Posted on · Texas Public Radio compared year-to-date sales tax returns to major cities through July of this year compared to those during the same period in 2020. Both are pandemic years, but spending and sales tax collections are improving across the state.
Posted on · The Trump administration announced this week that it will not expel migrant children and parents who were being held at the Hampton Inn Hotel and Suites in McAllen.
Posted on · On Sunday evening, vigils took place in border towns to remember a father and daughter who died last week attempting to cross over to the United States rather than waiting in migrant camps in Mexico.
Posted on · The four bodies were found southeast of Anzalduas Park in the Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area, south of McAllen.
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
Posted on · The McAllen, Texas, facility is the same one where a 16-year-old Guatemalan boy became ill last week, and died after he was transferred to another Border Patrol station.
Posted on · The president is traveling to a Border Patrol station in Texas, as the partial shutdown enters its 20th day. The trip comes a day after the president walked out on a meeting with Democrats.
Posted on · Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz says Trump didn’t convince him. McAllen Mayor Jim Darling notes the President referred to the humanitarian aspect of the situation at the border.
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: Following Pres. Trump's address on border security, the mayors of McAllen and Laredo weigh in on the situation. Then, we break down the recent political news. Plus, we learn about notable shipwrecks off the Texas coast. And a series of play readings adds to the #MeToo conversation.
Posted on · Analyst M. Ray Perryman says the deployment increases uncertainty about the area's stability and can discourage business investment, tourism and other economic activity.
Posted on · Three volunteers recount stories of migrants not being able to shower for several days, sparse food, dehydration, and even babies with fevers who have not been treated
Posted on · The Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy is seen as unwanted and unfair in the border city of 142,000 that's home to the massive U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility where families crossing the border illegally have been separated.
Posted on · The first lady's spokeswoman declined to release any details about the trip, including where or when she plans to go.
Posted on · An audio obtained by ProPublica contains little kids sobbing and begging for their mother and father, overwhelmed consular workers trying to help, and agents joking about the chorus of crying voices.
Posted on · Gunmen hijacked vehicles and used them to block streets, and spread bent nails to puncture tires to facilitate their getaways