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SAN YGNACIO, TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
14 indicted in racist-based gang case One suspect remains at large, possibly in Houston ASSOCIAT ED PRE SS
CORPUS CHRISTI — More than a dozen South Texas residents accused of being in a violent white supremacist gang have been indicted on racketeering or drug-related counts. Federal prosecutors on
Thursday announced 14 Corpus Christi residents face up to life in prison if convicted of crimes blamed on the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas. An indictment returned Wednesday includes charges of conspiracy to participate in Gang continues on A8
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In this June 2016 file photo, architectural conservator Frank Briscoe, in foreground, explains the process of the restoration at the Treviño-Uribe Rancho in San Ygnacio.
HISTORIC HOMES TO OPEN TOMORROW Public invited to visit recently restored homes located in town’s historic district By Julia Wallace LARE DO MORNI NG TIME S
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ourteen historic private residences in San Ygnacio will be open to the public on Sunday, including the recently restored Treviño-Uribe Rancho. The fort was founded 1830 and has been a national historic landmark since 1998. The San Ygnacio historic house tours is set to start at 11 a.m. at Benavides Elementary School, 301 Lincoln St, where an assembly and presentations will take place. At 1:30 p.m., there will be a walking tour of the San Ygnacio historic district.
Admission to the house tour is $6. Tickets can be purchased at Benavides Elementary School Proceeds benefit student programs in San Ygnacio. Restoration of the Treviño-Uribe Rancho was funded by the National Park Service, the Save America’s Treasures program, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Texas Historical Commission, the Brown Foundation of Houston and many local benefactors, including the Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Foundation. The restoration offers an audio soundtrack to guide visitors through the rooms of the Treviño-Uribe Rancho, illustrating Homes continues on A8
Government seeking $90M to sustain CHIP ASSOCIAT ED PRE SS
AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's administration is asking for $90 million more in federal funding in hopes of delaying health insurance cancellations for nearly half a million children. Texas will end its Children's Health Insurance Program on Jan. 31 unless it gets such funding. The state would send notices about the program's termination to affected families days before Christmas, the Dallas Morning News reported. The state Health and Human Services Commission requested $90 million from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services so the program can continue in Texas through February. The federal agency
Congress let the program's funding expire in September. The program covers 9 million children across the U.S.
has until Dec. 9 to decide. The commission is prepared to refer families to the Affordable Care Act's online insurance marketplace if the funding is rejected. But there are several concerns about moving families from CHIP to the marketplace, said Adriana Kohler, senior health policy associate for advocacy group Texans Care for Funding continues on A8
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS
Town repeals law making English official language A S S OCIAT E D PRE SS
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas — Officials in a Dallas suburb have repealed a controversial, decade-old ordinance that made English the city's official
language. The Farmers Branch City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to repeal the 2006 English-only resolution. The resolution had declared that all city business must be conduct-
ed in English. It also prohibited official translations for city documents, meetings, programs and publications unless required by state or federal law. Mayor Robert Dye said the
repeal will help the city move beyond its controversial past and be able to focus on development and growth. "We want to show not only to our community but to other communities outside Farmers
Branch that it's a new day," he said. "We've learned, and we are now focused on moving forward and planning for the future." The council approved anothRepeal continues on A8