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San Antonio is a major city in south-central Texas with a rich colonial heritage. The Alamo, an 18th-century Spanish mission preserved as a museum, marks an infamous 1836 battle for Texan independence from Mexico. Following the San Antonio River, the miles-long River Walk is a landmark pedestrian promenade lined with cafes and shops. HemisFair Park’s 750-ft. Tower of the Americas overlooks the city.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. — Jose Gregorio Gonzalez Bastidas left his homeland of Venezuela with $2,500 in his pocket and a seemingly straightforward goal: meet up with his childhood friend in Florida and start a new life. His 33-day trek to the border, however, was anything but simple. Men he paid to help him traverse the…
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was sentenced Thursday to 190 months in prison for conspiring to kidnap and transport an undocumented noncitizen. According to court documents, Rosalio Cano Jr., 22, transported an undocumented noncitizen to multiple locations in or around San Antonio over a five-day period. During this time, co-conspirators were in contact…
SAN ANTONIO – A 44-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday for setting fire to a monument that was erected in honor of the 53 victims who died in a human smuggling incident over the summer, San Antonio Fire Department Arson Bureau Lt. Noe Saldana said. A 44-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday for setting fire to a…
Saul Garza says his mother was wrongfully imprisoned after providing sanctuary to migrants who were seeking a better life. SAN ANTONIO — We are learning more about a suspected human trafficking case. Last week, a 52-year-old San Antonio woman was arrested for allegedly forcing six undocumented immigrants to work for pennies an hour. Now, the…
Six men were arrested in Texas and face several charges after police found 11 migrants being held at a home. Police believe it was human trafficking.
Officials found 11 migrants on one property along with weapons and a large amount of US currency. SAN ANTONIO — Bexar County Sherriff Javier Salazar gave a briefing Thursday afternoon about multiple cases involving human-trafficking and that led to the arrests of seven people. Salazar provided the briefing about two cases that, while not connected,…
BREAKING NEWS: Nine are arrested after four were shot in San Antonio then taken to Houston hotel where they escaped and called cops on ‘human smuggling operation’ Four people were shot among nine detained in what is believed to be an incident related to human trafficking The people were discovered at a Motel 6 in…
NEW BRAUNFELS — A Spring Branch man was arrested Friday on a human trafficking charge, according to a news release from the city of New Braunfels. Marc Stephen Jamison, 58, was arrested without incident after he arrived in the city allegedly to meet an underage girl whom he contacted through a social media site. He’s…
Uprising’s Terri Markham explains how she uses TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story to train everyone from children to legislators using an interactive virtual reality experience Radical Empathy Education Foundation and Uprising began their relationship early in 2022, when Terri Markham was looking for unique ways to teach people about human trafficking. We caught up with…
The Brazos County Sheriff’s Office and Unbound Now Bryan College Station have partnered together and received a grant of $1.5 million to fight human trafficking in the Brazos Valley. Deputy David Wilcox says the money will be split between the two agencies. “We are going to focus on working on identify victims and building cases…
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