EXCLUSIVE: Feds Investigate Potential Gunfire Directed at National Guard in Texas Border Town
30 Apr 2021
EAGLE PASS, Texas A U.S. Customs and Border Protection source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, advises that Army National Guardsmen potentially came under fire Wednesday at their post overlooking the Rio Grande north of Eagle Pass, Texas.
The troops initially reported that bullets may have struck their elevated watch tower and rounds were heard whizzing by their location. They did not return fire.
The incident was quickly investigated by Border Patrol, Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers, and local law enforcement.
Seven migrants were apprehended in the vicinity and separately confirmed hearing the gunfire. The seven reported seeing a person running along the river and quickly left the area after the shots were heard.
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DPS Troopers seize 467 lbs of marijuana in Starr County
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and last updated 2021-04-18 12:24:37-04
Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers seized 467 pounds of marijuana near the Rio Grand River Saturday.
On April 17, Troopers responded to an area near the Rio Grande River in Starr County involving an SUV suspected of smuggling narcotics.
Troopers attempted to stop a white Ford SUV in which the driver absconded leaving behind bundles of marijuana, according to DPS.
Troopers seized a total of 467 lbs. of marijuana.
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Bastrop woman dies in major crash on TX-95 Tuesday
A 27-year-old woman from Bastrop was killed in a major crash between a truck tractor semi-trailer and a pick-up truck Tuesday afternoon in Bell County Author: Celeste Houmard (6News) Updated: 4:18 PM CDT April 7, 2021
BELL COUNTY, Texas A 27-year-old woman from Bastrop was killed in a major crash between a truck tractor semi-trailer and a pick-up truck Tuesday afternoon in Bell County.
Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers responded to the scene around 12:20 p.m.
Franchesca Meghan Novick was driving a 2007 Ford F-150 pick-up truck on TX-95 and approached a stop sign. According to the Texas DPS, Novick stopped at the stop sign but did not yield right of way and proceeded into the intersection.