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April 17, 2007, 5:15PM Rolling gunfight on Southwest Freeway kills 1 Several others wounded in possible battle between rival smugglers By ROBERT CROWE and KEVIN MORAN Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle TOOLS Email Get section feed Print Subscribe NOW Recommend At least one man was killed and several were wounded when rival immigrant-smuggling gangs engaged in a noontime gunbattle that started on the Southwest Freeway and ended on the feeder road, police said. Authorities suspect one gang was attempting to steal a load of immigrants from the other. "It's unknown if it was a coyote operation or a rip of some...

To: President George W. Bush, U.S. Congress, & U.S. Senate We, the lawful citizens of the United States of America, hereby demand that our elected representatives begin working on our behalf to enforce the existing laws on illegal immigration, as well as making our borders impenetrable. Many arguments are being made attempting to show us some positive aspects of ignoring the presence of illegal aliens in our nation. The facts are that illegal aliens are very damaging to our economy and our nation’s stability. Emergency rooms of many hospitals near the Southern border are being forced to turn our own...

José Luis Cano was back at work driving his taxicab this week after surviving a kidnapping that started in San Diego and ended when he escaped the same day from a Tijuana house where he was being held. “It's difficult to describe how I feel,” he said. “I felt powerless, I felt fearful, and when I was in the house I focused on observing and listening to everything so I could get away.” Two men were arrested after Cano escaped and reported the crime to Mexican authorities. It's been a particularly busy week for kidnapping investigators on both sides of...

A group of Canadian Muslims has established a judicial tribunal that will implement the use of sharia, or Islamic law, in Ontario to resolve marital disagreements and other civil disputes, and make decisions. Under Ontario law, the courts must uphold the agreements as long as they are voluntary and negotiated through an arbitrator. The courts will not uphold the agreements if they violate Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms.While some Muslims welcome the initiative as a less costly, private and more expedient way to address civil disputes, others wonder how sharia, a body of law based on religious principles, will...