A Texas truck driver is facing jailtime after being charged with the deaths of 53 illegal aliens after transporting them in poor conditions resulting in death.

Homero Zamorano Jr. faces life in prison after 53 migrants died in a tractor trailer without AC during a smuggling attempt from Laredo to San Antonio, with each migrant reportedly paying up to $15,000.

The new center is one of four in the San Antonio area managed by the Valdez Institute for Economic Development and funded through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA).

The trips are billed as professional development for educators. They're designed to provide "hands-on, immersive experiences at significant historic sites."

JANUARY 6, 2025 — Minority business owners in South Texas can now receive support from the San Antonio MBDA Business Center. The agency’s newest satellite office, the Rural Center South Texas in Laredo, will enable the MBDA to reach new audiences and further UTSA’s goal of helping minority business owners and entrepreneurs thrive.

Lamar was the lone middle school band in the state selected to perform in San Antonio at the Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention.

The construction project will also close the entrance ramps at Elmira Street and San Saba Street, starting on Monday, January 6.

U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar of Laredo and Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen were the only two Democrats in the House to back the bill, which now heads to the Senate.

A 31-year-old man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child sexual assault material, according to U.S.

Since Gov. Greg Abbott launched his border security mission, Operation Lone Star, in 2021, OLS officers have apprehended more than 530,600 illegal border crossers. They’ve also made more than 50,000 criminal arrests,

Here are this week's high school basketball scores, results and top performers for Jan. 14-18. Editors Note: Coaches may submit game stats to [email protected] FLOUR BLUFF 56, MILLER 42 Miller - George Simmons 23,

It’s time for a Texas trucker to own up to his crimes. The truck driver was driving a tractor-trailer with 63 migrants suffering inside the trailer. It didn’t have any air conditioning, and 53 people died due to the sweltering heat.