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MCALLEN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – An alleged Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Organization member from South Texas was sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to transport undocumented immigrants. On Feb. 2, 2021, Benito Lopez III, 53, from Los Ebanos appeared before U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez who sentenced him to seven years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. The court found Lopez responsible for smuggling 25 to 99 undocumented immigrants over the course of a 4-month conspiracy. Additionally, he had created a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury based on the conditions in which he housed the undocumented immigrants. RELATED: Keller, Westlake Make Moves Toward Merged Fire Department A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) probe led to Lopez’s arrest. “HSI is dedicated to working closely with all of our law enforcement partners to effectively identify, arrest and prosecute individuals … [Read more...] about Bandidos Gang Member From Texas Sentenced For Transporting Undocumented Immigrants

By: KDKA-TV’s Jessica Guay PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – As Texans continue to deal with the winter weather-related issues, a Pittsburgh organization is stepping up to assist those in need. READ MORE: Woman Says She Was Kicked Out Of Ross Township Gym For Trying To Enforce Mask Policy A deadly winter storm has unleashed snow, ice and bitterly cold temperatures in Texas, leading to rolling blackouts, pipes bursting and water disruptions. “This is worse than (Hurricane) Harvey and we lost everything,” said one woman who lives in Texas. “It’s horrible. We’ve been driving around during the day with the heater on in the car just to keep warm,” said Sylvia Cerda Salinas in McAllen, Texas. Pittsburgh is now doing its part. Brother’s Brother Foundation is helping families in south Texas by working with Coastal Bend Food Bank in Corpus Christi, the South Texas Food Bank in Laredo and the Salvation Army of Beaumont. Monetary donations will allow these organizations to give more food, … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh Organization Brother’s Brother Foundation Provides Disaster Relief To Texas

Residents line up in their vehicles to enter a warming center in Galveston. Photo: Adrees Latif/REUTERS As the freezing weather that left millions of Texans without power this week subsides, the head of the power grid covering most of the state revealed just how close it came to a full-on collapse . In an interview with the Texas Tribune, Bill Magness, the president of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, said that if the utility did not cut power on Monday, the amount of energy going offline due to the storm, combined with a surge in demand amid the intense cold, could have caused widespread blackouts lasting for months, leaving the state in an “indeterminately long” crisis. “It was seconds and minutes [from possible failure] given the amount of generation that was coming off the system,” Magness said. In that disaster scenario, demand for power would have overwhelmed the supply of energy on the grid, which could potentially cause power stations to blow and … [Read more...] about Officials Say Texas Was ‘Seconds and Minutes’ Away From Monthslong Blackout

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents continue to find stash houses near the border where smugglers warehouse their human cargo. Most recently, agents in Pharr, Texas, found 71 migrants packed into a single house. Pharr Police Department officers contacted McAllen Station agents about a suspected human smuggling stash house in their border community. The agents and officers teamed up and conducted a welfare check on the residence, according to Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol officials. Border Patrol agents find 71 migrants packed inside a human smuggling stash house in South Texas. (Photo: U.S. Border Patrol/Rio Grande Valley Sector) When the team made entry into the house, agents found 71 illegal immigrants, officials stated. The agents conducted immigration interviews and identified the migrants as having traveled to the U.S. from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Agents identified three of the people as unaccompanied minors who were … [Read more...] about 71 Migrants Found in Texas Human Stash House near Border

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents rescued a migrant woman who had just delivered a baby in subfreezing conditions near the Texas border with Mexico. McAllen Station Border Patrol agents received information about a Honduran woman who reportedly delivered her baby shortly after crossing the Rio Grande River near Mission, Texas, Friday evening. The delivery occurred during subfreezing conditions as temperatures in the normally tropical climate fell to 30 degrees. Agents searched and found the woman and confirmed she had given birth. An EMT-trained agent provided medical assistance to the woman and the newborn child. The agents wrapped the mother and child in Mylar blankets and kept them warm in a Border Patrol vehicle until an ambulance arrived. The EMS crew arrived and transported them to a nearby hospital for evaluation and treatment, officials stated. “Even with the spread of the COVID-19 virus, human smugglers continue to try these brazen attempts with zero … [Read more...] about Migrant Delivers Baby in Frigid Weather on Banks of Border River in Texas