‘If you do not sign it, you will be terminated’ | Discrimination lawsuit alleges employee was fired for refusing to sign in-office ‘English-only’ memo

Veronica Cajamarca says her former employer at the Erath County Tax Assessor’s Office tried to get her to sign a memo saying she’d only speak English at work. ERATH COUNTY, Texas — Veronica Cajamarca is in the fight of her life.  She and her attorney are currently awaiting a response to a lawsuit filed this … Read more

‘Selena and Yolanda: Secrets Between them’ docuseries coming to Oxygen Feb. 17

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A new docuseries “Selena and Yolanda: Secrets Between Them” is headed to the channel, Oxygen, on Feb. 17. The series will feature new conversations from prison with Yolanda Saldivar, the woman convicted of killing the Tejano legend in 1995. The show’s trailer claims that in the interviews, Saldivar details new information about … Read more

Silsbee man charged with intox manslaughter in wreck that killed 2 motorcyclists, 11-year-old girl, injured 7-year-old boy passengers

The girl and the boy were passengers on the two motorcycles. SILSBEE, Texas — A 50-year-old Silsbee man is behind bars after troopers say he struck two motorcycles, killing a 39-year-old, Spurger man, a 37-year-old Warren man and an 11-year-old girl and seriously injuring a 7-year-old boy after a Friday evening wreck near Silsbee. Brenon … Read more

Silsbee man charged with intox manslaughter in wreck that killed 2 motorcyclists, 12-year-old girl, injured 7-year-old boy passengers

The girl and the boy were passengers on the two motorcycles. SILSBEE, Texas — A 50-year-old Silsbee man is behind bars after troopers say he struck two motorcycles, killing a 39-year-old, Spurger man, a 37-year-old Warren man and an 11-year-old girl and seriously injuring a 7-year-old boy after a Friday evening wreck near Silsbee. Brenon … Read more

Sen. Cornyn cautiously optimistic about $118 billion legislation on border security and foreign aid

The bill would give the federal government expulsion authority to deport migrants if a certain threshold of crossings is reached in a week. SAN ANTONIO — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and fellow Republicans are concerned yet encouraged about a new bill drafted in Washington that aims to tackle border security while leveraging financial aid for … Read more

Mother hailed as a hero after saving 2 children from fire. Sadly, she died alongside her infant son

Giovanna Cabrera, 31, helped two of her kids escape before running back into the burning home for little Gabriel. HOUSTON — Items accumulated over many years sat charred and covered with soot Monday along Heaney Drive. They were destroyed in a matter of seconds early Saturday morning by an intense fire. “So hot you could … Read more

Nonprofit combating homelessness by building relationships, not solely relying on ‘services’

“We’re trying to sell freedom from bondage, and trying to sell and encourage a higher quality of life.” SAN ANTONIO — Addressing homelessness continues to be a concern for large cities like San Antonio.  One councilman is calling on the city to do more – which raises the question, what exactly is being done to … Read more