Rio Grande

The riverside city, sometimes referred to as 'La Puerta de Mexico' or 'Mexico’s Door,' 'is at the center of a struggle between the State of Texas and the federal government over shutting that door to illegal immigration.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to place two species of river mussels only found in parts of West and South Texas on the endangered species list.

Gov. Greg Abbott’s defiance of a Department of Justice deadline is the latest in the escalating battle over how far the state will take its border security mission.

The Mexican president is the latest North American official to slam Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star after reports surfaced this week alleging some migrants were denied water and even pushed back into the Rio Grande.

Mexico has sent a diplomatic note to the U.S. expressing concern that barriers on the river may violate treaties on boundaries and water. Mexico has already asked that the barriers be removed.

Five tractor trailers loaded with the four-foot diameter buoy balls arrived Friday in Eagle Pass. When assembled, they will make a thousand-foot-long obstacle for migrants crossing the Rio Grande.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced a $1 million string of buoys along the river that divides Texas and Mexico — and more may be installed in the future.

Senda de Vida was granted an injunction that will keep it from closing down and being demolished.

Click here to read this blog in English.Texas Public Radio está dando las últimas noticias sobre el COVID-19 en el Valle del Río Grande aquí. Puede…

Click here to read this blog in English.Texas Public Radio está dando las últimas noticias sobre el COVID-19 en el Valle del Río Grande aquí. Puede…