Hernandez, known as "El Gato," was one of 29 cartel figures sent to the U.S. on criminal charges this week, federal officials announced.
Late Thursday, U.S. officials announced that Mexico was handing over 29 prisoners accused of drug trafficking, murder and other crimes to the U.S. to stand trial, including the man charged in the 1985 slaying of a DEA agent and the cartel boss accused in a deadly Southlake shooting.
The number of confirmed measles cases in western Texas grew to 146, and it is possibly spreading to the central part of the state and neighboring New Mexico, health officials said Friday.
Texas reported 90 cases this week, while New Mexico reported nine. A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where vaccination rates have lagged behind the rest of the state.
Measles is a highly contagious disease. Here’s what to know about how to protect yourself and what’s happening in Texas and New Mexico.