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City scales back migrant assistance at San Antonio airport, closes transfer center

by Shari Biediger, Andrea Drusch and Raquel Torres April 19, 2024April 22, 2024

Closure of the airport transfer center comes as the number of migrants has dropped and future federal aid funding remains in question.

Mayor Ron Nirenberg, center, joins President Joe Biden in Brownsville, TX on Thursday in a call for legislation that addresses the border crisis.

As money for ‘compassionate’ migrant aid runs dry, Nirenberg asks Biden for more resources

by Andrea Drusch February 29, 2024March 1, 2024

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), along with a group of Republican members of Congress, are headed to San Antonio Tuesday night to meet with local U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to huddle with border officials in San Antonio

by Andrea Drusch January 2, 2024January 2, 2024

Governor Greg Abbott has seen an increase in local approval ratings according to a recent poll from Bexar Facts.

Bexar Facts poll shows Abbott’s approval rises amid turmoil over his border policies

by Andrea Drusch April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

Beto O'Rourke speaks to supporters during a rally for Beto O'Rourke's candidacy for governor of Texas at The ESPEE on Thursday.

O’Rourke treads carefully on border policy as Dems grapple with the issue

by James Barragán and Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune April 18, 2022April 18, 2022

Cuellar: Federal Reimbursement for Migrant Assistance On Its Way

by Jackie Wang July 22, 2019July 22, 2019

Julián Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio and the former House and Urban Development secretary, announced Jan. 12 that he is a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Castro made the announcement in Guadalupe Plaza in the San Antonio neighborhood he grew up in and still lives in.

Running While Brown: How Julián Castro is Navigating White Presidential Politics

by Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune June 25, 2019June 25, 2019

Boys sleep in cots after arriving at Travis Park United Methodist Church.

U.S. Rep. Cuellar: San Antonio Set to Receive Federal Reimbursement for Migrant Assistance

by Jackie Wang June 24, 2019June 24, 2019

Texas Will Deploy 1,000 National Guard Troops to the Border Amid Migrant Surge

by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune June 21, 2019June 22, 2019

Many signs, including one that reads "love they neighbor," are held up during the speeches.

A Former U.S. Ambassador’s Seven Steps to Addressing the Border Crisis

by James F. Creagan April 24, 2019April 24, 2019