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IDEA Public Schools may sell boutique hotel in Los Fresnos

IDEA Public Schools may sell the Inn at Chachalaca Bend, a boutique hotel in Los Fresnos that former executives allegedly purchased without board approval. During a meeting on Wednesday morning, the IDEA Real Estate Committee unanimously approved a motion to “recommend the next steps related to sale of property in Los Fresnos.” The Inn at…

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Judge dismisses federal drug trafficking case against Reynosa city councilwoman

A federal judge dismissed the drug trafficking case against Reynosa City Councilwoman Denisse Ahumada-Martinez on Thursday after concluding prosecutors lacked probable cause to charge her with a crime. Border Patrol arrested Ahumada-Martinez on Saturday, when agents found about 42 kilograms of cocaine in her car. During a hearing on Thursday, however, prosecutors could not prove…

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Man charged in ‘Operation Ice River’ pleads not guilty

A man accused of sacrificing animals to protect drug shipments pleaded not guilty Wednesday. Hector Reyes, a man in his mid-30s from Rio Grande City, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to smuggling drugs and violating the federal Endangered Species Act. Attorney Jose Maria “Chema” Garza Jr. of Rio Grande City, who represents Reyes, declined to comment.…

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