Drug Charges

If you currently face drug charges, it may help to attend a drug treatment program. Many people with drug charges have a substance abuse disorder and you may look more favorable if you take the necessary steps to end your relationship with recreational drugs....

At first blush, it sounds like a joke. But as you read more of the story, the humor fades. The punchline of the story is that a 64-year-old man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine while armed with a weapon. The reality: police had mistaken the crumbled...

America's economic might has many sources, but one of the most reliable has been oil. Texas is, of course, the epicenter of U.S. oil. The state's oil industry has gotten a big boost in recent years from the boom in shale oil in the western Texas. With the surge in oil...

Far north of Edinburg, Texas law enforcement officers have arrested 14 people and seized a wide variety of items. West of Dallas, Parker County officials say those arrested are part of a drug trafficking operation that is peddling methamphetamine and hydroxybutyrate...

Texas appears to be in D’Onta Foreman's blood. He starred in high school in Texas City, became one of the nation's premier running backs at the University of Texas and was drafted in the third round by the NFL's Houston Texans. Foreman was recently arrested here...

If you drive northeast of Edinburg along the Gulf Coast, you will come to the north Houston suburb of Spring, Texas. The city was recently the site of a burglary arrest that grabbed national media attention. The alleged burglars were hauling away the property of an...

We don't know how many fans of folk music, bluegrass and country music will make the 5-hour drive north from Edinburg to Kerrville later this month, but we know that the annual Kerrville Folk Festival draws visitors from across Texas and far beyond. One of the...

If you drive a few minutes south of Edinburg on US 281, you arrive in our city's neighbor, Alamo. The town is home to three men who find themselves drug trafficking charges far north of Texas. The three men -- ages 37, 39 and 43 -- were recently arrested about 1,100...

A San Juan police officers faces a federal criminal charge after his recent indictment, news media outlets across the Rio Grande Valley report. Officer Richard Leon Castillo is accused of making false statements late last year to DEA agents who were investigating a...