Eagle Pass

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had sued the Biden administration after Border Patrol agents had cut the razor wire.

"The Border is Beautiful" exhibition takes the works of nearly 50 artists to showcase their own unique perspectives of what it's like having ties to binational and bicultural communities.

'Even though we focus on the immigrants, we also understand that the pressure that the National Guard people are going through,' said Pastor Javier Leyva.

"The Border is Beautiful" exhibit in Eagle Pass features the works of nearly 50 artists and highlights the diverse communities, people, and perspectives from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Texas has sent thousands of soldiers to the border as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s multibillion-dollar initiative Operation Lone Star. No border town has felt their presence more than Eagle Pass.

The latest forecast for eclipse day on Monday in South Central Texas calls for cloudy skies, with a chance of showers in the morning and thunderstorms in the afternoon. The chance of rain for Monday is pegged at 60%.

The 62nd annual International Friendship Festival Parade in Eagle Pass on Saturday would have normally featured floats and school marching bands from Piedras Negras, but this year Customs and Border Protection (CBP) denied permission to some from south of the border to participate.

The park is at the center of both the immigration debate and the debate over if Texas can ignore federal authority over border protection. Now, there's a controversy over the park's namesake Confederate Gen J.O. Shelby.

Residents of Eagle Pass say they're more worried about danger stirred up by Gov. Greg Abbott than by immigrants attempting to cross the Rio Grande.

Paul Faye Sr. was arrested in Tennessee last week after telling agents for months he was going to kill migrants along the southern Border with members of a paramilitary group.