assemblies); Laredo, Texas The proposed finished product is automotive display assemblies. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman Topic: Preh |
| 18 January 2024 | Another Defendant Pleads Guilty to Multiple Charges in Fatal Tractor Trailer Smuggling Case Additionally, Riley Covarrubias-Ponce traveled from Houston to accompany the loaded tractor trailer as it transported the migrants north on Interstate Highway 35, ultimately ending up at the unloading location on Quintana Road in San Antonio, where it was discovered that many of the smuggled migrants had died. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas Dateline: San Antonio, Texas Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 5 February 2024 | “Wholesaler” of fake tags sentenced for selling hundreds of thousands of illegal Texas paper tags At the hearing, the court heard how she and others engaged in a widespread fraud to use fictitious car dealerships to generate and sell Texas temporary buyer tags without actually selling cars. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Houston, Texas |
| 6 February 2024 | Final man sent to prison in cocaine car battery conspiracy Upon inspection, authorities discovered approximately 2.8 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside the battery compartment. The battery shell contained a smaller battery to power the vehicle and three bundles of cocaine. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 7 February 2024 | Alien smuggler heads to prison after hiding people in tractor bed and cabinets Upon further inspection, law enforcement discovered 10 illegal aliens concealed beneath the bed compartment and in the cabinets of the tractor. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Corpus Christi, Texas Topic: Deibi Ramos |
| 12 February 2024 | Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Project--METRORapid University Corridor Project, Houston, Harris County, Texas The purpose of this notice is to publicly announce FTA's environmental decisions on the subject project, and to activate the limitation on any claims that may challenge these final environmental actions. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Transit Administration Byline: Megan Blum |
| 14 February 2024 | “Logistics coordinator” sent to prison for drug trafficking In that role, Brenda Banessa Leal coordinated drivers, dealers and cover loads on this side of the border. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Brownsville, Texas |
| 14 February 2024 | Out of state man imprisoned for organizing meth shipment via local POE Co-conspirators Jasmine Dorsey, 28, and Iyana Carter, 25, both of Newnan, Georgia, attempted to enter the United States with 35 baggies of meth totaling 17 kilograms concealed in the fuel tank of their vehicle. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: McAllen, Texas |
| 14 February 2024 | Transporting $800,000 of liquid meth sends trafficker to prison for over two decades Manuel Ignacio Ley Villa approached the Hidalgo port of entry driving a maroon Chrysler Pacifica. Law enforcement noticed he appeared nervous and referred him to secondary inspection. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: McAllen, Texas |
| 27 February 2024 | Trucker convicted for trafficking several aliens into South Texas During a search, a K-9 alerted to the sleeper area where authorities subsequently discovered seven illegal aliens concealed within the bed compartment of the tractor, in a toolbox under the bed and inside a closet. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Corpus Christi, Texas Topic: Andrew Rafael Martinez-Peralta |
| 1 March 2024 | Iowa Man Sentenced for Firearm Smuggling According to court documents, Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Presidio Port of Entry referred a Ford 450 travelling towards Mexico, to secondary inspection. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas Dateline: Pecos, Texas |
| 5 March 2024 | Nine buckets of narcotics: trafficker admits to importing $340,000 of liquid meth in fuel tank While inspecting the vehicle, authorities noticed Allan Alberto Moreno Trevino pacing and appearing nervous, eventually asking them if something had been found. Authorities eventually discovered the fuel tank was filled with liquid meth mixed with gasoline. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Laredo, Texas |
| 15 March 2024 | Man Who Possessed Pipe Bomb in Hospital Parking Garage Sentenced to Federal Prison According to court documents, Raymond Luke Garner parked his pickup truck in a parking garage at St. David’s Hospital in Austin. A short time later, there was an explosion in the back of Garner’s truck. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas Dateline: Austin, Texas |
| 27 March 2024 | Mexican resident convicted of trying to smuggle ammunition and firearms back to Mexico On January 11, Jose De Jesus Pena Dieguez attempted to enter Mexico through the Progreso Port of Entry in a Nissan Xterra. Upon inspection, authorities noticed tampering on the screws of a compartment connected to the vehicle's roof rack. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: McAllen, Texas |
| 28 March 2024 | Former fugitive sentenced for transporting over 65 into United States At the hearing, the court heard evidence about how Cantu was directly involved in the transportation of more than 65 people via commercial tractor-trailers in 2021. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 1 April 2024 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for these projects are being, or have been, carried out by TxDOT pursuant to an assignment agreement executed by FHWA and TxDOT. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary |
| 2 April 2024 | Bus passenger convicted for smuggling over $1.2M of pure meth in 48 jars of lard On January 10, Eleazar Vilchiz Alonso applied for entry into the United States at the Lincoln-Juarez Bridge in Laredo while on board a commercial bus. At primary inspection, law enforcement discovered several dozen jars of lard in his luggage. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Laredo, Texas |
| 3 April 2024 | South Texan sent to prison for hauling 32 people in horse trailer Simon Garcia approached the Falfurrias Border Patrol checkpoint driving a black Dodge Ram 3500 truck with an attached horse trailer and four horses. Upon further investigation, law enforcement discovered 32 people hidden within a storage compartment inside the trailer. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 3 April 2024 | Texas Man Sentenced for Hate Crimes Following Mass Shooting Targeting Muslims at Car Repair Shop Anthony Paz Torres pleaded guilty to five federal hate crime counts for killing one individual and attempting to kill four others during a mass shooting at Omar’s Wheels and Tires in Dallas on Dec. 24, 2015. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Justice Topic: Omar’s Wheels and Tires |
| 4 April 2024 | Austin Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Smuggling Attempt That Resulted in Migrant Deaths According to court documents, Joseph Alex Hernandez sped away from and attempted to evade Medina County Sheriff’s deputies for approximately seven minutes after they attempted a traffic stop. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas Dateline: San Antonio, Texas |
| 9 April 2024 | Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 94; Authorization of Production Activity; PREH INC.; (Automotive Display Assemblies); Laredo, Texas The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman Topic: Preh |
| 18 April 2024 | Career offender sentenced after found passed out in vehicle A concerned citizen reported a vehicle parked crooked in a parking space with a male driver who appeared to be unconscious at a local gas station. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 18 April 2024 | Department of Justice announces Carjacking Task Force targeting violent crime in the Eastern District of Texas “The Justice Department has no higher priority than keeping our communities safe. We do so by targeting the most significant drivers of violent crime and by acting as a force multiplier for our state and local law enforcement partners,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Texas Dateline: Beaumont, Texas |
| 25 April 2024 | Texas woman heads to prison for trying to smuggle over 3,500 rounds of ammunition into Mexico Authorities then conducted a traffic stop which resulted the discovery of ammunition hidden in the vehicle’s spare tire. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: McAllen, Texas |
| 26 April 2024 | Former Mexican judicial officer convicted for hiring drivers to transport drug loads The truck’s 6-cylinder engine had modifications to appear as an 8-cylinder to keep the drugs hidden within those areas. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Brownsville, Texas |
| 6 May 2024 | Harris County resident charged in scheme to steal $1M worth of Jeeps and other vehicles According to the charges, Westbrook recruited individuals through Instagram by promising to pay them money to rent vehicles for him. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Houston, Texas |
| 15 May 2024 | Ten Indicted in Vehicle Pollution Scheme Phillip Dwain Waddell, Philip Matthew Ormand, Kolby Douglas Huneycutt, Kyle Kris Kizer, Jonathan Joseph Lohrmeyer, Justin Loutoyama Pasamonte, Archie George Sims, and Adam Marsh Stanley, along with auto dealership James Hodge Motors (doing business as Jay Hodge Dodge) and its Chief Operating Officer, Curtis Kevin Poore, were indicted on conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas Byline: Erin Dooley Topic: Jay Hodge Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram |
| 11 June 2024 | Guadalajara resident heads to prison for trying to smuggle dozens of firearms and ammunition back to Mexico Jose De Jesus Pena Dieguez attempted to enter Mexico through the Progreso Port of Entry in a Nissan Xterra. Upon inspection, authorities noticed tampering on the screws of a compartment connected to the vehicle's roof rack. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: McAllen, Texas |
| 11 June 2024 | Killeen Couple Sentenced for Operating Fraudulent Rideshare Company for Soldiers According to court documents, Kevin Romulus Pelayo co-owned and operated a rideshare company, Soldiers Vanpools LLC, with his wife, Cristine Furio Fredericks. Soldiers Vanpools LLC was funded by the Department of the Army’s Mass Transportation Benefit Program. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas Dateline: Waco, Texas |
| 13 June 2024 | Approval of Subzone Status; Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC; Seguin, Texas The application was processed in accordance with the FTZ Act and Regulations, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board Byline: Elizabeth Whiteman Topic: Vitesco Technologies |
| 1 July 2024 | New Orleans man sentenced to federal prison for Vidor carjacking According to information presented in court, on October 26, 2022, Aubrey Young approached two people in Vidor asking if they had any work for him. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Texas Dateline: Beaumont, Texas |
| 2 July 2024 | Jefferson County man guilty of federal violation related to gas station robbery According to the store clerk, a dark-colored Dodge Caravan pulled into the parking lot of the business and parked near one of the gas pumps. The driver, described as a white male, entered the business wearing a black mask, blue latex gloves, and a gray hat. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Texas Dateline: Beaumont, Texas |
| 8 July 2024 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for these projects are being, or have been, carried out by TxDOT pursuant to an assignment agreement executed by FHWA and TxDOT. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary |
| 12 July 2024 | Odessa Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for January Carjacking According to court documents, Isaac Ramirez Carrasco, 38, carjacked a couple on Jan. 30 by pointing a shotgun at the driver and ordering both occupants out of their vehicle. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas Dateline: Midland, Texas |
| 17 July 2024 | Austin Felon Indicted for Alleged Drug Trafficking and Firearm Possession After Ramming Police Cruiser According to court documents, Cliofa Delacruz, 34, is a four-time convicted felon who was arrested by Austin Police officers after allegedly ramming a law enforcement vehicle while evading. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas Dateline: Austin, Texas |
| 22 July 2024 | Environmental Impact Statement: Dallas and Kaufman Counties, Texas FHWA, on behalf of TxDOT, is issuing this notice to advise the public that an EIS will be prepared for a proposed transportation project to construct the East Branch extension of the President George Bush Turnpike, connecting Interstate Highway 30 to I-20 in eastern Dallas County, Texas. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 30 July 2024 | South Texas smugglers: ring leaders sentenced for transporting nearly 2,500 people in $2.9M conspiracy Evidence further revealed the organization proudly boasted about using their trucking business as a front, which not only facilitated the alien smuggling but also enabled the laundering of $2.9 million. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: McAllen, Texas |
| 31 July 2024 | “Hot shot” smuggling organization heading to prison for illegally transporting thousands Beginning in April 2022, Diego Flores hired “hot shot” drivers to transport various containers, including wooden boxes, sheds and hay bales on flat-bed trailers further north. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: McAllen, Texas |
| 31 July 2024 | Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Carjacking Kincaid opened the passenger door of the vehicle, climbed inside, and told the victim he was stealing the car while brandishing a firearm in his waistband. The victim fled the vehicle and Kincaid climbed into the driver’s seat and drove away. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota Dateline: Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 1 August 2024 | Corpus Christi Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison for Transporting, Endangering Undocumented Noncitizens Thomas Bucciarelli drove through red traffic lights and struck the driver’s side of a vehicle stopped at an intersection. Border Patrol agents located Bucciarelli’s vehicle in a parking lot, finding four passengers who were revealed to be undocumented noncitizens. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas Dateline: Del Rio, Texas |
| 1 August 2024 | Gas Station Robber Who Crashed Into Apartment Complex Sentenced Shortly after the second robbery, officers located Mr. Tipton’s blue four-door traveling eastbound. They attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but Mr. Tipton fled, leading officers on a high-speed chase before crashing into an apartment complex, where he was taken into custody. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas Byline: Erin Dooley |
| 1 August 2024 | Justice Department Reaches Settlement with City of El Paso, Texas, and Its Contractors for Auctioning Over 170 Vehicles Owned by Servicemembers “Members of our armed forces should not have to worry about their cars being auctioned off while they are on the front lines defending our freedoms, liberties and rights,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. | Press Release (text &  documents)Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice Topics: United Road Towing, Rod Robertson Enterprises |
| 7 August 2024 | Smuggler sent to prison after continuing to commit same crime while on bond Some of the loads of undocumented aliens included as many 115 people in the back of a tractor-trailer, at times including unaccompanied minors. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 9 August 2024 | Convicted McKinney Man Sentenced in Del Rio For Human Smuggling According to court documents, on July 26, 2022, Draivon Rashon Dixon, 33, approached a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint near Carrizo Springs in an SUV. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas Dateline: Del Rio, Texas |
| 12 August 2024 | Jury convicts Cuban national for transporting non-citizens through checkpoint The jury heard that Nerey-Valdivia drove a tractor-trailer to the Border Patrol Checkpoint near Falfurrias. During an immigration inspection, law enforcement noticed an individual trying to hide in the bed compartment of the tractor. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Corpus Christi, Texas Topic: Mario Enrique Nerey-Valdivia |
| 20 August 2024 | 92K Rounds of Ammo Found During Bridge of the Americas Bus Inspection, Drivers Arrested on Smuggling of Goods Charges Garcia told the Customs and Border Protection officer that he was carrying 16 passengers with some children from Phoenix, Arizona to Zacatecas, Mexico and there were no firearms on board. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas Dateline: El Paso, Texas Topic: Lucio Enriquez Garcia |
| 9 September 2024 | Environmental Impact Statement; Nueces and Kleberg Counties, Texas FHWA, on behalf of TxDOT, is issuing this notice to advise the public that an EIS will be prepared for the proposed Regional Parkway-North Padre Island transportation project located in the City of Corpus Christi in Nueces and Kleberg counties, Texas. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary |
| 9 September 2024 | Jury convicts RGV man for illegally transporting non-U.S. citizen The jury heard that Ramirez drove to the Falfurrias Border Patrol checkpoint with a passenger in the front seat. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 12 September 2024 | Pharr resident receives max for smuggling over 100 Beginning in summer 2021, authorities initiated an investigation into an organization responsible for smuggling thousands of undocumented aliens in tractor-trailers. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Corpus Chrisi, Texas |
| 17 September 2024 | HONORING MR. LARRY LAVELLE CHRISTIAN “Country boy,” as he was known in his childhood, was a steadfast figure of reliability in the trucking community, always trying to be helpful and uplift his fellow truckers. | Speech (text) Publication: Congressional Record Speaker: Congressman Marc Veasey Topic: Larry Lavelle Christian |
| 18 September 2024 | Former Mexican law enforcement official imprisoned for hiring drivers to transport loads of deadly narcotics Once law enforcement noticed tampering within the engine, they took his truck to a secure location to remove the engine’s manifold and other components. The exposed internal workings of the engine revealed 23 bundles of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Brownsville, Texas |
| 18 September 2024 | RECOGNIZING CONGRESSIONAL PATRIOT AWARD RECIPIENT RAY HUFFINES After helping President Reagan win his election, Ray served as a personal assistant for Governor Bill Clements for four years, before going back to his family's Chevrolet dealership in 1984. | Speech (text) Publication: Congressional Record Speaker: Congressman Pat Fallon Topic: Ray Huffines |
| 18 September 2024 | RECOGNIZING CONGRESSIONAL PATRIOT AWARD RECIPIENT SAM PACK Sam began working for the Ford Motor Credit Company in 1962 and rose up the ranks to become a Branch Manager. | Speech (text) Publication: Congressional Record Speaker: Congressman Pat Fallon Topic: Sam Pack |
| 24 September 2024 | Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for these projects are being, or have been, carried out by TxDOT pursuant to an assignment agreement executed by FHWA and TxDOT. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary |
| 25 September 2024 | Trucking Company Owner Sentenced to Prison as Part of Federal Investigation That Dismantled Mexico-to-Chicago Drug Pipeline In 2015 and 2016, Jose Farias arranged with truck drivers to transport dozens of kilograms of narcotics to the Chicago area hidden in the hollowed-out wheel axles of tractor-trailers. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois Dateline: Chicago, Illinois Topic: Jose Farias |
| 26 September 2024 | Environmental Impact Statement: Denton and Collin Counties, Texas Pursuant to applicable Federal regulations, FHWA, on behalf of TxDOT, is issuing this notice to advise the public that an EIS will be prepared for a proposed transportation project CSJ 0918-46-341, to construct a six-lane freeway primarily on new location connecting Interstate 35 in Denton County, Texas with the Dallas North Tollway in Collin County, Texas. | Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Michael T. Leary Topic: Interstate Highway System |
| 1 October 2024 | Jefferson County felon sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for gas station robbery According to court documents, on January 16, 2024, law enforcement officers responded to a call regarding an armed robbery at the Speedway Gas Station located on Eastex Freeway in Beaumont. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Texas Dateline: Beaumont, Texas Topic: Speedway |
| 2 October 2024 | Young Houstonians admit to carjacking in failed smuggling attempt While in McAllen May 19, Rodriguez and Hardy approached a male victim outside his car at a Stripes gas station near a mechanic shop. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Corpus Christi, Texas Topic: Stripes |
| 7 October 2024 | Car battery cocaine conspiracy lands conviction Jesus Neftali Padilla also placed modified cocaine-filled batteries in hidden compartments to attempt to avoid detection. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 15 October 2024 | Drug trafficking mom imprisoned for smuggling meth across border A subsequent search revealed approximately 12 kilograms of crystal meth in the door panels and approximately 28 kilos of liquid meth in the gas tank. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: McAllen, Texas |
| 21 October 2024 | Houston Residents Charged With Stealing DoorDash Delivery Workers’ Wages As part of this scheme, the co-conspirators allegedly obtained the personal identifying information of Dasher victims; falsely impersonated the Dasher victims to DoorDash support; took over Dashers’ existing online accounts... | Press Release (text & document) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of California Dateline: Oakland, California |
| 24 October 2024 | Organizer sent to prison for smuggling 60 kilos of meth into United States At the time of the trial, co-conspirator Mike Mendoza testified Ana Maria Pena-Gutierrez hired and paid him to drive two vehicles to smuggle drugs from Mexico into the United States several times from January 2021 through February 2021. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Laredo, Texas |
| 18 November 2024 | Felon heads to prison for violent carjacking attack At the hearing, the court heard additional evidence that detailed his arrests in the Los Angeles vicinity for burglary and grand theft auto. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Houston, Texas |
| 20 November 2024 | Mexican National Who Killed Pedestrian in Drunken Crash Sentenced to 15 Years for Immigration Violations Guadalupe Gerardo Reyes-Gonzalez, a citizen of Mexico, was charged with illegal re-entry after removal from the United States shortly after his second DWI. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas Byline: Erin Dooley |
| 27 November 2024 | U.S. Attorney, Law Enforcement Officials Urge Residents to Help Prevent Gun Thefts From Vehicles During Holiday Season “While you are shopping for holiday gifts to give your friends and loved ones, it takes no time at all for a thief to steal an improperly secured gun from your locked car,” said U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas Dateline: San Antonio, Texas |
| 4 December 2024 | South Texan imprisoned for attempting to run over federal agent The agent was wearing FBI gear with clear law enforcement markings and began approaching the vehicle. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Brownsville, Texas |
| 17 December 2024 | Driver in Failed Meth Smuggling Conspiracy Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison Linnette Rodriguez-Potter was referred to a secondary inspection at the Del Rio Port of Entry on July 25, 2020. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas Dateline: Del Rio, Texas |
| 23 December 2024 | Laredo man indicted for smuggling over 100 people in locked trailer According to the criminal complaint originally filed in the case, law enforcement observed individuals being loading into a white trailer in a warehouse parking lot. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Laredo, Texas Topic: Juan Manuel Aguirre |
| 7 January 2025 | Jury convicts South Texan for transporting people in the tractor’s cab At trial, the jury heard from some of those being transported who explained that smugglers had driven them to a remote area where a tractor-trailer was waiting. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas Dateline: Corpus Christi, Texas Topic: Lisandro Vasquez-Gomez |
| 16 January 2025 | Tractor-Trailer Driver in Deadly 2022 Smuggling Event Pleads Guilty The driver of the tractor-trailer used to smuggle at least 64 undocumented individuals resulting in the deaths of 47 adults and six children in 2022 entered a plea of guilty today to multiple counts arising from the fatal incident. | Press Release (text) Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas Dateline: San Antonio, Texas Topic: Homero Zamorano Jr. |