A video documentary created by local students and inspired by immigrants’ oft-perilous journey into the United States has been awarded honorable mention recognition in C-SPAN’s national StudentCam competition.
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House Speaker Paul Ryan confirms McAllen visit
The Office of Speaker of the House Paul Ryan publicly confirmed his visit to McAllen for the first time Wednesday morning amid tight security. “The speaker will be visiting McAllen, Texas Wednesday to examine the challenges of securing our border and learn more about the issues facing border communities,” spokeswoman AshLee Strong said in a brief email.
Texas legislators seek funding ban for ‘sanctuary cities’
Gov. Greg Abbott talks with Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly before a briefing on border security Wednesday Feb. 1, 2017 at the Texas Department of Public Safety regional headquarters in Weslaco, Texas. Secretary Kelly and Abbott toured the Texas border with Mexico in a helicopter following the briefing.