1,000 bed ICE Unit addition for housing illegal aliens will open on Feb. 1st
The $40 million project will create 188 new jobs
ROBERT WILCOX Reporter
      The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) department will begin using the 1,000 bed addition in the Raymondville Industrial Park to house more illegal aliens on February 1st, according to local officials.
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Serving Together: Husband & wife return after serving 15 month tours in Iraq
ROBERT WILCOX Reporter
      U.S. Army sergeants Buddy and Tara Loya returned to Raymondville on Saturday for a pachanga (fiesta) put on by family members to honor their service together in Operation Iraqi Freedom. SSG Guadalupe "Buddy" Loya Jr., 35, met his sweetheart and future wife, SFC Tara Loya, when they first served...
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"El Gallito" gives up quest to be paid as assistant district attorney
Failed lawsuits part of $723 thousand in legal fees
ROBERT WILCOX Reporter
      Ernesto "El Gallito" Gonzales whose hiring was never approved by Willacy County commissioners withdrew a second lawsuit on Tuesday, that he had filed last year for back pay. Gonzales, who practices law in Harlingen, has not been seen in the Willacy County courthouse for three or four months.
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State confirms mold problem in Willacy County courthouse
Womens restroom on 2nd floor is most contaminated
ROBERT WILCOX Reporter
      An anonymous complaint by an employee that the Willacy County courthouse has a mold problem was confirmed late last month in a report commissioned by the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS). The most contaminated area is the second floor womens restroom, followed by the District Att...
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