Texas Mexican Mafia members arrested in raids
Nearly 40 defendants linked to the prison-borne gang rounded up as part of two-year investigation. ......
View ArticleU.S. prosecutors may try to disqualify Watts as attorney in Uresti criminal case
Federal prosecutors are expected to file a court motion contending that Mikal Watts, one of the lawyers representing state Sen. Carlos Uresti in his criminal case, has a conflict of interest. ......
View ArticleJet owned by Elvis to be auctioned after sitting 30 years
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A private jet once owned by Elvis Presley and featured on the National Geographic Channel is set to be auctioned after sitting on a runway in New Mexico for 30 years. ......
View ArticleJudges invite Texas to fix its voter district maps
The San Antonio panel asks the state if it wishes to voluntarily undertake redistricting in special session, in light of Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found North Carolina’s redrawing of two...
View ArticleElvis and red velvet boost value of jet up for auction
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A private jet once owned by Elvis Presley and featured on the National Geographic Channel is set to be auctioned after sitting on a runway in New Mexico for 30 years. ......
View ArticleNotorious motorcycle club now a nonprofit group
The Bandidos, whose top three leaders were indicted last year on racketeering charges, formed a nonprofit parent entity in March. ......
View ArticleExpiring law could leave Route 66 towns without key funding
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Route 66, the historic American roadway that linked Chicago to the West Coast, soon may be dropped from a National Park Service preservation program. ......
View ArticleLosing their kicks? Funds for Route 66 towns may be at risk
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Route 66, the historic American roadway that linked Chicago to the West Coast, soon may be dropped from a National Park Service preservation program, which would end years of...
View ArticleFlawed comparisons due to failure of intelligence
ANTONIO P. CONTRERAS LENI Robredo wanted to swiftly descend on Marawi thinking that the Maute was just like a typhoon. She wanted to make up for her absence last December, when parts of Bicol, her home...
View ArticleEx-prison guard indicted in bribery case
David Cavazos is accused of taking a $5,000 bribe to smuggle synthetic marijuana to an inmate ......
View ArticleTexas AG says Legislature won’t call special session for redistricting
Ken Paxton’s office has told a judicial panel that its 2013 congressional and state House maps are legal. ......
View ArticleLosing their kicks? Funds for Route 66 towns may be at risk
Route 66, the historic American roadway that linked Chicago to the West Coast, soon may be dropped from a National Park Service preservation program, which would end years of efforts aimed at reviving...
View ArticleInternational flamenco festival to mark 30th anniversary
Dancers from across the U.S. and Spain will gather in New Mexico for the 30th anniversary of a pre-eminent international flamenco festival. ......
View ArticleInternational flamenco festival set to mark 30 years
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Dancers from across the U.S. and Spain will gather in New Mexico for the 30th anniversary of a preeminent international flamenco festival. ......
View ArticleInternational flamenco festival set to mark 30 years
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Dancers from across the U.S. and Spain will gather in New Mexico for the 30th anniversary of a preeminent international flamenco festival. ......
View ArticleTim Duncan’s ex-adviser reaches a deal with SEC
A settlement reached last week settles part of the claims in a lawsuit the regulatory agency filed against the former adviser, Charles A. Banks IV, of Atlanta. ......
View ArticleStudy: New Mexico, Georgia had nation's highest jail rates
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A criminal justice reform group says two states with some of the nation's largest percentages of minority residents also had the country's highest jail incarceration rates in...
View ArticleState Sen. Uresti pleads not guilty to criminal fraud, bribery charges
Waiver of arraignments were filed in both of San Antonio Democrat Carlos Uresti’s two criminal cases, so he will not have to appear in federal court Wednesday. ......
View ArticleCiudad Juarez museum seeks to tell Mexican Revolution story
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Towns along the U.S.-Mexico border often are stereotyped as enclaves for bar-hoppers, smoky factories, cheap souvenirs and long entry lines for cargo and trucks. They also...
View ArticleStudy: New Mexico, Georgia had highest jail rates in US
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) " New Mexico and Georgia " two states with some of the nation's largest percentages of minority residents in the United States " had the nation's highest rates of inmates in...
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