Cartel snitch to be released from Texas prison

By Dane Schiller
Houston Chronicle

HOUSTON — When the gate rolls open at a federal penitentiary in West Texas today, a man reputedly once a lieutenant for a top Mexican drug cartel will be free.

If his old friends don't find him.

Nearly eight years ago, Jose Manuel Garza Rendon walked across a bridge spanning the Rio Grande, surrendered to U.S. border guards and handed federal agents a golden opportunity. He snitched.

“Basically, he is going from a safe, secure environment to being a hunted rabbit,â€