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Texas mother arrested in Mexico faces capital-murder charge

8/12/2026

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Maria Narez, a Texas mother, was arrested in Mexico on Saturday and faces a capital-murder charge in Texas for November 1996 killing of Kasandra White.
A Tarrant County jury indicted her in April 1997 after a judge cut her bond from $500,000 to $25,000.
The district attorney’s office credited Mexico Interpol, U.S. Marshals Mexico Field Office, and Department of Homeland Security, saying it never gave up on bringing her back.

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Maria Narez, a Texas mother, was arrested in Mexico on Saturday and faces a capital-murder charge in Texas for November 1996 killing of Kasandra White.
A Tarrant County jury indicted her in April 1997 after a judge cut her bond from $500,000 to $25,000.
The district attorney’s office credited Mexico Interpol, U.S. Marshals Mexico Field Office, and Department of Homeland Security, saying it never gave up on bringing her back.