Valerie Gonzalez

May 16, 2024 | pressherald.com | Lekan Oyekanmi |Valerie Gonzalez

GALVESTON, Texas — Early estimates indicate a barge collision in Galveston, Texas, may have spilled up to 2,000 gallons of oil in surrounding waters, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday. The barge had drifted away from the tugboat pulling it and crashed into a pillar supporting the Pelican Island Causeway span on Wednesday. The impact caused the bridge to partially collapse and cut off the only road connecting Galveston to Pelican Island, the Coast Guard said.

Jan 16, 2024 | borderreport.com | Sandra Sanchez |Valerie Gonzalez |Phil Prazan |Ryan Chandler

AUSTIN (Nexstar) – A public park in the South Texas border town of Eagle Pass has been taken over by the state to prevent migrants from illegally crossing the Rio Grande. Federal officials say the state is also blocking Border Patrol agents from accessing the area. Eagle Pass Mayor Rolando Salinas said in a social media post Wednesday night that Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officials and Texas National Guard have put up a gate and sealed off Shelby Park.

Jan 14, 2024 | pressherald.com | Jamie Stengle |Valerie Gonzalez |Valerie Gonzalez

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — After Texas fenced off a park along the U.S.-Mexico border and began turning away Border Patrol agents, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott explained why at a campaign stop near Houston. “We are not allowing Border Patrol on that property anymore,” Abbott said Friday, drawing applause from supporters at a stop for a state legislator running for reelection.

Jan 14, 2024 | cw39.com | Sandra Sanchez |Valerie Gonzalez |Phil Prazan |Ryan Chandler

AUSTIN (Nexstar) – A public park in the South Texas border town of Eagle Pass has been taken over by the state to prevent migrants from illegally crossing the Rio Grande. Federal officials say the state is also blocking Border Patrol agents from accessing the area. Eagle Pass Mayor Rolando Salinas said in a social media post Wednesday night that Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officials and Texas National Guard have put up a gate and sealed off Shelby Park.

Jan 14, 2024 | pressherald.com | Valerie Gonzalez |Valerie Gonzalez

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The U.S. Homeland Security Department said Saturday that Texas denied federal agents access to a stretch of the border when they were trying to rescue three migrants who drowned. The federal government’s account came hours after U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar said the Texas Military Department and Texas National Guard “did not grant access to Border Patrol agents to save the migrants” Friday night.