AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Department of Public Safety has added a Mexican national wanted on an aggravated sexual assault of a child charge to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List, the agency announced.
DPS said Ruben Calzada Hernandez, 31, has been wanted by authorities in Caldwell County since June 13, 2026, on an alleged charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child.
Mexican National was arrested in Austin in 2012
According to DPS, Calzada Hernandez was arrested by the Austin Police Department in January 2012 on a misdemeanor charge before being turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. DPS said ICE charged him with alien inadmissibility before later releasing him from federal custody.
DPS said Calzada Hernandez is 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs about 180 pounds and has ties to Caldwell and Williamson counties, including the cities of Lockhart and Cedar Park. The agency said he has a tattoo on his left forearm depicting a black cat wearing a party hat alongside a ghost cat holding a knife.
Texas Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $3,000 for information leading to Calzada Hernandez’s arrest, DPS said. The agency said all tips are guaranteed to remain anonymous.
According to DPS, the Texas Crime Stoppers program is funded by the Governor’s Public Safety Office and provides cash rewards for information leading to the arrests of individuals on the state’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, Sex Offenders and Criminal Illegal Immigrants lists.
So far in 2026, DPS said 49 individuals from those lists have been arrested, including 35 sex offenders and eight alleged gang members. The agency said $61,500 in rewards has been paid for tips that resulted in arrests.
DPS encourages anyone with information about Calzada Hernandez’s whereabouts to submit anonymous tips through the Texas Crime Stoppers hotline, the DPS website or the department’s official Facebook page.