Alleged door-to-door marijuana salesman knocks on the wrong door and officer hauls him in

Alleged door-to-door pot seller picks wrong home

Hung jury, mistrial for Texas mayor who deposited $26K check for vendor into own account

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A mistrial has been declared in the case of a Texas mayor who says he accidentally deposited a $26,000 city check intended for a vendor into a personal account.

South Texas mayor says he didn’t realize he was depositing check made out to someone else

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A south Texas mayor accused of stealing $26,000 from the city of Brownsville says he didn’t realize what he was doing when he deposited a check made out to someone else into his business account.

Teller says he didn’t think Brownsville mayor who deposited $26,000 check would break law

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A bank teller allowed a south Texas mayor to deposit a $26,000 check made out to someone else into his business account, the clerk testified Tuesday at the politician’s theft trial, because he did not think the well-known figure would be breaking the law.

Attorney says Brownsville mayor made ‘innocent mistake’ in depositing $26,000 check

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The outspoken mayor of a U.S.-Mexico border city deposited a $26,000 check from the city to a vendor in his personal account last year and attempted to discredit the investigation when it came to light, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Attorney says Brownsville, Texas mayor made ‘innocent mistake’ in depositing $26,000 check

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Prosecutors say the outspoken mayor of a Texas border town deposited a $26,000 check intended for a vendor in his own bank account and spent more than $5,000 over three weeks.

Government drops amendment requiring 300 more miles of pedestrian fencing along Texas border

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Members of Congress have stripped a provision requiring 300 more miles of tall fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border from a Department of Homeland Security appropriation bill, saying the funds needed to build the barrier would be better spent on alternative security measures.

US government wants railroads to crack down on drug smuggling aboard freight trains

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — When rail cars idle on side tracks in Mexico to be loaded with legitimate cargo and shipped to the United States, drug smugglers scan for places to hide their own loot — and if no good place is apparent, they make one.