The Western District of Texas filed 261 immigration cases for April 3–9, many tied to arrests around Austin and involving defendants with prior convictions including rape and DWIs.

A welfare check in Mico led deputies to two bodies hidden in a Medina County ravine; two people were arrested and charged with capital murder. Two children were in the car and are now with CPS.

A Bandera man was sentenced to 18 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter in an October 2024 head‑on crash on State Highway 46 that killed a family of three.

Coast Guard detentions and a DOJ crackdown after Mexican fishermen crossed into U.S. waters for red snapper have intensified border and environmental tensions.

A 21-year-old was arrested after his SUV crashed into the back of an East Central ISD bus near Loop 410; he faces evading and aggravated-assault charges.

Two cyclists found a body on fire near the Prue Trailhead Friday morning; fire and police crews responded and closed part of the Leon Creek Greenway.

A Laredo man was sentenced to 495 months after prosecutors said he sold cocaine and machine guns from a residential home and endangered children in the neighborhood.

Shanta Major filed a federal wrongful-death suit alleging a "sham" investigation and mishandled evidence after her son Malachi Williams was shot in San Marcos in 2024.

A Houston man was extradited to Bexar County after investigators say he shared intimate images of a 14-year-old. He faces charges of online solicitation and publishing intimate material.

A Washington, D.C., resident was arrested after a multi‑office FBI probe into online child exploitation. Court documents say the complaint accuses him of coercing minors via Discord.

A man was shot on El Paso Street near South Comal just before 2 a.m.; police say his account keeps changing.

A New Braunfels man was sentenced to 32 years after pleading guilty to continuous sexual abuse of a 12-year-old, prosecutors say.

A Laredo man was sentenced to 11 years after prosecutors said he ran a cartel‑linked smuggling “one‑stop shop” that moved more than 1,900 people. The case included trailers, stash houses and seized ledgers.