MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A McAllen man with gang ties is among the state's most wanted fugitives, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

DPS is offering a $7,500 reward to locate Raul Herrera Jr., 51, whose last known address is in McAllen.

State authorities say Herrera should be considered armed and dangerous and is affiliated with the Tango Vallucos gang.

Herrera also has past ties with the Texas Syndicate gang, the Rio Grande Valley area and Mexico.

Arrest warrants were issued for Herrera out of Hidalgo County in May 2023 for aggravated sexual assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, assault causing bodily injury of a family member, and violation of a bond and protective order.

Herrera is 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighs 190 pounds and has tattoos on his

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