Category: Border Crossing

Abbott tours Mexico border to reinforce security measures

TEXAS - Governor Greg Abbott toured Texas National Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) border security assets along the Texas-Mexico border and held a briefing in Eagle Pass on the state's response to President Biden's immigration...

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Laredo Presents Plantation East Drive Extension Project

LAREDO, TX - The City of Laredo and District 6 Councilmember Marte Martinez presented the extension of the newly resurfaced Plantation East Drive with the intention of reducing traffic congestion north of that location The Plantation East Drive...

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El Paso approves request for funding to renovate border crossings

EL PASO, TX - The El Paso City Council approved a motion to request $3 million from the US Department of Transportation to modernize and expand the international ports of entry According to the City Council, the resources would be for the...

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SRE promotes San Jeronimo – Santa Teresa border crossing

MEXICO - Mexican and US authorities discussed progress on the binational project to modernize the San Jeronimo-Santa Teresa commercial port of entry The meeting was held at the Foreign Ministry's headquarters in Mexico City, where it was...

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Arizona governor calls for strengthening border security

ARIZONA - Arizona Governor Doug Ducey joined 25 of his US counterparts in calling for increased security measures along the border with Mexico The announcement of the US Governors Border Strike Force by Ducey and his Texas counterpart, Greg...

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U.S.-Mexico economic development programs continue progressing

JUAREZ - The head of the North American Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), Roberto Velasco Alvarez, visited Ciudad Juarez and El Paso to review the programs that are part of the objectives of the High Level Economic Dialogue (HLED)...

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New Mexico to invest US$60 million to improve infrastructure at the Borderplex

NEW MEXICO - Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the release of more than $60 million for infrastructure investments in the New Mexico Borderplex, supporting the state's economic development and global trade, primarily for the Santa Teresa...

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Texas Border Cities Report Decrease in Unemployment Rate in January

TEXAS - During the month of January 2022, border cities such as El Paso, Brownsville, Laredo and McAllen recorded an annualized decrease of nearly 24% in their unemployment rate, according to data from the Texas Labor Commission (TWC) In January...

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Border is facing intense winter ravages

EL PASO, TX - Due to the low temperatures registered in the border region as part of the 28th cold front and the fifth winter storm, the city of El Paso, Texas took a series of actions to face the weather contingency and avoid damages According...

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New Mexico goes for a stronger promotion of trade at the border

NEW MEXICO - In an attempt to strengthen opportunities in the border market with Mexico, the state of New Mexico intends to assign approximately US$745 million to different programs to promote investment and worker training Companies and...

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