Out today: Laredo isn’t as widely known as the Big Bend for its history and natural beauty, but it’s one of the oldest cities in #Texas, and the Rio Grande as it winds through South Texas is unlike anywhere else in the state. https://www.texasobserver.org/laredo-trump-border-wall-city-deal-border/
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New from Jason Buch: Laredo officials and activists have fended off essentially all border barriers, save for a stretch of less-obtrusive wrought-iron fencing around a Laredo College campus.
Now, the #border town of 250,000 has its back against the wall like never before, and some think it’s already too late. https://www.texasobserver.org/laredo-trump-border-wall-city-deal-border/
#immigration #Trump #Texas #politics #USpol #news #SouthTexas
New from Jason Buch: Laredo officials and activists have fended off essentially all border barriers, save for a stretch of less-obtrusive wrought-iron fencing around a Laredo College campus.
Now, the #border town of 250,000 has its back against the wall like never before, and some think it’s already too late. https://www.texasobserver.org/laredo-trump-border-wall-city-deal-border/
#immigration #Trump #Texas #politics #USpol #news #SouthTexas
New, from Lise Olsen in our magazine: “I wish somebody would really investigate. Because I want to know who took my brother’s life. Who had the nerve to take him.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/the-troubling-disappearance-of-el-gallito/
Our top story, from Steven Monacelli: “Brandon Herrera is probably the exact opposite of the type of candidate that most people want going into a competitive race in this election. His campaign is not about anything that people really care about.” https://www.texasobserver.org/brandon-herrera-gun-youtube-uvalde-congress/
#Texas #extremism #GunViolence #politics #USpol #news #SouthTexas #border