Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has boasted that border crossings have dropped to zero. That’s not true.

Dozens of environmental, wildlife, and public access regulations have been waived to make way for a border wall.

Creating a new seasonal worker visa could help the construction industry, especially on the South Texas border where raids on ...

Starting this spring, Laredo is expected to see buoys installed in the Rio Grande as part of more than 500 miles of ...

The number of people drowning in the Rio Grande has decreased significantly in recent years, according to authorities on both sides of the border, with only four cases on the Mexican side in 2025 ...

Still, at the time, the Border Patrol remained a relatively small group focused on racial policing near the Mexican border. The agency’s most high-profile moment was Operation Wetback, which ejected ...

The Gateway to the Americas International Bridge in Laredo in 2025. Recent research indicates that fewer Mexican residents ...

The Segundo de Febrero Conference will also involve the restoration of a mural at Cassiano Homes that commemorates the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It is one of a series of murals at the West Side ...

These cities all boast plenty of warm sunshine, cheap rent and low costs of living.

Entering the second half of his term, Laredo Mayor Victor Trevino says the past year shaped a new focus on infrastructure, ...

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In the Rio Grande Valley, the river that built the region’s farms and cities is no longer a dependable water source. Reservoirs feeding the Rio Grande have dropped to critically low levels. Cities and ...