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The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas spoke out against the Trump administration's Big Bend area border wall plans this week while campaigning in West Texas, calling the wall a "monument to corruption."

Against a backdrop of uncertainty and a crackdown on immigrants in the United States, many Latinos say they feel targeted and unsettled by what may become the nation’s biggest round-up of migrants in almost 70 years. Mexico’s exuberant co-hosting of the World Cup and its team’s dramatic performance on the field have many looking south for comfort.

During his first term, President Trump hailed the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), negotiated by his administration, as far superior to its predecessor, NAFTA. Now, he says he's willing to let it expire unless Mexico and Canada agree to significant concessions.

In a letter to Homeland Security Sec. Markwayne Mullin, the group of former Big Bend officials say it's still possible to enhance border security in the national park "without destroying what makes it one of America's most treasured landscapes."

Officials in the small West Texas border city of Presidio are asking a federal judge to temporarily block border wall construction, arguing the plan would leave locals vulnerable to "deadly" flash flooding.

Over the next month, three nations mired in political, economic and social discord will pause to co-host the world’s best soccer players and millions of their fans. Along the shared borderlands of the U.S. and Mexico, people steeped in two cultures are looking beyond conflict to don the colors of their native or chosen homes – or maybe both

New cases involving a calf in La Salle County, a dog linked to New Mexico and Mexico, and a goat in Gillespie County bring Texas' total to five confirmed detections as state and federal officials ramp up containment efforts.

Officials are increasing trapping efforts, establishing quarantine zones and releasing millions of sterile flies after New World screwworm was confirmed in South Texas.

Mount Cristo Rey overlooks New Mexico, Texas and Mexico. Every year thousands of pilgrims hike up to the large statue of Christ at the top towering over the border. The Catholic Diocese owns the property and considers it a holy site. The federal government has filed a lawsuit to seize some of the land at the foot of the mountain facing Mexico for a border wall project sparking a legal battle over border security vs religious freedom.

Though New World screwworm has not been found in the United States, Florida is restricting any livestock imports from six “high-risk” counties in South Texas.