Posts Tagged ‘border’

By TODD GILLMAN / The Dallas Morning News   tgillman@dallasnews.com TEL AVIV –Gov. Rick Perry compared Mexico to the Gaza strip, saying Texas can learn from Israeli security efforts after touring a town that has been hit by Palestinian rockets. Perry, who has demanded a heightened U.S. troop presence along the Rio Grande, went to Israel’s border with Gaza ... Full story

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn on Wednesday asked the General Services Administration to allocate a portion of $300 million in stimulus funds to improve and upgrade the busiest land ports of entry in Texas. “Texas ports on the border with Mexico are some of the busiest in the world. It is essential that we fully resource these ports in order to facilitate legal, efficient trade with our neighbors,” said Cornyn, R-Texas. Full story