11 indicted in migrant-smuggling case linked to 7 deaths
Six migrants were found dead inside a shipping container on a train in Laredo. A seventh was found dead near railroad tracks in San Antonio.
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Man accused of 2023 shooting spree in Austin, San Antonio could file insanity plea
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