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Mexico Energy Reform Spawns Formal Binational Partnership On Border
Posted on · Mexico is scouting for help from American oil companies
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Business
National Guard Deployment To Border May Cost Texas $650 Million
Posted on · The Lower Rio Grande Valley alone stands to lose 7,800 jobs.
Good, Bad and Ugly
Troops to the Border, No Refusals & Houston’s First Parklet: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · From Gov. Perry sending members of the National Guard to the Texas – Mexico border, to an expansion of Harris County’s “no refusal” DUI prevention weekends to Houston’s smallest park — its first so-called “parklet” — we parse the good, the bad and the ugly of this week’s Houston news. This week’s panel of non-experts […]
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Marketing to Hispanics and Joe Leydon on Roger Ebert: Houston Matters for Friday, July 25, 2014
Posted on · According to the 2012 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, about 20 percent of Hispanics in Harris County are 16 to 31 years old. It's a group of key importance to marketing agencies. On this edition of Houston Matters, we talk with Alex Lopez Negrete, CEO of Lopez Negrete Communications, a Houston-based Hispanic marketing agency […]
Houston Matters
How Houston Groups are Responding to the Issue of Undocumented Children Entering the US
Posted on · Since October, more than 52,000 undocumented children have come into the U.S. Most of these children are from Central America, and many of them arrived unaccompanied by adults. The local response here in Greater Houston has been mixed. Organizations like Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston are asking for donations, foster care parents, and […]
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Texan And Mexican Realtors Sign A Cross-Border Agreement
Posted on · The Texas Association of Realtors and Mexico's Real Estate Association have signed a cross-border, business-building partnership agreement in San Antonio. And the Houston Association of Realtors formed its own partnership with the group from Mexico.
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Border Coalition Wants Billions More To Secure Border Against Drug Cartels
Posted on · Leaders of cities along the Texas border says for all the money the U.S. has spent on border protection, the results have been mixed, at best. Border town mayors are calling on Congress to spend billions more, and hire thousands of additional officers, to help stop the flow of illegal immigrants, weapons, and drugs.
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State Officials Ask For Federal Help at the Border
Posted on · The Texas Agriculture Commissioner is highlighting the need for increased border security, citing recent attacks on farmers and ranchers in south Texas. Ed Mayberry reports.
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Texas Lawmakers Speaking-Up about Border Violence
Posted on · The increased drug violence in Mexico and its impact on this side of the border is the subject of increased attention from lawmakers in Washington. Manuel Quinones reports from Capitol Hill.
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Governor Touts More Money for Border Security
Posted on · Texas Governor Rick Perry comes to Houston to reiterate the importance of border security. He outlined the state's efforts to combat the increasing transnational gang threat in Texas communities. Pat Hernandez has more.
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Keeping the Border Safe
Posted on · Saying he cannot wait for the federal government to help, Texas Governor Rick Perry announces the latest effort to enhance border security. It involves using highly skilled Ranger Reconnaissance teams to address the threat along the Texas-Mexico border. Pat Hernandez has more.