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GOLIAD — Even in South Texas, these pickups stand out in the sheriff's impound lot. There are just too many to ignore. Not so noticeable are the mats or tarps discarded in the beds of the 50 or so trucks; they were used by undocumented immigrants to hide underneath on their journey north. Each vehicle here marks a failed attempt, and lately, there have been a lot of them. Historic Goliad County, 200 miles from the border, again finds itself at the center of a war — not against the Mexican army, but against undocumented immigrant smuggling. Sheriff Robert DeLaGarza...

35 people have been found; two other vehicles were stopped Thursday GOLIAD - As of Friday afternoon in Goliad County, 35 suspected illegal immigrants were located and taken to safety, while the number of those being sought continues to grow. After a search began Thursday morning when an estimated 85 illegals jumped from a three-vehicle caravan and fled into the brush, a fourth vehicle was stopped around 5 p.m. Thursday, and still another late that night, leaving officials to believe that between 71 and 76 people are still hiding in the county, Sheriff Robert DeLaGarza said Friday. So far, officials...

GOLIAD - Federal, state and local law enforcement spent all day Thursday searching for more than 80 suspected illegal immigrants, including children, who fled onto ranchland near the La Bahia community south of Goliad. By 8 p.m. Thursday, Goliad County Sheriff Robert DeLaGarza said only 24 out of the estimated 85 suspected illegal immigrants had been taken into custody despite efforts by U.S. Border Patrol and Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which provided horses and tracking dogs to aid in the search. "The few we're finding are in the La Bahia area, and we certainly don't want residents there to...