The Weekly TribCast: Episode 37
In this week's TribCast, Ross, Elise, Ben and Brandi discuss the issues framing Texas politics this week — education, immigration and campaign finance numbers. Full Story
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In this week's TribCast, Ross, Elise, Ben and Brandi discuss the issues framing Texas politics this week — education, immigration and campaign finance numbers. Full Story
Depending on whom you ask, anywhere between 100,000 to half a million Juarenses have left Mexico since drug violence exploded in 2008. In a tragic irony, neighboring El Paso is flourishing economically as Juárez descends further into terror. Full Story
As the savage drug war rages on in Juárez, both the fun and the business have fled, bringing to El Paso, its sleepy sister city, a vibrant new culture and an economic boost. In a tragic irony, a measure of El Paso’s recent fortune results directly from the suffering of Juárez. But experts warn that El Paso leaders rely on Juárez’s decline at their own risk. Ultimately, as Juárez goes, so goes El Paso, they say. Full Story
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will visit Texas’ 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 Juárez 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 Juárez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad Juárez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad Juárez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad Juárez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad Juárez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad Juárez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad Juárez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad Juárez Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad Juárez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad Juárez. Full Story
How will a shift in Mexican political power impact border violence or U.S./Mexico relations? Full Story
Ciudad Juárez'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
He may be able to stay on message politically, but Gov. Rick Perry might still have something to learn when it comes to staying on topic on the phone. Full Story
Historian David Romo calls both El Paso and Juárez home. The day after a gunfight in Juárez sent a bullet across the border — into the wall of El Paso City Hall no less — he describes how violence has changed local business in both cities, and his own life. Full Story