Texas border

Excitement continues to build for the total solar eclipse on Monday. The path of totality will travel from Mexico, cross the border and enter the United States. In her commentary, TPR contributor Yvette Benavides compares that path to the trek of migrants in the shadow of the eclipse.

Along the border, residents and businesses are counting the days until the Monday when pandemic-related travel restrictions are lifted.

The chamber group Agarita collaborates with Joel Salcido and Oscar Casares on a project about the Rio Grande border of Texas.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday announced that Texas will fund and resume construction of former President Trump’s border wall. Abbott did not offer any details about when construction would take place or where it would be built.

Less than 25,000 families and unaccompanied children have crossed the border in recent months, compared to millions of essential travelers. But frustrations over pandemic restrictions for nonessential travelers and migrants are growing.

“Viva George: Celebrating Washington’s Birthday at the U.S. Mexico Border. The author is a professor of American Studies at George Washington University Elaine Pena — and she is a Laredo native.

Beatrix Lestrange stood before a crowd of protestors near in a Brownsville park, ready to fire them up and ignite this demonstration against the border…

Today’s newspaper headlines tell us about increased U.S. military presence along the U.S. Mexico border, mirroring press reports from a century ago.On…

Gov. Jerry Brown said he will deploy 400 National Guard troops, but they will not enforce immigration laws. Meanwhile, Texas troops have already made their way to the border near Laredo.

From Texas Standard: With compounding reports of Donald Trump’s alleged sexual abuse of women, it’s easy to forget his earlier outrageous claims. Case...