Topic: Texas Border Coalition

AP News | 2009-11-12 12:01:09
Border advocacy group says $6 billion, 5,000 inspectors needed to bolster land port security

The country's understaffed land ports of entry need massive investments in infrastructure, technology and personnel to avoid becoming the path of choice for human and drug smugglers, according to a report released Wednesday by a border advocacy group. The Texas Border Coalition, a group ...

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AP News | 2009-01-16 02:16:10
Homeland Security commits $50M for projects to soften US border fence's environmental impact

The Department of Homeland Security will allocate as much as $50 million to mitigate the environmental impact of the U.S.-Mexico border fence ordered by the Bush administration. The agency signed an agreement Wednesday with the Department of the Interior to set aside funds for ...

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