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After several years of fighting the U.S.-Mexico border fence, a coalition of Texas elected officials is working with the Obama administration on ways to improve border ports and facilitate trade while fighting drug smuggling.

In the wake of two deadly coal-mining accidents in northern Mexico in the past four months, government officials vowed Friday to crack down on unsafe mines and shut those that fail to meet safety standards.

When La Morita No. 49 mine exploded Sept. 29, the first support personnel to arrive at the scene were not rescue or ambulance teams.

Originally published on Feb. 3, 2002. A top Mexican labor official says the government will not close dangerous coal mines in Coahuila, despite two recent disasters that killed 25 miners and exposed a pervasive lack of safety controls in the mines, known as pocitos .

Autumn Dejong, 7, of Kerrville, touches the glass as a dolphin swims by the underwater viewing room Tuesday during her family's visit to the Texas State Aquarium.

A 37-year-old man was in federal custody Wednesday after San Antonio police officers found nearly 13 pounds of cocaine hidden in the frame of his Chrysler PT Cruiser on Tuesday night.

Victoria College SGA members include, from left: Christopher Horner, secretary; Luis Pina, treasurer; Savannah Yendrey, parliamentarian; Dr.

Authorities have identified a 37-year-old man who was killed in a motorcycle crash early Sunday morning on the Northwest Side.

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Prosecutors questioned the entire police force of a northern Mexican town Thursday after the assassination of an army general who had been appointed police chief just four days earlier.

Four years ago, Beatriz Perez received probation when she admitted to trying to kill her husband with a poisoned sandwich after accusing him of having an affair.

Sul Ross State University News Release October 27, 2009 Alpine, Texas - Dr. Joel E. Vela, Vice President of Sul Ross State University©Rio Grande College, has announced his resignation, effective Dec.

A 19-year-old woman was killed in a single-vehicle rollover early Saturday on Interstate 10 near Willcox, authorities said.

Operating out of a modest prefab gambling hall that once drew bingo-playing tourists and blue-haired ladies, the Kickapoo Tribal Court, complete with metal folding chairs and stained lavender carpeting, is anything but pretentious.

A controversial provision to build an additional 300 miles of pedestrian fence along the U.S.-Mexico border was stripped out of a $42.8 billion spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security, officials said Thursday.

Gov. Rick Perry is sending the Texas Rangers to the border but border mayors are questioning the deployment, and rural counties may miss their services.

Two iconic eateries along the U.S.-Mexico border have closed their doors, both victims of a slump in tourism.

Caesar's is dead. The Tijuana restaurant that popularized the Caesar salad has closed, an apparent victim of a tourism-dependent economy devastated by crime, drug violence and the swine flu.

By DAVE MONTGOMERY AUSTIN -- A coalition of municipal and county officials along Texas' 1,200-mile-long border is challenging Gov.

Texas officials are calling on the federal government to ditch plans to build a pedestrian fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, arguing the fence will not stop illegal crossing.