Texas
Texas Governor Vetos Funding For Mexican-American Studies
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is taking heat for his recent veto of funding for the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
- By David Martin Davies
- June 19, 2013
Minor Drug Busts At Border Checkpoint Breaking Texas County’s Budget
A jump in small-time federal drug seizures at a U.S.-Mexico border checkpoint has left a Texas county struggling to pay for prosecution.
Brothers' Border Murder Brings Violence Into Focus
The violence rarely spills across the border, but the psychological impact does.
- By Lorne Matalon
- June 14, 2013
Fate Of Voting Rights Act Weighs Heavily In Texas
There are several history-making decisions expected to be handed down from the U.S. Supreme Court in June. One could effectively wipe out the Voting Rights Act. In Texas, minority voters fear a possible loss of legal protection, while states' rights activists are eager for a change.
- By David Martin Davies
- June 12, 2013
Texas Fighting Drug Cartel Activity Across The State
Texas state law enforcement is beefing up its efforts to fight Mexican drug cartels away from the border and in the state’s larger cities.
- By David Martin Davies
- June 11, 2013
Delays In Border Trade Cost The US Billions
At our southern border time is money. And delays in border crossing cut into everyone's bottom line.
- By Mónica Ortiz Uribe
- June 6, 2013
Citizenship Status Could Be Delayed By Texas Senator's Amendment
Republican Texas Senator John Cornyn calls it the Results Amendment. It’s a long list of provisions that must be met before green cards and citizenship can be offered to undocumented immigrants.
- By Joey Palacios
- June 6, 2013
Mexican Shopper Spending Way Up
As Mexico’s economy continues to improve, a new study shows retailers in the United States are cashing in on Mexican spending sprees north of the border.
- By David Martin Davies
- June 5, 2013
Delays At The Border, Delays For Business
It's a complaint echoed from San Diego to Brownsville. Some five million trucks per year are subject to costly delays at the U.S.-Mexico border as a result of rigorous security measures put in place in the last decade. These delays affect the timeliness of a trucker’s delivery.
- By Mónica Ortiz Uribe
- June 4, 2013
Three Texas Notaries Posing as Immigration Attorneys Shut Down
Three businesses posing as law firms along the Texas-Mexico border have been shut down for falsely claiming they could provide immigration services. The firms were taking advantage of Spanish speakers' understanding of the word “notario.”
- By Joey Palacios
- May 30, 2013
How Do You Build A Tourism Co-Op In Boquillas, Mexico?
Reporter Lorne Matalon talks with a Solimar International, a company that has been awarded $100,000 to answer that question.
Texas Back To Rehash Redistricting, Latino Voting Rights
With Republicans on one side and civil rights groups on the other, Texas is arguing redistricting again in Federal Court. The results could shake up the state’s 36 congressional seats.
- By David Martin Davies
- May 30, 2013
Texas Has A $2 Billion Water Plan
With Governor Rick Perry’s signature, Texas faces one more hurdle before drawing $2 billion from its Rainy Day Fund to improve water infrastructure for the drought stricken state, a public vote.
Increase In CBP Officers Could Reduce Border Wait Times
U.S. Customs and Border Protection could be getting a much-needed influx of officers as the House Appropriations Committee approves the Homeland Security Budget.
- By Joey Palacios
- May 28, 2013
Two Border Villages Reunite For One Day
For one glorious moment, real world geopolitics was forgotten. Paso Lajitas, Mexico and Lajitas, Texas were again united — not cut off from one another as they’ve been in a post-Sept. 11 world.
- By Lorne Matalon
- May 20, 2013
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