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Mexican Drug War Spilling into U.S.

Jim Bell — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:10:17 +0000

A south Texas sheriff says a shooting that injured one of his deputies was the first indisputable case of spillover violence from the Mexican drug wars in his County.

Texas Congressman Says Drug Cartels are Terrorists, and Should Be Treated as Such

Jim Bell — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:33:14 +0000

Central Texas Congressman Michael McCaul of Austin is pushing Congress and the Obama administration to designate murderous Mexican drug cartels as "foreign terrorist organizations" -- a move he says will strengthen the U.S. war on the drug trade.

Deputies Take Down Big Marijuana Farm in Wood County

Jim Bell — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:28:14 +0000

it wasn't hard to find. It even called attention to itself. With the drought turning everything else brown, deputies in Wood County had no trouble finding several acres of lush and green marijuana plants north of Hawkins.