The conviction is connected to a bribery scheme that implicated several public officials in Hidalgo County.
A federal judge in Corpus Christi sentenced Rene Garcia to 41 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release.
The 20-year-old drug trafficker will remain free on bond until a federal judge in Brownsville sentences him in April.
The 39-year-old man, who pleaded guilty to several crimes, had falsely stated that he was a U.S. citizen by lying on a passport application.
The Texans who were indicted range in age from 29 to 70 and are accused of crimes such as wire fraud and money laundering.
The federal government had accused Maytag Aircraft Corporation employees of negligence and lying to investigators.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Asher Khan's previous sentence of 18 months after the Department of Justice appealed.
Prosecutors say the 42-year-old convict was an associate of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
An Ohio man allegedly crashed into oncoming traffic and killed eight people after a Texas state trooper tried to stop him near Del Rio.
The Justice Department said real estate developer Ruel Hamilton can be seen on video offering a bribe to ex-councilman Dwaine Caraway.
If found guilty, the former deputy sheriff could be sentenced to up to 40 years in federal prison for two counts of wire fraud.
The Biden administration filed a new lawsuit against the voter ID and voter assistant provisions lawmakers recently added to the state election code.
