Gov & Politics
After Busy Start, Mexico’s Consul General Gets Official Welcome to City
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Ambassador Reyna Torres Mendívil, the new Consul General of Mexico in San Antonio, hit the ground running from the moment she took her post.
Gov & Politics
Immigrant Tragedy Illustrates Increasing Danger of Crossing Border
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Immigrant deaths surged to 80% between 1999 and 2012, while apprehensions – which serve as a measure of illegal entry – declined by 77%.
Gov & Politics
Mexican Officials: SA Should Wield Influence in NAFTA Talks
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Mexican officials called upon local leaders and businesses to be vocal about the benefits of free trade and become champions for NAFTA at a national level.
crime
Saldaña: Walmart Parking Lot A Tableau of Tragic Death
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The victims, most hailing from Mexico and Guatemala, paid smugglers thousands of dollars to travel north from the Mexican border to San Antonio.
Business & Tech
Border Congressmen Cuellar and Hurd: NAFTA Can Be Saved
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Cuellar and Hurd agree NAFTA 2.0 needs to be finalized before the end of this year. However, Canada is not experiencing the same pressures.
Commentary
The Good, the Bad, and NAFTA
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Over the past few weeks, there has been some great news coming out of Mexico’s energy sector.
Gov & Politics
Mexican Government Bestows Highest Honor on SB 4 Lawyer
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LULAC General Counsel Luis Roberto Vera was the first lawyer to file a lawsuit against the “sanctuary cities” law.
Arts & Culture
Migrants and Their Stories Take Center Stage at Instituto Cultural de México
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The Instituto Cultural de México, under the direction of the Mexican Consulate in San Antonio, is gearing up for a week of programming that revolves around the topic of migration.
Arts & Culture
Second Frida Festival Coming to Wonderland of the Americas
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Festival organizers this year are bracing themselves for round two of Frida Fest, with a bigger venue and lineup of entertainment and food and art vendors.
Commentary
A New Chapter Begins in the Philip True Story
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Skipping the runoff election wasn’t a hard decision.