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Sorting out the details of his shooting death is now the focus of multiple agency investigations MATHIS — A man killed about noon Thursday by a border patrol agent near Mathis was a 20-year-old from Mexico, authorities said Friday. Sorting out the details of his shooting death is now the focus of multiple agency investigations. U.S. Border Patrol agents attempted to stop a Lincoln SUV in the 5700 block of Farm-to-Market Road 666, when the driver refused and authorities said he tried to run over an agent in an attempt to get away. That agent then shot the man in...

CORPUS CHRISTI - The Border Patrol and Texas Department of Public Safety have blocked off FM 666 near FM 624 for a shooting involving agents. Officials are not commenting on exactly what happened just yet. There are unconfirmed reports a suspect was shot and killed. We'll keep you posted.

Not one of the 11 East Texans who approached the podium at Wednesday's hearing on Interstate 69 voiced support for the planned highway. "This is highway robbery, and we should not pursue this project," said David Simpson, a Longview resident and fifth-generation Texan. "This process has bypassed the Constitution. It has bypassed the U.S. Congress, and I'm opposed to it because of the unconstitutional way that it has been pushed through." The public hearing, held at Maude Cobb Convention and Activity Center, was a chance for residents to comment and ask questions about Interstate 69/Trans-Texas Corridor. The corridor would extend...