Plan to Train Mexican Officers is Slow to Start
A cross-border training program between Texas peace officers and Mexican police has yet to get off the ground. But U.S. authorities are still intent on helping their southern neighbor. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b7ff59ea9e87a042fe526d7d074c632a/BD%20INC%20Rio%20Grande%20Laredo%202010)
-
Credit: Bob Daemmrich -
More Mexican Meth May Be Crossing the Border
There are signals that cartels south of the border aren’t looking at methamphetamine as merely a backup source for revenue anymore, analysts say. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/MexMeth3.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman -
2013 Budget Plan Facing Border Security Criticism
The White House's proposed 2013 budget has the Texas Border Coalition insisting that the administration's lack of money for port improvements puts trade and security in peril. Full Story
Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman / Bob Daemmrich -
Maverick County Residents Fight Mexican Mining Operation
Coal may have fallen out of favor in the U.S., but it's still big business in Mexico, as residents of Maverick County have found out. Mose Buchele of KUT News reports on an effort along the Texas border to fight a mining operation that would bring coal to Mexican power plants. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Opponents-to-the-project.jpg)
![Opponents have collected almost 6,000 signatures against the project.]()
Credit: Mose Buchele / KUT News -
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Root on the end of Rick Perry's presidential campaign, Murphy on what happens to his campaign cash, Ramsey on his next act, Ramshaw, Aaronson, Murphy, Chang and Seger interactively chart the rise and fall of his run, Aguilar talks Juárez violence with a documentary filmmaker, Galbraith on the tug-of-war over surface water, Grissom and Murphy on three decades of capital punishment in Texas, Hamilton and Aaronson on our workforce needs in 2018 and Tan on the state's much-reduced list of women's health clinics: The best of our best content from January 16-20, 2012. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Tribweek01162012.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Graphic by Todd Wiseman -
Laredo Businessman Gets 20 Years for Aiding Cartels
A perfume seller who federal prosecutors said tried to "remove the stench of Mexican drug cartel money" was sentenced today to nearly two decades in prison for a money-laundering scheme. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-MoneyLaunderer-009.JPG)
![Perfume displayed in the window of one of Mr. Datta's stores in downtown Laredo, Saturday, November 5, 2011.]()
Credit: Jennifer Whitney -
Border Coalition: Security Strategy Falling Short
After narcotics seizures surged 45 percent in 2010, the Laredo Customs District saw a relatively minimal increase in contraband intercepted at its ports in 2011. But others aren't sure the federal government should applaud so loudly about the Laredo district figures, saying efforts on the whole are still lacking. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/CBP-Drug-Inspection.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: CBP Photography -
Charlie Minn: The TT Interview
The director of 8 Murders a Day, a documentary about the carnage in Ciudad Juárez, on what prompted him to relocate to the border to work on the project, his thoughts on Mexican President Felipe Calderón’s war against organized crime, and his response to the criticism the project has received. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/8_murders_a_day_poster.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
-
Snoop Dogg Arrested in West Texas on Marijuana Charge
Rapper and part-time actor Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Broadus Jr., was arrested early Saturday after agents at the West Texas Border Patrol checkpoint found marijuana in his tour bus. Full Story
Credit: flickr: El Tekolote -
Texas Keeps Close Eye on Mexico's Presidential Race
Texas economists and politicians are closely watching what this summer's presidential contest in Mexico means for the peso and, in turn, the state's symbiotic business ties to our neighbor to the south. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Mexican-pres-election1024x678.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Illustration by Ben Hasson -
Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Stepping Down
The head of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection is stepping down, the Department of Homeland Security announced today. Commissioner Alan Bersin has been in the post since March 2010. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Bersin-At-New_America.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: New America.net -
More Helicopters, Fewer Troops to Patrol Border
Aerial surveillance in the form of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft will replace about 900 National Guard troops on the U.S.-Mexico border as early as next year, a strategy not all Texas lawmakers like. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/NightVision-Border.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman / Matthew High -
A Road Trip, Mexican Style, to See the Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys have attracted a devoted fan base in Mexico, a country where American football ranks second to Mexican fútbol. Travelers risk overnight bus tours on roads traversed by violent drug cartels for the chance to see a game at Cowboys Stadium. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-MexicanCowboyFans013.JPG)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Khampha Bouaphanh -
Slideshow: Mexican Cowboys Fans Take Bus Tour to Dallas
The warnings were clear: avoid traveling the highways in northern Mexico at night. But it wasn't enough to stop some of the most fervent Mexican fans of the Dallas Cowboys from traversing them to get to a game. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-MexicanCowboyFans010.JPG)
![Mexican Dallas Cowboys fan Guillarmo Amieva of Mexico City snaps a picture of Cowboys Stadium while on a tour from Monterrey, Mexico to see the Cowboys play the New York Giants in Arlington, Texas on Sunday, December 11, 2011.]()
Credit: Khampha Bouaphanh -
Weekend Insider: Perry's Iowa Bus Tour, Mexican Cowboys Fans
In this episode of Weekend Insider, Gov. Rick Perry heads out on a bus tour of Iowa, and reporters Ben Philpott and Jay Root are along for the ride. Reporter Julian Aguilar takes a different type of bus tour — from Mexico to Dallas with some serious Cowboys fans. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/dec15.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
-
Narcotics Seizures Increase as Immigrant Apprehensions Drop
Drug seizures are up but illegal immigrant arrests are falling on the southern border, according to data released today by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/drug_with_ruler_money.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman -
Perry Blasts Obama Over National Guard Drawdown on Border
A decision by the White House to reduce the number of National Guard soldiers on the country’s border with Mexico has provoked a fierce but expected reaction from Gov. Rick Perry, a longtime advocate for more boots on the ground in Texas. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/BorderPatrol-lnspection.jpg)
![A U.S. Army soldier of the Texas Army National Guard and U.S. Border Patrol Agent Chad Wamsley observe as Ricky I, a Belgian Malinois detection dog, checks a tractor-trailer for indications of drugs or concealed people at the U.S. Border Patrol's Interstate 35 checkpoint north of Laredo, Texas, on July 14, 2006.]()
Credit: Sgt. Jim Greenhill -
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Root on Rick Perry's controversial new ad, Tan on the fallout, Aaronson's map of where the food stamps go, my interview with Stephen Colbert's campaign finance lawyer, Aguilar on the drop in the number of illegal immigrants crossing into Texas, Hamilton on the growth of unregulated colleges, Galbraith's interview with S. David Freeman on the environmental failures of public power, Grissom on the newest state agency and and Hamilton and M. Smith on a sudden change at the top of UT's law school: The best of our best content from December 5 to 9, 2011. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Tribweek-Book.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman -
Illegal Crossings Fall as Border Rhetoric Soars
A sour economy, increased border law enforcement and skyrocketing smuggling fees are keeping more would-be crossers at home. But you wouldn't know it from the presidential campaigns. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/BorderFenceImage.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Edmond Meinfelder -
Weekend Insider: Immigration and Politics, Second Chance Candidates
In this episode of Weekend Insider, Tribune reporter Julian Aguilar discusses immigration and politics, and executive editor Ross Ramsey discusses talks about candidates looking to voters for a second chance. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/dec8.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/874f1b8bb5b40bace10f6499461665bd/DO%20NOT%20USE%20Obama%20Border%20Bridge%202012)
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3ab91f18ae7c379658f70daf9ab2eb65/.Marijuana%20Shadows)