Texans Receive First Notices of Land Condemnation for Trump’s Border Wall

Texans Receive First Notices of Land Condemnation for Trump’s Border Wall

NewsTaco March 27, 2017

*Why you should read this: Because while our short attention span is distracted by Tweets and such, Trump’s border wall is moving forward. Because some of the family landowners along […]

Border Cities Worry Ending NAFTA Will Hurt Their Economies

NewsTaco December 15, 2016

*Border economies, on both sides of the dividing line, depend on international trade. Ending NAFTA would be a devastating blow. VL By Paul J. Webber, Associated Press (4 minute read) […]

Thousands of children crossed U.S-Mexoco border in October

NewsTaco November 30, 2015

*The surge is happening despite several anticipated trends, one of which is a general uptick in crossings in the spring, followed by a decline in the summer and fall. The […]

More Mexicans Leaving Than Coming to the U.S.

NewsTaco November 19, 2015

*G’head Donald, build your terrific wall, it’ll keep the Mexicans in. VL By Ana Gonzalez-Barrera, Pew Hispanic Center More Mexican immigrants have returned to Mexico from the U.S. than have […]

New Hope for Identifying Migrant Bodies in South Texas

NewsTaco June 15, 2015

*Because of a lack of funding at the local level, the bodies of undocumented migrants have been buried without identification.  This left unanswered questions for their families and leaves advocates […]

Pope mulls crossing U.S.-Mexico border to show solidarity with immigrants

NewsTaco January 29, 2015

*The Papal visit is beginning to look very interesting. What do you think, game changer? No? VL By Fox News Latino The U.S.-Mexico border may someday see a high-profile crosser […]

Border Security is a Global Industry Worth $544 Billion

NewsTaco April 18, 2014

*This puts the political insistence on border security in perspective. The border security industry is growing at a 5 percent rate, the U.S. Border Patrol is helping other countries set […]

Life on the border should be the best of both worlds, not one or the other

Mary Mata January 13, 2014

By Nadia Tamez-Robledo, Latino Times/Corpus Christi Caller-Times Growing up on the border means living with two of everything. Some of the sets are obvious. Two languages. Two kinds of traditional food, […]

Border Patrol, Hospital Sued over Cavity Searches

Mary Mata December 19, 2013

By John Michaelson, Public News Service AUSTIN, Texas – A lawsuit has been filed against the University Medical Center of El Paso and a number of its doctors, along with Customs […]

Border Fence Construction Begins Near Historic Site

Mary Mata November 26, 2013

By  Mónica Ortiz Uribe, Fronteras The construction of new stretch of fencing along the U.S./Mexico border in El Paso is causing concerns among some locals. They say it could interfere with […]