Former officer pleads guilty to charges in relation to fatal raid HOUSTON — Former Houston Police Department officer Gerald M. Goines, 62, admitted he made materially false statements in an affidavit to obtain a search warrant that led to the botched Harding Street raid in 2019, resulting in a shootout that killed two and injured four HPD officers.
Mario Lizcano was raised in Pharr, near the Villa de la Esperanza development comprised of low rent public housing units on Polk Avenue in Pharr.
The city said that it ranked No. 27 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026–2027 Best Places to Live list. More so, the city McAllen ranks No. 11 among Texas communities.
A 43-year-old Porter resident has been sentenced to prison for shooting and killing a bald eagle.
“The addition of more than 165,000 jobs over the last year highlights the growth of the Texas economy and the employers who drive it,” TWC Chairman Joe Esparza said. “By offering resources like our ASCEND grant and Skills for Success program, TWC is ensuring Texas’ workforce development efforts evolve in stride with the needs of our private sector partners.”
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