Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar faces removal attempt following federal fraud indictment

Nearly six months after being indicted on federal fraud charges, Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar is now facing an attempt to remove him from office. Former Laredo City Council member Alfonso “Poncho” Casso filed the petition to remove Cuellar in Webb County district court last week, citing the fe

James Talarico’s Senate campaign cuts off Elon Musk’s Starlink Inc.

Looks like Texas Rep. James Talarico’s U.S. Senate campaign campaign committee finally figured out who owns the Internet service provider Starlink Inc. Hint: the person’s last name rhymes with Tusk, and he also owns X and has shown a proclivity for dismantling the federal government. The Talarico fo

UT-San Antonio lands $44 million contract to study health shortfalls in rural South

Chalk up another research win for UT-San Antonio. The university landed a five-year, $44 million contract from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the National Institutes of Health to study health disparities facing the rural South.   The project will make use of a custom-built, 50-foot

Texas took their licenses. Now these immigrant truckers face lost livelihoods, sense of betrayal

Veronica Viera loved watching Texas unfold from the driver’s seat of her bright pink 18-wheeler — the winding roads, the small towns, the sense of freedom — so losing her license in a government crackdown on legal immigrants was devastating. No more trips to and from Houston, listening to pop and Ch