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1,878 articles from Texas
Police launch gang-member roundup (San Antonio, TX):
San Antonio police began arresting dozens of gang members Friday as a result of a three-month operation aimed at curbing gang violence on the city's streets.
Source: San Antonio Express-News Date: April 3, 2009
Source: San Antonio Express-News Date: April 3, 2009
Law enforcement, residents take on gangs (El Paso, TX):
Eyes quickly dart away after two young men in baggy jeans glance at police Officer Anthony Weathersbee's patrol car rolling through what could be the most notorious neighborhood in El Paso.
Source: El Paso Times Date: April 1, 2009
Source: El Paso Times Date: April 1, 2009
Judge extends temporary injunction on reputed Bloods gang members (El Paso, TX):
A judge today extended for two more weeks a temporary restraining order against 27 reputed members of the Bloods street gang.
Source: El Paso Times Date: April 1, 2009
Source: El Paso Times Date: April 1, 2009
Gangs blamed in south Fort Worth shootout that killed two, wounded two (Fort Worth, TX):
Michelle Chavez and her two girlfriends left a party late Friday to pick up a friend, but they ended up in gang crossfire only six blocks away, according to the girl who drove her wounded friends to the hospital.
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Date: March 29, 2009
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Date: March 29, 2009
Austin seeing surge in crime by gang members, police say (Austin, TX):
The number of crimes linked to gang members in Austin jumped 65 percent from 2007 to 2008 - a period that also saw an increase in the overall number of documented gang members on city streets, according to new police statistics.
Source: Austin American-Statesman Date: March 27, 2009
Source: Austin American-Statesman Date: March 27, 2009
El Paso City's injunction efforts against gangs emulate California cities (El Paso, TX):
Civil court injunctions designed to wipe out street gangs have been a popular tactic of police and government lawyers in Southern California for more than 20 years.
Source: El Paso Times Date: March 24, 2009
Source: El Paso Times Date: March 24, 2009
Bloods gang to be target of injunction (El Paso, TX):
A court injunction targeting a street gang in Northeast El Paso by prohibiting members from gathering, throwing gang signs and using cell phones will be requested Friday, officials said.
Source: El Paso Times Date: March 20, 2009
Source: El Paso Times Date: March 20, 2009
Mexican cartels infiltrate Houston (Houston, TX):
The order was clear: Kill the guy in the Astros jersey. But in a case of mistaken identity, Jose Perez ended up dead. The intended target — the Houston-based head of a Mexican drug cartel cell pumping millions of dollars of cocaine into the city — walked away.
Source: The Houston Chronicle Date: March 7, 2009
Source: The Houston Chronicle Date: March 7, 2009
Bill would outlaw gang recruiting on Internet (El Paso, TX):
Gang members could be prosecuted for promoting their activities or recruiting members on the Internet if a bill introduced Thursday in the Texas Legislature is approved.
Source: El Paso Times Date: March 6, 2009
Source: El Paso Times Date: March 6, 2009
PAPD arrests two suspected gang members, searches for third (Port Arthur, TX):
The Port Arthur Police Department Street Crimes Unit, with assistance from the Houston Police Department Gang Unit, has arrested two suspect members of the Surenos or Sur 13 street gang.
Source: KFDM 6 News Date: March 4, 2009
Source: KFDM 6 News Date: March 4, 2009
West Texas gang indicted on drugs, weapons charges (Lubbock, TX):
Seventeen members of a gang, who authorities say committed gang-related killings in West Texas, face drugs and weapons charges, according to an 11-count indictment unsealed Thursday.
Source: The Houston Chronicle Date: February 26, 2009
Source: The Houston Chronicle Date: February 26, 2009
Dallas police raid Red Bird apartment complex in anti-gang operation (Dallas, TX):
A fast-growing, violent Dallas gang has turned the Bella Vista Apartments in Red Bird into its base of operations, Dallas police say.
Source: The Dallas Morning News Date: February 25, 2009
Source: The Dallas Morning News Date: February 25, 2009
Court upholds gang injunction (Wichita Falls, TX):
Two times this month, the Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth has upheld elements related to criminal convictions stemming from violations of the first gang injunction the city and county took on.
Source: Times Record News Date: February 20, 2009
Source: Times Record News Date: February 20, 2009
Authorities fear local gangs competing over cartel work (Texas):
A recent spike in gang-related activity has some law enforcement officials concerned that local criminal groups may be jockeying for position with the Gulf Cartel.
Source: The Monitor Date: February 16, 2009
Source: The Monitor Date: February 16, 2009
Most Houston crime is gang-related (Houston, TX):
A new report says gangs are behind most of the crime in Houston. The National Gang Threat Assessment is compiled with information from law enforcement agencies across the country.
Source: Texas Cable News Date: February 12, 2009
Source: Texas Cable News Date: February 12, 2009
Robbery spree tied to gang initiation of Fort Bend teen (Fort Bend, TX):
A gang initiation for a junior high school student may have been behind a rash of armed robberies that targeted people arriving at their homes, Harris County sheriff’s officials said.
Source: The Houston Chronicle Date: February 4, 2009
Source: The Houston Chronicle Date: February 4, 2009
Authorities charge 14 members of Houston drug gang (Houston, TX):
Law enforcement officials say they have arrested 10 members of a Houston drug gang and are seeking another four for distributing marijuana and cocaine with a street value of up to $40 million.
Source: The Dallas Morning News Date: January 21, 2009
Source: The Dallas Morning News Date: January 21, 2009
Couple says 10 gang members broke into their Northeast Austin home (Austin, TX):
Austin police have arrested one man in a home burglary in which police believe he and nine other gang members attempted to rob a Northeast Austin house early New Year’s Day.
Source: KEYE 42 News Date: January 2, 2009
Source: KEYE 42 News Date: January 2, 2009
Study: Houston leads in homicides by black youths (Houston, TX):
As violent crime nationally slows in growth or declines, the United States is facing a dramatic — but hardly noticed — increase in murders by and of young African-American men, a Northeastern University study released today reports.
Source: The Houston Chronicle Date: December 28, 2008
Source: The Houston Chronicle Date: December 28, 2008
CCPD reorganizes staff to combat gangs (Corpus Christi, TX):
The Corpus Christi Police Department will undergo a major reorganization in January. Several police department operations will be combined into one unit to better combat the gang activity here in the city.
Source: MSNBC Date: December 19, 2008
Source: MSNBC Date: December 19, 2008
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