Lauren Villagran, El Paso Times; Veronica Martinez, special to the El Paso Times
EL PASO, Texas – Army Maj. Carlos Gutierrez popped into an airport gift shop in Texas while on his way to catch a flight for his second trip to California since getting vaccinated against COVID-19 the surest sign for him that, in the U.S., the pandemic is finally receding. I had stayed away from traveling because of the high risk. But with the vaccines, things are opening up, said Gutierrez, 43, traveling from El Paso to visit his grandmother, who he hadn t seen since the pandemic began.
A few miles south in Mexico, Juárez residents for the second weekend in a row were preparing for another mega closure on May 1, in which shopping malls, big box stores and restaurants shut down to slow a surge in coronavirus cases.
Texas GOP lawmakers criticize Harris in new border role
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WASHINGTON, D.C. President Joe Biden picked Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the administration s effort to stop the flow of migrants crossing the southern border.
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Harris says her role is to address the root causes that led to migration
Texas GOP calling on Biden, Harris to visit the border
Harris will visit Mexico and Guatemala
The White House said her focus will be on the northern triangle countries of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. Those are the places where a majority of the migrants heading to the United States start their journey.
Escobar says Abbott’s migrant abuse claims need investigation, but adds he has ‘zero credibility’
EL PASO, Texas Allegations that migrant children being cared for at a Texas shelter may have been sexually abused need to be investigated, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D-El Paso) said Thursday - but she added that Gov. Gregg Abbott (R-Texas), who raised the claims, has zero credibility in her view.
In a hastily called news conference on Wednesday evening, Abbott said complaints about sexual assault at a federally-run shelter facility at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio were reported to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services as well as the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
Theyâre overwhelmedâ: McAllen mayor discuses impact of border situation
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Though this isn’t the first time the city has had to adapt to a large amount of migrants crossing from the border, McAllen Mayor Jim Darling said his city is being affected by border crossings.
Darling participated in a Wednesday conversation with Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D-El Paso) and Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey. Darling and Escobar agreed immigration is nothing new for them, he said transportation issues are becoming a problem.
McAllen s border patrol detention center, also known as the Ursula Center, is struggling with the current numbers, Darling said.