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Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) answers questions during a press conference regarding the omnibus spending bill on Capitol Hill December 15, 2010 in Washington, DC. Cornyn said he would vote against the bill in its current form. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Cornyn To Talk Security, Trade At Border

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is scheduled to discuss security and trade matters with local law enforcement and business officials in Rio Grande City.

2013/05/06

A U.S. Border Patrol agent looks for footprints from illegal immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. (credit: Getty Images/John Moore)

Napolitano To Inspect Border Security In El Paso

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is traveling to El Paso on Tuesday to inspect border security operations with state and local leaders.

2013/02/05

Parked next to a section of the border fence, a Border Patrol agent watches an area of the U.S.-Mexico border along the Rio Grande River May 26, 2010, near Hidalgo. (credit: Getty Images/Scott Olson)

Government Settles Texas Border Fence Land Case

The U.S. government has paid almost $1 million for part of a South Texas nature preserve taken for the border fence, drawing to a close nearly four years of litigation in one of the project’s highest-profile condemnation cases.

2012/08/06

A remote-controlled surveillance camera overlooks the Rio Grande River between the United States and Mexico near Laredo, Texas. (credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

State Adds New Camera Tool To Border Security

The Texas Department of Public Safety is ready to ramp up deployment of motion-triggered cameras in what it hopes is another tool to monitor the state’s 1,254-mile border with Mexico.

2011/10/27

Texas Is The “Swinging Gate” For Drugs Into America

The Pentagon’s announcement that 1,000 National Guard troops will remain deployed along the US-Mexico border is underwhelming to security experts.

2011/09/12

An assortment of seized assault rifles, shotguns, pistols and ammunition. (credit: Getty Images/Norberto Duarte/AFP)

Border Gun Shop Owners Sue Over New Requirement

Gun store owners in states on the U.S.-Mexico border, including Texas, are suing the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

2011/08/05

U.S. President Barack Obama walks to the Oval Office upon returning at the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 15, 2011. (credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

President Obama Coming To Texas

President Obama is expected to address border trade and security issues Tuesday during his second visit to El Paso and Austin.

2011/05/06

New Border Technology Slow To Be Deployed

Technology to replace a now defunct virtual fence project at the Mexican border likely won’t be fully in place for at least another decade, maybe longer, according to the Government Accountability Office.

CBSDFW.COM–2011/03/15