The absurdity of stringing razor wire on the Texas-New Mexico border
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
10/23/2023
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border barriers; Interstate relations; New Mexico; Operation Lone Star (Border security)
Neither Abbott’s nor Biden’s policies good for the border
McAllen Monitor
Editorial
07/31/2023
5 doc(s)
Immigration policy; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Refugees and asylees
Mexico: Truck inspections at Texas border delaying shipments
Austin American Statesman
A.P. Wire
05/17/2023
4 doc(s)
Border economy; International trade; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
Abbott says Biden in cahoots with cartels, White House says Texas border force adds chaos
Dallas Morning News
Gillman, T.
05/09/2023
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Biden, Joe; Border security; Immigration policy
Trucks face delays as El Paso bridge cargo lanes close
Austin American Statesman
Kolenc, V.
04/16/2023
1 doc(s)
Border crossings; Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Bureau of; El Paso, Texas; International bridges; International trade; Truck inspection stations
Truck inspections jam New Mexico border
Austin American Statesman
Moritz, J.
12/24/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; New Mexico; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Truck inspection stations
Texas Department of Public Safety renews enhanced vehicle inspections along Mexican border
Dallas Morning News
Torres, A.
12/14/2022
3 doc(s)
Border drug trafficking; Border security; Human smuggling; Truck inspection stations
Texas still losing trade to New Mexico
Austin American Statesman
Villagran, L.
11/13/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; International trade; Mexico; New Mexico; Truck inspection stations
Texas loses cross-border trade to New Mexico after Abbott inspections order
El Paso Times
Villagran, L.
11/13/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; El Paso, Texas; New Mexico; Semi-trailer trucks
GOP’s tactics on migrants refocus midterm debate
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Weber, P.
09/21/2022
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Carney, David 'Dave'; Castro, Joaquin; DeSantis, Ron; Undocumented immigrants
How New Mexico plans to take a bite from Texas’ trade with Mexico
Dallas Morning News
Corchado, A.
09/15/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Economic impact; International trade; Mexico; New Mexico; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
Homeland Security chief says Abbott’s ‘unilateral’ moves on border ‘can wreak havoc’
San Antonio Express News
Contreras, G.
08/26/2022
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Human smuggling; Immigration enforcement; Mayorkas, Alejandro; Refugees and asylees; Undocumented immigrants
Texans support border policy
Dallas Morning News
Solis, D.
08/15/2022
10 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Biden, Joe; Border security; Immigration enforcement; Immigration policy; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Public opinion polls
Operation Lone Star needs a deeper look
Galveston Daily News
Hettinger-Roberts, I.
08/13/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; American Civil Liberties Union; Border security; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Undocumented immigrants
Migrants say U.S. policy at border is leading to abuse by Mexican authorities
Dallas Morning News
Corchado, A.
07/13/2022
3 doc(s)
Border security; Checkpoints; Immigration enforcement; Immigration policy; Lopez Obrador, Andres Manuel; Texas-Mexico relations; Undocumented immigrants
Smugglers exploited shift change at border checkpoint to evade detection
Houston Chronicle
Chasnoff, B.
07/01/2022
2 doc(s)
Border Patrol, U.S.; Border security; Cuellar, Henry; Human smuggling; Truck inspection stations; Undocumented immigrants
Abbott to renew truck inspections along border following tragedy near San Antonio
McAllen Monitor
Gonzalez, V.
06/30/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border Patrol, U.S.; Checkpoints; Human smuggling; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Truck inspection stations; Undocumented immigrants
Abbott's increased border inspections led to over billion in economic output loss in El Paso
El Paso Times
Villagran, L.
05/12/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Economic impact; El Paso, Texas; Escobar, Veronica; Perryman, M. Ray; Truck inspection stations
Border letters should be released
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
05/11/2022
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Open government; Open records requests and decisions; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Truck inspection stations
Ready, fire, aim: Gov. Abbott keeps hitting the wrong targets on illegal immigration
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Rusak, R.
05/10/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Gubernatorial campaigns; Immigration policy; Plyler v. Doe; Undocumented immigrant students
Abbott's office won't release many documents, letters related to border truck slowdown
Austin American Statesman
Moritz, J.
05/07/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; O'Rourke, Beto; Open government; Public information; Truck inspection stations
NM seeks to benefit from Texas border problems
Austin American Statesman
Lee, M.
05/06/2022
2 doc(s)
Border crossings; Border economy; International trade; Mexico; New Mexico; Railroads; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
'Quit politicizing trade and the border': Laredo Mayor addresses lost railway project
Laredo Morning Times
Vela, J.
05/05/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; International trade; Railroads; Saenz, Pete; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
The GOP's rhetoric isn't solving any problems at the border
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
05/02/2022
6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Cornyn, John; Immigration enforcement; Immigration policy; Krause, Matt; Republican Party of Texas
Mexico: Rail link worth billions won’t go through Texas after Abbott used trade as ‘political tool’
Dallas Morning News
Corchado, A.
05/02/2022
7 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; International trade; New Mexico; Railroads; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
Abbott’s political theater at the border has outlived any usefulness and is taking a toll on Texas
Houston Chronicle
Grieder, E.
05/01/2022
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Military casualties; Morales, Eddie, Jr.; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Suelzer, Thomas M. 'Tom'; Texas National Guard
GOP presses Biden on border before elections
Austin American Statesman
Mekelburg, M.
04/29/2022
9 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Biden, Joe; Border security; Buses; McCaul, Michael; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
DPS: no drugs or guns found in trucks
Austin American Statesman
Garcia, U.
04/24/2022
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Truck inspection stations
How much did increased trucking inspections at Mexican border end up costing Texans?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Faheid, D.
04/24/2022
2 doc(s)
Border crossings; Border security; Economic impact; Perryman, M. Ray; Truck inspection stations
GOP can no longer claim to be the party of business
San Antonio Express News
Garcia, G.
04/24/2022
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Business climate; DeSantis, Ron; LGBTQ persons; Republican Party; Walt Disney Company
The high cost of Abbott's border order
Longview News-Journal
McNeely, D.
04/23/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Economic impact; International bridges; Miller, Sid; O'Rourke, Beto; Truck inspection stations
Record-high food prices: What to know about rising costs at D-FW grocery stores and restaurants
Dallas Morning News
Ballor, C.
04/22/2022
4 doc(s)
Food prices; Restaurants; Retail industry
They Play, We Pay: Political stunts always costly for taxpayers
Texarkana Gazette
Editorial
04/21/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; DeSantis, Ron; LGBTQ persons
In McAllen, Gov. Greg Abbott’s border inspections meant late deliveries, rotten produce and lost business
Austin American Statesman
Beeferman, J.
04/19/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Economic impact; Farm produce; Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge; Truck inspection stations
Abbott created a crisis at the border so that Abbott could solve it
San Antonio Express News
Ayala, E.
04/19/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Gubernatorial campaigns; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Truck inspection stations
Greg Abbott doing too much means federal lawmakers doing too little on immigration, border security
Dallas Morning News
Jeffers Jr., G.
04/18/2022
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Gonzales, Tony; Miller, Sid; Truck inspection stations
Will the anger over border truck inspections last?
Austin American Statesman
Moritz, J.
04/17/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Miller, Sid; Truck inspection stations
O’Rourke blasts Abbott’s bridge policy as a ‘manufactured stunt’
Dallas Morning News
Corchado, A.
04/16/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Gubernatorial campaigns; O'Rourke, Beto; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
Abbott reverses course on inspections amid pressure
McAllen Monitor
Gonzalez, V.
04/15/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
WH criticizes Abbott’s truck inspections policy
Abilene Reporter-News
Moritz, J.
04/14/2022
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Cuellar, Henry; Truck inspection stations
Texas keeping most truck inspections despite logjam
Austin American Statesman
Weber, P.
04/14/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Cortez, Richard F.; International trade; Miller, Sid; Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge; Truck inspection stations
First bus of migrants arrives in Washington from the Texas-Mexico border
Austin American Statesman
Griswold, N.
04/14/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Undocumented immigrants; Washington, D.C.; Williams, Roger
Gov. Greg Abbott agrees to ease inspection requirement for trucks at one border crossing
Austin American Statesman
Mekelburg, M.
04/14/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; International bridges; International trade; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
Two more Valley international bridges shut down amid Abbott’s new mandate, insider says
McAllen Monitor
Arevalo, D.
04/14/2022
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Anzalduas International Bridge; Border crossings; International bridges; Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge; Public demonstrations; Truck inspection stations
Abbott policies of putting troops on border and holding truckers hostage are failures.
San Antonio Express News
Ayala, E.
04/14/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; International bridges; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Texas National Guard; Truck inspection stations
Blockade at Mexican border risks $35 billion in shipments
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Chapa, S.
04/13/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; International bridges; International trade; Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge; Truck inspection stations
Trade halted at Texas border amid trucker protest
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Garcia, U.
04/13/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Canales, Terry; Cortez, Richard F.; Farm produce; Gonzalez, Vicente; Hinojosa, Juan 'Chuy'; International bridges; International trade; Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge; Truck inspection stations
Goods gridlock: Mexican truckers halt traffic at Pharr bridge following Abbott’s new inspection mandate
McAllen Monitor
Arevalo, D.
04/12/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Bureau of; International bridges; Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Truck inspection stations
