Texas Headlines

DALLAS (AP) - A 71-year-old woman accused of recruiting family members to marry foreigners seeking green cards has pleaded guilty to taking part in an immigration fraud conspiracy. Federal prosecutors say Maria Refugia Camarillo of Fort Worth faces five years in prison and a $250,000 fine when she is sentenced in September.

LANCASTER, Texas (AP) - A standoff between Dallas County authorities and a man suspected in a San Antonio double murder has ended this afternoon. Officials say constables, police and other officers surrounded 31-year-old Alonzo Mendoza at a gas station. After several hours, authorities used a flash bang and Mendoza was taken into custody in Lancaster.

MONAHANS, Texas (AP) - After months of delays, two former Texas Youth Commission administrators accused of sexually abused teenage inmates have been ordered to appear in court. A state district judge appointed to the cases last week has ordered John Paul Hernandez and Ray Brookins to appear in court in Ward County on July 23.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A four-time world champion rodeo clown has been sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $15,000 in restitution for helping abscond with 300 head of cattle. The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association released the results of the case against Michael Eugene Matt, 36, of Blanco. He was sentenced in mid-June.

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