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Naval Base San Diego Opens New Warfighter Fitness and Performance Center
The Navy's first and only Human Performance Optimization Program is officially open for business on board Naval Base San Diego.
Community Invited to DHR Health’s 16th Annual Free Health Fair, Feb. 21st
Texas Border Business EDINBURG, Texas - In an effort to increase access to health services and resources, DHR Health will host its 16th annual Community Health...
“Tariff Refunds Not Guaranteed Even if IEEPA Tariffs Are Struck Down,’ Jorge Torres
Texas Border Business By Roberto Hugo González / Texas Border Business A common belief among importers is that if tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers...
Multi-County Repeat Offender Named February Featured Fugitive
Texas Border Business AUSTIN – Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Billy Joel Alfaro – a repeat offender wanted for various crimes across the state – is...
Illegal Alien Sentenced to Five Years for Smuggling Cocaine Inside Vehicle Batteries
Texas Border Business U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 29-year-old Mexican national has been ordered to federal prison for possessing...
Former Social Security Employee Sentenced in $3.3M Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme
Texas Border Business U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas HOUSTON – A former Social Security employee has been ordered to federal prison for aggravated identity theft...
Kratom Sellers Accused of Marketing Products With Extreme, Illegal Potency Levels
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against kratom retailers operating under the name Smokey’s Paradise—with locations in Midlothian, TX—for deceptively marketing and selling kratom products containing up to 96% 7-hydroxymitragynine (“7-OH”)
Changes to Food Establishment Permit and Inspection Fees Take Effect February 9 in Hidalgo...
The Hidalgo County Health & Human Services Department is notifying the public of changes to food establishment permit and inspection fees, effective February 9, 2026.
Hidalgo County Warns Public of Motor Vehicle Social Media Scams
Consumers are requesting that their vehicle title transactions or registration renewals be processed and never having their deals done or receiving their titles and registration stickers. Consumers send the information through text to a number provided to them by individuals on the Facebook market. The fraudsters send them a code and request they pay the excessive and phony fees at a local Retail Store. They then ask that they report to a county tax office and report to a certain window where their paperwork is supposed to be ready. They in turn find out that no deal has been done and nothing has been processed. The consumer is then ignored by the phone number that they have been texting with and are left without receiving what they were promised.
Laredo CBP Intercepts Louisiana Fugitive During Port Screening
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Laredo Port of Entry recently apprehended a male U.S. citizen wanted in Louisiana on an outstanding felony warrant for failure appear on an alleged incest charge.
