TribBlog: Napolitano to Visit Border
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will visit Texasā border with Mexico on Thursday when she meets with customs officials and local law enforcement in Laredo. Full Story
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The latest border news from The Texas Tribune.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will visit Texasā border with Mexico on Thursday when she meets with customs officials and local law enforcement in Laredo. Full Story
Gov. Rick Perry chats with the FOX Business Network's Neil Cavuto about his latest poll numbers, the moratorium on deep water drilling and the cancellation of a Border Governors' Conference that was going to take place in Arizona, until Mexican governors boycotted the meeting. Full Story
Charles Bowden, author of Murder City: Ciudad JuÔrez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields, on how he keeps his sanity, when the narco-wars will end and Mexican President Felipe Calderón's Pandora's box. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez. Full Story
How will a shift in Mexican political power impact border violence or U.S./Mexico relations? Full Story
Ciudad JuƔrez's mayoral election has Texas' economic leaders intrigued as the border city plans to bid its current mayor farewell in October. For residents in the city plagued by cartel violence, little change is expected, and many brace for continued bloodshed. Full Story
Historian David Romo calls both El Paso and JuĆ”rez home. The day after a gunfight in JuĆ”rez sent a bullet across the border āĀ into the wall of El Paso City Hall no less āĀ he describes how violence has changed local business in both cities, and his own life. Full Story
For those who grouse that undocumented immigrants are taking jobs from U.S. citizens and legal residents, the United Farm Workers of America has a challenge: Apply to be a farm worker. Full Story
The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to announce today it has approved the deployment of a second unmanned aerial drone to patrol the Texas-Mexico border. Full Story
Dozens of Texas border counties now check the immigration status of anyone who ends up in jail, removing thousands of criminal suspects from the country. But detainees are also being deported for minor infractions ā including some who are never formally charged. Full Story
The federal government could begin cracking down on employers who hire undocumented workers, according to a copy of Immigration and Customs Enforcementās new strategic plan obtained by The Texas Tribune. Full Story