LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Governor Greg Abbott has officially signed border security legislation from the Texas Legislature’s 3rd and 4th Special Session into law.

Gov. Abbott was joined by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, as well as members of the legislature who authored and sponsored Senate Bills 3 and 4.

SB3 allows Governor Abbott to use $1.5 billion towards building barriers along the Texas-Mexico border, but SB4 is the one that’s been controversial.

It allows state and local law enforcement to arrest people suspected of having crossed the border, and it requires judges to have them returned to Mexico.

We spoke with Congressman Henry Cuellar on his thoughts about these new bills that just became state law.

Rep. Cuellar told us, “You can talk to almost any local official and they’ll tell you that they are not trained to do immigration law. I think what’s going to happen is that you’re going to have some mistakes because people are not trained to enforce immigration law. Immigration law belongs to the federal government, and mark my words, this is going up all the way to the Supreme Court.”

Even before the bills were signed into law, civil rights groups vowed to fight it.

The bill’s legality is expected to be determined by the courts as well.

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - UPDATE: According to Laredo Police, the driver was a 16-year-old male.

He remains in critical condition.

The car caught on fire upon impact, but the driver did not burn.

The case remains under investigation.

A car has crashed at the intersection of Springfield and Mann Road.

The vehicle is the only car involved in the crash.

The incident happened just after 6 a.m. on Monday morning, and Laredo Police were seen closing off the north and south lanes.

Fire crews were also at the scene to put out flames ignited from the car.

According to police, the intersection will be closed for some time as they investigate what caused the crash.

Drivers are being urged to find alternate routes for their commutes.

This is a developing story.

LAREDO, Tx (KGNS) - A 19-year-old wakes up early Sunday afternoon to find out he’s been shot in the leg, that’s according to Laredo Police.

The incident happened early this afternoon at 1 p.m. at the 400 block of Santa Cleotilde.

Police say the 19-year-old woke up and realized that his leg had a bullet wound.

The teen said he did not know when he was shot or by who.

He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and the case remains under investigation.

LAREDO, Tx. (KGNS) - A 40-year-old man will spend four decades behind bar for production and possession of child porn.

Sean Michael Kriss pleaded guilty on June 1, 2022, to one count of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of possession of child pornography.

The investigation revealed Kriss had shared a video via SnapChat that he created of a female minor from his phone.

Law enforcement obtained a search warrant for his residence and his devices and found a total of 408 images and two videos of child porn.

Kriss was sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison as well as 10 years of supervised release.

He will remain in custody pending a transfer for a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the future.

LAREDO, Tx. (KGNS) - A 17-year-old is facing multiple charges after sending authorities on a high-speed chase that ended in central Laredo.

Dashcam video of the chase shows the exact moment when law enforcement was following a white Lincoln Navigator when it came to a stop near Springfield and Locust.

According to officials with DPS, the chase began when law enforcement officials spotted an SUV that matched the description of a vehicle linked to human smuggling.

Flores apparently refused and instead, a chase began.

You can see the moment the SUV’s rim hits the curb and several individuals including the driver get out and attempt to make a run for it.

The troopers continued to follow the individuals into the backyards of the houses in the area.

The images then show Flores on the ground being arrested by law enforcement officials.

“So we had six passengers inside and one driver so 7 in total. All 6 were undocumented and the driver is a united states citizen and he is pending charges right now,” said Sergeant Erick Estrada.

Flores now faces potential charges of human smuggling, evading arrest and evading arrest on foot.

LAREDO, TX. (KGNS) - A pursuit that started in west Laredo ended with a crash and the detention of several people. According to a spokesperson for the Department of Public Safety (DPS), law enforcement issued a “be on the lookout” (BOLO) alert for a truck suspected of being involved in human smuggling.

A DPS trooper identified the truck on Jefferson Street and tried to initiate a traffic stop, but then a chase ensued when the driver refused to stop.

The chase ended at Springfield and Locust due to mechanical failures in the fleeing vehicle, as confirmed by DPS.

During the incident, six undocumented individuals were detained. The driver, a 17-year-old, has been identified, and charges are pending in the case. DPS is continuing its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the pursuit and crash.

We will provide further updates as more details emerge regarding this developing story.

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A driver is detained following a high-speed chase throughout the City of Laredo.

According to a DPS spokesperson, the chase started on Lafayette and ended near Springfield and Locust.

Authorities say five people were in the car at the time of the incident and the driver was detained.

This is a developing story and we’ll have more information as it becomes available.

LAREDO, TX (KGNS) - Authorities need your help locating a man wanted for sexual assault and prohibited sexual conduct.

Laredo Police are searching for this week’s most wanted fugitive identified as Javier Carlos Gamez, 46.

Due to the sensitive nature of the case, police are releasing limited information at this time.

The Special Investigations Unit presented the case to the District Attorney’s Office, resulting in the approval of warrants for Gamez’s arrest signed by Judge D. Dominguez.

If you have any information on Gamez’s whereabouts you are urged to call Laredo Police at 956-795-2800 or Crime Stoppers at 956-727-TIPS.