Stella M. Chávez

1 week ago | texasstandard.org | Stella M. Chávez

From The Texas Newsroom:Editor’s Note: On Friday, a federal judge put this policy on hold for 10 money service businesses, including Reynosa Casa de Cambio, until April 25. South Texas residents: If you plan to send money to relatives abroad or cash your paycheck, don’t be surprised when you’re now asked to give your social security number.

1 week ago | hppr.org | Stella M. Chávez

South Texas residents: If you plan to send money to relatives abroad or cash your paycheck, don't be surprised when you're now asked to give your social security number. Beginning Monday, the Trump administration will require money exchanges like Casa de Cambio and Western Union along the U.S.-Mexico border to document every cash transaction between $200 and $10,000. That means customers will have to provide their social security number or other identification info.

2 weeks ago | keranews.org | Stella M. Chávez

South Texas residents: If you plan to send money to relatives abroad or cash your paycheck, don’t be surprised when you’re now asked to give your social security number. Beginning Monday, the Trump administration will require money exchanges like Casa de Cambio and Western Union along the U.S.-Mexico border to document every cash transaction between $200 and $10,000. That means customers will have to provide their social security number or other identification info.

3 weeks ago | keranews.org | Stella M. Chávez

Refugee organizations in Texas and across the country could soon lose access to millions of dollars in federal funds if state leaders do not act, according to a new Trump administration policy. In a policy change quietly rolled out last month, the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement said that beginning October 1 it will only disperse support services grants directly to states — and not to nonprofit groups that have long administered refugee programs in some states.

1 month ago | keranews.org | Stella M. Chávez

DILLEY — A sign in the window at the post office in Dilley, Texas, reads the town motto: “A Slice of the Good Life.”Just a few thousand people live in this small, rural community about an hour and 15 minutes from the U.S. Mexico border. But good paying jobs can sometimes still be hard to come by, said Reynaldo Treviño, who was born here. Agriculture is key to the county’s economy. The oil business is still steady.