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Mexican man dies in ICE custody in Laredo, at least the 20th fatality this year

Webb County’s medical examiner said Felix Alcorta-Rodriguez died from “natural causes,” although the full autopsy is pending. He’s at least the fifth person to die in Texas ICE detention this year.

The Texas Tribune

GOP candidate pushed donor's contract

Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina is hoping his record in South Texas will carry him to Congress

Salon

Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar faces removal attempt following federal fraud indictment

Cuellar has denied that he defrauded the sheriff’s office during the COVID-19 pandemic. His brother is Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar.

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Texas sheriff charged with fraud two months after Trump pardoned his brother

Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar Jr. was accused of defrauding his office by misappropriating funds to run a for-profit disinfecting business during the Covid-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar, brother of Rep. Henry Cuellar, indicted on federal fraud charges

The five-term sheriff and brother of Congressman Henry Cuellar denied all wrongdoing through his lawyer.

The Texas Tribune

Henry Cuellar faces scant opposition in South Texas Democratic primary

Days out from the filing deadline, Cuellar has yet to draw a serious primary challenger — a sign that many in his party view the anti-abortion congressman as their best bet to stave off the GOP in November.

The Texas Tribune

Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina launches run for Congress, seeking to flip South Texas district red

National GOP recruiters see Webb County’s top elected official as a promising candidate to unseat longtime U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar in 2026.

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Webb County judge disputes allegation that he violated federal law to dodge Texas’ resign-to-run rule

Tano Tijerina, the top elected official in a county that includes Laredo, is expected to seek the GOP nomination in Texas’ 28th Congressional District, long held by Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar.

The Texas Tribune

Second Elected Democrat in Two Days Switches to Republican Party, Blames 'Woke Policies'

Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina in Texas announced he is switching to the Republican party, the second elected Democrat official to do so in two days.

International Business Times

Top Texas Official Switches to Republican Party Citing 'Radicalization of National Democrats'

The move has been condemned by state Democrats as prominent Republicans welcome his decision.

Latin Times

Webb County’s top elected official switches to Republican Party

Tano Tijerina was elected as a Democrat to lead Webb County, which includes Laredo. It is among many border counties that Trump won in November.

The Texas Tribune

In South Texas, university students accuse Democratic county officials of suppressing their votes

The county decided to not have an early voting site at a Laredo university because of historic low turnout. It will have one on Election Day.

The Texas Tribune

With indictment, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s deep South Texas ties will again be tested

Cuellar was expected to cruise to reelection. Now he’ll need to rely on support from local and national Democratic leaders to help him overcome scandal.

The Texas Tribune

Rosie Cuellar to run for open state House seat in district that includes Uvalde

Rosie Cuellar, former Webb County tax assessor and the sister of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, confirmed to The Texas Tribune on Thursday she intends to run in the Democratic primary for House District 80.

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Texas may seize man's land to build wall

Anti-border wall activists are racing to find landowners along the Rio Grande before they sign contracts

The Texas Tribune

This rancher doesn’t want a border wall on his land. He fears Texas will build it anyway.

Anti-border wall activists are racing to find landowners along the Rio Grande before they sign contracts with the state.

Texas Observer

Texas Strikes Deal to Build Abbott’s Border Wall on Big Donor’s Ranch

The governor’s slow-moving wall scheme gets a major boost from a political ally as the state secures five miles of land for fencing.

Texas Observer

‘Colossal Waste of Money’: Texas Nears $1 Billion in Border Wall Contracts

The Webb County coalition that opposed Trump’s boondoggle is now scrambling to oppose the state’s expanded construction plans.

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Ex-Border Patrol agent's capital murder trial goes to jury

Jurors have begun deliberating in the capital murder trial of a former Border Patrol agent who confessed to killing four sex workers in 2018 because he wanted to clean up the streets of his South Texas hometown in 2018

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