A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of a Cameron County tow truck driver. Cristobal Stephen Garzez was sentenced Monday. A jury convicted Garzez of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle on Friday. He was arrested in July of last year after David Zapata was killed on the side of the expressway while trying to put a vehicle onto his truck.
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Alice ISD cuts ribbon on its new 6,000-seat Memorial Stadium as the undefeated Coyotes prepare for their final regular season game against Zapata.
Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott publicized the endorsements of 11 Democratic sheriffs. Three of them denied ever endorsing him.Zapata County Sheriff Ramon Montes, Val Verde County Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez, and Webb County Sheriff Marin Cuellar all publicly announced that they were not endorsing Abbot after he posted them on his endorsement list on Monday. While Cuellar has been removed from the list, Montes and Martinez are still on it.βPlease remove my name from this for the Governor
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