Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Carlos Jose Ayala Morales is this month’s Featured Fugitive. The reward for information leading to his arrest is increased to $6,000 during March if the tip is received this month.

The Colony Ridge development has long been under scrutiny from conservative lawmakers, think tanks and influencers who cast it as a hotbed for undocumented immigrants and cartel crime.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the Trump administration's operation is going after “criminals & illegal immigrants” in the sprawling development.

A federal and state immigration crackdown was taking place Monday in the the community northeast of Houston. Gov. Greg Abbot's posted Tuesday on X that "Texas DPS Troopers & Special Agents are assisting Homeland Security Investigations, with an operation in Colony Ridge this morning."

HOUSTON ( KIAH ) — A small plane crashed in a pipeline field near Pearland on Thursday, officials said. A two-seat plane crashed on Country Road 285 near Country Road 129 in Brazoria County, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

Gov. Gregg Abbott stated he'd been planning the immigration operation in Colony Ridge for months to target criminals and immigrants. Observers said some people who were stopped were on to their way to work.

“His wife is in Houston, and I asked him, how much did you pay the cartel? He said he paid $18,000 to get across, but he paid $12,000 upfront and still owes them $6,000,” said Texas DPS Lt. Christopher Olivarez. Troopers told NBC 5 Investigates that $ ...

Carlos Jose Ayala Morales, 43, a convicted, repeat sex offender from Houston, has been wanted out ... So far in 2025, DPS and other agencies have arrested 13 Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives ...