Union seeks resignation of El Paso Border Patrol chief
The union representing El Paso Border Patrol requests Chief Patrol Agent Luis Barker resign after an incident in which nine Mexican army soldiers fired at agents in a desert south of Santa Teresa. Soldiers returned to Mexico after brief detention. no injuries reported.
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Kenedy foundation bars Border Patrol from Kenedy Ranch
The John G. and Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation voted to revoke all Border Patrol access to the 200,000 acre Kenedy Ranch encircling the Sarita checkpoint. President Joseph Mueller cited two incidents in which immigrants were injured by patrol vehicles and said the move protects human rights.
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Woman Lied About Baby and Was Convicted
A Bryan woman Billie Steen was convicted of aggravated perjury for lying to a grand jury that she never passed a baby. She received 10 years probation and three months in jail, plus 160 hours community service and a psychiatric evaluation. Steen admitted to pregnancy signs but said she miscarried, while authorities pursued a missing infant later deemed not found. Her sister and mother also faced aggravated perjury charges for similar grand jury lies.
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Man sentenced to life for slaying of toddler
A Houston jury convicted 21 year old Nelson Armando Paz of capital murder in the death of his girlfriend's 18 month old daughter Victoria Cardona. The life sentence followed a four hour deliberation after prosecutors did not seek the death penalty. Cardona, daughter of Pazs girlfriend Ruth Muiz, died after Paz reported the infant not breathing and she died en route to Ben Taub Hospital.
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Waco names new police chief to replace resigned leader
Waco announces Melis as the new police chief to succeed Gil Miller who resigned in November. Melis, 51, currently leads Lauderhill Police in Florida and has built the first community policing program there, guiding about half of Wan force.
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