Families Vow to Battle Feds in Search for Answers
The families of Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila want answers. The ICE special agents were ambushed by members of the Zeta Cartel in Mexico in February 2011. Zapata was killed in the attack and Avila was injured. Their families said the government has not been forthcoming about the incident or what led to it. Now, […]
Family Steps Up Quest For Answers In ICE Agent’s Murder
A Brownsville family is stepping up their quest for answers in the death of an ICE against killed by a weapon linked to the “Fast & Furious” scandal. The family of slain U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jaime Zapata held a press conference in Brownsville on Friday morning. Zapata’s mother Mary Zapata says they […]
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Brothers’ Fight Sends John Dotson to Hospital, James Dotson to Jail
A 34-four year-old man was sent to a Tyler hospital Wednesday after an auto-collision. Henderson County Sheriff’s Department reports indicated the collision was triggered by a disturbance in Cherokee Shores. The initial call reporting a disturbance at 206 Little Feather in Payne Springs was received by HCSO shortly after 5 p.m. The caller told authorities […]
Dan Hall, John Hall and Brian Stone Die in Train Accident
Twenty years after a train accident took the life of her husband, Lyndell Hall will bury her son, who suffered the same fate. “We take it a day at a time with the Lord’s help and the Lord’s direction,” she said Wednesday in a telephone interview from her Dalhart home. “And that’s just about all […]
Dave Pease, Killed in Crash Monday on I-94 Ramp in Portage
A man on a Harley-Davidson stopped on the off ramp for eastbound I-94 at Portage Road on Monday when he was struck from behind by another vehicle and died. Just before the crash, at about 5:05 p.m., Portage police had been called to the area for a report of a van being driven erratically. Before […]
Accident On Rural Central Texas Highway Leaves 5 Injured
The state highway was closed Monday night after a collision injured five people. At about 8 p.m. June 25th, four helicopters were sent to the west of Mt. Calm where two vehicles crashed on State Highway 31, according to Hill County Sheriff Jeffrey Lyon. The rescue team had to cut three of the five victims […]
Family of Jaime Zapata Files Claims
The parents of fallen ICE Special Agent Jaime J. Zapata, along with injured Special Agent Victor Avila, on Wednesday filed notices of claims totaling $62.5 million against three federal agencies. The claims allege negligence, stating that acts and omissions of the government and its agencies created the opportunity for Zapata’s death and Avila’s injury in […]
Felipe Garcia and Family Killed En Route to Van Halen Concert
A family of three was killed in a three-vehicle crash last week in Lavaca County, Texas. They were headed to a Van Halen concert on June 20th at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Felipe Antonio Garcia, 39, of Brownsville, and his two children — Brandon Michael Garcia, 9, and Anthony Cesar Garcia, 10 — […]
Jennifer Young (Rice University Professor) Dies In Car Crash; Newborn Saved Then Passes
A Rice University math professor was crossing the street on Tuesday when she was struck and killed by a car. Her baby was successfully delivered but died a day later. Her baby was delivered successfully via C-section hours after her death, but succumbed to injuries the following day and died, KVUE reports. Jennifer Young, a […]