Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

EXPLAINED: 5 | Vintage Vibes

‘Colossal Waste of Money’: Texas Nears $1 Billion in Border Wall Contracts

The Webb County coalition that opposed Trump’s boondoggle is now scrambling to oppose the state’s expanded construction plans.

Texas Observer

Appeals court to decide if First Amendment should have protected Laredo’s “big crazy lady” from arrest

Priscilla Villarreal was arrested over her Facebook postings. In a rare proceeding, the entire 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will weigh whether she can sue, a case that could have major ramifications for citizen journalists like her -- and professional ones.

The Texas Tribune

Former Border Patrol agent found guilty of killing four women

Juan David Ortiz told investigators he ‘wanted to clean up the streets’ of Laredo in a chilling confession played at his capital murder trial

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Border agent 'trying to clean up streets' found guilty of murdering four sex workers

Juan David Ortiz confessed to killing the four women during his spree in the Texan town of Laredo. They were all sex workers with Ortiz admitting to being a customer despite describing them as “trash” and “so dirty”

Daily Mirror

‘Red Wave’ Makes Modest Splash in South Texas

The GOP took just one of three Congressional seats from Brownsville to Laredo, and short-lived incumbent Mayra Flores has been sent packing.

Texas Observer

Bill Clinton stumps in South Texas for Democrats ahead of Election Day

Clinton traveled to Laredo in the morning to stump for U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and then went to the Rio Grande Valley to boost Michelle Vallejo, who is running for an open seat.

The Texas Tribune

Editorial: Texas can’t ignore extreme weather in planning future water supply

Just this past summer, broken water lines triggered a 13-day boil water notice in Laredo and a major water outage in Odessa, and Zapata almost ran out of water after reservoirs reached dangerously low levels. Texas is in dire need of better water infrastructure.

Tribune News Service

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

A year on from the Astroworld crowd crush that killed 10, victims prepare for their day in court: ‘We just want justice’

With a police investigation into the 5 November 2021 tragedy unresolved, thousands of victims are preparing to hold Travis Scott, Live Nation and organisers accountable in court next month. Bevan Hurley reports

The Independent UK

Beto Hits the Road for the Last Leg of His Tour

The Democratic nominee for governor wooed rural voters on on his 49-day tour of the state.

Texas Observer

AP, Texas Tribune and other newsrooms ask court to unseal Henry Cuellar search warrant

The Tribune and a host of news organizations are seeking records related to a January raid on U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s Laredo home.

The Texas Tribune

The EPA has identified 23 U.S. facilities that are emitting toxic air pollution that puts people at risk

One of them is in Laredo, which has elevated rates of cancer, according to a recent state analysis. The findings come after reporting by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune.

The Texas Tribune

Mexico gives Tesla a dedicated lane at the border to speed up crossing into the US

The exclusive lane, at the remote checkpoint just north of Laredo, Texas, will be for suppliers only, not Tesla owners

The Guardian - US

Exclusive-Three migrants were kidnapped in Mexico. The U.S. had vowed to protect them

Three asylum seekers were kidnapped in April while in a U.S. migration program that had placed them in the care of Mexican officials in the city of Nuevo Laredo, across the border from Texas, one of the victims and the U.N. migration agency said.

Reuters

John Cena announces stunning WWE return on 20-year anniversary since his debut

WWE legend John Cena will return to the company two decades after making his epic debut and will appear on Monday Night Raw emanating from Laredo, Texas on June 27

Daily Mirror

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Texas Observer

Anti-Abortion Democrat Henry Cuellar Appears to Prevail Despite FBI Cloud

The nine-term Laredo Congressman declared victory Tuesday night over progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros with a razor-thin margin.

Roll Call

Texas reaches migration deal to ease traffic at border bridge - Roll Call

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott struck a deal with a local Mexican official Wednesday to ease trade into Laredo, Texas, after outcry from Biden administration officials and Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar about the state’s increased border inspections in Cuellar’s hometown. Under the agreement, unveiled Wednesday evening, Gov. Samuel Alejandro García Sepúlveda…

Salon

Truckers protest Abbott's border rules

Truckers are blocking the Mexico-Texas border after Abbott deployed state troopers to inspect vehicles

The Independent UK

Texas border town Laredo mobilises to give its Mexican neighbors Covid shots the state isn’t using

Cross-border effort using donated vaccines gives Nuevo Laredo residents thousands of Covid shots per day

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

U.S. consulate in Mexico to temporarily close following gunfire after gang boss arrest

The U.S. consulate in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo will close temporarily after it was hit by gunfire overnight, and trailers were set ablaze on roads downtown after a gang leader's arrest, authorities said on Monday.

The Guardian - US

Can Texas become purple? That may depend on Hispanic voters

Whichever party wants to rule the state has to understand that the Latino voting bloc is not homogenous

Texas Observer

The King of Laredo Lives to Fight Another Day in May Runoff

In a close contest, Representative Henry Cuellar missed outright victory.

The Independent UK

Jessica Cisneros: How the Texas election became make or break for progressives

Guns, abortion, AOC, older Latino voters and an FBI all play a role in the Democratic primary in this border district, writes Eric Garcia

Financial Times

US midterm elections: As Texas goes, so goes the nation?

Progressive Democrats and conservative Republicans eye a heavily Hispanic congressional seat that could help tilt the balance of power in Washington

The Independent UK

FBI agents arrive at Texas congressman’s home as he says he is co-operating with investigation

FBI says it is carrying out ‘court-authorized law enforcement activity’ at Laredo property

1 2 3 4 5

People

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

25 stories

James C Ho

23 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.