Report: Texas Gang Threat Rising
The Texas Department of Public Safety has released its 2012 Gang Threat Assessment, providing an overview of gang activity throughout the state.The annual report says that current gang membership...
View ArticleCornyn, McCaul Call for Standards for Measuring Border Security
Texas lawmakers in Washington want the Department of Homeland Security to define what successful border security means.Today, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Austin)...
View ArticleBorder Crossing Reopens – Connecting People and Commerce
A border crossing opened yesterday for the first time since 9/11 – reconnecting Big Bend National Park with Boquillas, Mexico. The opening reunited families and friends and restarted the tourism-driven...
View ArticleBorder Crossings Could Charge Admission to U.S. Visitors
The federal government is mulling a possible entry fee to cross the border into the U.S.The Department of Homeland Security wants to study if, and how much, it could charge people on the millions of...
View ArticleWhy Children in Texas Illegally Could Stay in the U.S. for Years
Many of the thousands of children from Central America crossing the Texas-Mexico border are eventually subject to deportation, but it could take years before their cases goes to court.Texas has the...
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