Tag Archives: Hidalgo County
A High Price to Pay
How property tax lenders prey on the state’s most vulnerable homeowners.
In Texas, property tax lending is a virtually risk-free business but for the most vulnerable it can be a trap that leads to crippling debt and foreclosure....Read More
Members of Panama Unit Sentenced; Former Hidalgo County Sheriff Awaits His Day in Court
One by one, members of the disbanded Panama Unit, a street level drug trafficking task force, stood before U.S. District Judge Randy Crane in a McAllen courtroo...Read More
Former Sheriff Lupe Treviño Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering
Former Hidalgo County Sheriff Guadalupe "Lupe" Treviño Pleads Guilty to MOney Laundering Charges...Read More
Embattled Border Sheriff Lupe Treviño Resigns
Embattled Hidalgo County Sheriff Guadalupe “Lupe” Treviño—one of the border’s most powerful law enforcement officials, whose office has been roiled wit...Read More
Border Law Enforcement Scandal Grows With Recent Arrest
In Hidalgo County, when it comes to law enforcement corruption, the feds like to make their arrests right before the holidays. On Christmas Eve, Commander Jos...Read More
Observer Podcast Episode 29: Insurance in Hidalgo County and Recanting Testimonies
Maurice Chammah discusses his story, "The Recanters" which asks what happens when claims of abuse come undone....Read More
Border Trial That Exposed Police Corruption Ends In Guilty Verdict
The jury deliberated for three hours this afternoon before finding former lawman Jorge Garza guilty of conspiring to possess more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana...Read More
Trial Focuses on Border Sheriff’s Knowledge of Corrupt Drug Task Force
Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Treviño denies knowing about actions of corrupt drug task force in 2nd day of his federal trial testimony. ...Read More
A Trial Reveals Depths of Drug-Related Corruption in Border County
The sheriff tried to act as though he had nothing to worry about. But the previous three days of testimony had made clear that he did have reason to worry....Read More
