HOUSTON – Three people have been taken into custody on charges contained in a 21-count indictment alleging a conspiracy to defraud Medicare of approximately $5.6 million for various diagnostic tests which were never performed or were not medically necessary, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Joy Aneke, 47, her alleged physician…

El Consulado de México en Eagle Pass, Texas, tiene el agrado de informar que del 31de Agosto al 4 de septiembre se llevará a cabo la “Semana de Derechos Laborales”. En esa semana se ofrecerá información general sobre los derechos laborales de interés común para el empleador, el trabajador, su…

In Austin, 70-year-old former Williamson County Judge Timothy L. Wright, of Georgetown was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for engaging in the business of dealing firearms without a license and making false statements to a Government agent announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Bureau of Alcohol,…

In Del Rio, federal authorities arrested 26-year-old Michael Martinez on multiple charges involving online sextortion, cyberstalking and child exploitation of three female victims, including one minor, announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division. A seven-count…

by Sophia Bollag and Mallory Busch, The Texas Tribune Aug. 13, 2015 Throughout August, The Texas Tribune will feature 31 ways Texans’ lives will change because of new laws that take effect Sept. 1. Check out our story calendar for more. If school district leaders don’t fix failing schools, the…

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Aug. 14, 2015 It’s funny what happens when you say the billionaires are keeping candidates alive long enough to allow more Americans a chance to choose their presidential nominees. Some people get cranky. They say it’s not democracy. They use the word “oligarchy,” which…

(Press Release) On Thursday, August 13, 2015, in Del Rio, Texas, 28-year-old Noe Ramirez and 28-year-old Juliette Ramirez (no relation) were sentenced to 97 months and 60 months in federal prison, respectively, for their roles in a scheme to smuggle three dozen grenades into Acuna, Mexico, announced United States Attorney…

DEL RIO, Texas – On Aug. 13, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Abilene Station arrested a convicted sex offender who was previously deported. On May 16, 2014, the Palo Pinto County Sheriff’s Office arrested Noe Cervantes-Rodriguez, 34, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, on a warrant for indecency with…

by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Aug. 12, 2015 More than a decade ago, Texas lawmakers set the state’s power market free. Longstanding rules limiting who sold electricity to whom — and how much they charged for it — were cast aside so private companies could chase customers, competing for…

District Attorney Roberto Serna (Press Release) District Attorney Roberto Serna reported that on August 12, 2015, in Dimmit County, Texas, Angel Martinez pled guilty to the felony offense of Aggravated Robbery and was sentenced to 9 years confinement in prison. D.A. Serna pledges to continue to seek the successful prosecution…