Border Patrol agent from Houston dies in accident hOUSTON CHRONICLE Copyright 2012 hOUSTON CHRONICLE. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 03:21 p.m., Saturday, July 7, 2012 Cavasos served at that station his entire career, serving as a patrol agent, a field intelligence agent, a safety officer and a first responder.