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A Navajo group requested a court order to require San Juan County, Utah, to open additional polling places. But a federal judge struck down the request Oct. 14.
Oct. 17, 2016
Mexico Is Having A Fight Over The Word
Mexico is proposing a small change to the rules governing mezcal — not over how it’s made or who drinks it, but simply over the word itself. That might sound insignificant, but a small tweak could have a big impact on the types of mezcals people drink in Arizona and elsewhere.
Oct. 17, 2016
Mexico Is Having A Fight Over The Word Mezcal
And a new proposal in Mexico could force some distilleries of what is commonly known as "mezcal" to refer to their product as "agave firewater."
Oct. 17, 2016
American, Mexican Security Officials Seek Continuity After Elections
Top security officials in the United States and Mexico say they’re plan to create a high-level commission that will give continuity to bilateral efforts in the years beyond each country’s presidential elections.
Oct. 12, 2016
US Supreme Court To Rule On Border Patrol Shooting Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether a Mexican family can sue a U.S. Border Patrol agent for the 2010 shooting death of their teenage son at the border between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
Oct. 12, 2016
Tecate Seeks To Reach Mexican-Americans Across US
Tecate is pushing to reach a national audience. The brewery, long popular along the Southwest, is investing on national advertising campaigns.
Oct. 10, 2016
The Changing Face Of US-Bound Migration: Rise In Africans And Asians Moving Through Mexico
The face of migration from Central America and Mexico to the United States is changing. Immigration arrest statistics from Mexico for the first six months of 2016 mirror a rise in detentions by U.S. border agents of Africans and Asians trying to illegally enter the U.S. on the southwest border.
Oct. 10, 2016
 Some Environmentalists Say Glen Canyon Dam Plan Doesnt Do Enough For Endangered Species
The U.S. Interior Department has come up with a way to manage the Glen Canyon Dam for the next two decades. The plan released October 7 would provide water and power for its many customers in the West, while attempting to protect the environment in the Grand Canyon downstream.
Oct. 7, 2016
Safari En Juárez Theater Connects Audiences With Marginalized Neighborhoods
An unconventional form of theater that took its audience away from the stage and into neighborhoods stigmatized by drugs and violence became an unexpected hit during its nearly two month run in the Mexican border city of Juárez.
Oct. 7, 2016
Citi Expands Its Brand And Investments In Mexico
Citi, one of the largest banks and financial institutions in the United States, announced a major plan for its holdings in Mexico.
Oct. 7, 2016
Young Navajo Voters Want To See More From Clinton
There are 22 federally recognized tribes in Arizona including the largest in the country - the Navajo. As the second largest minority American Indians make up 5 percent of state population. While that doesn’t seem like that much, as a block they’ve been the swing vote in close races.
Oct. 5, 2016
Border Neighborhoods Named As Endangered Historic Sites
Two immigrant neighborhoods along the U.S./Mexico border and a strip of post World War II architecture in Tucson are highlighted in a 2016 list of endangered historic places released Wednesday by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Oct. 5, 2016
Mexico Implements 911 Emergency Number
For decades, Mexicans have had a hard time trying to report an emergency. There’s a number for the police, another one for the Red Cross — and even different numbers in different cities and states.
Oct. 4, 2016
Obama’s Top Small-Business Advisor Meets With Mexican President
Maria Contreras-Sweet, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, met with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and toured the floor of the country’s annual entrepreneurship convention on Monday afternoon.
Oct. 4, 2016
The State of Mexican Energy Reform: A Conversation With Tony Payan
Energy reform in Mexico implies economic and political change as well as an opportunity or U.S. energy companies in Mexico’s domestic oil and gas markets. Lorne Matalon speaks with Tony Payan, director of the Mexico Center at Rice University.
Oct. 3, 2016
House, Senate Pass Resolution To Stop Artifact Trafficking
The House and Senate have passed a resolution to help stop the trafficking of sacred Native American artifacts.
Sep. 29, 2016
Arrest Made In Cross-Border Mexico-US Newborn Trafficking Ring
Police in the Mexican state of Sonora arrested a man Tuesday night accused of operating a cross border child trafficking ring.
Sep. 28, 2016
Governor Susana Martinez of New Mexico is pushing to reinstate the death penalty after a series of high profile crimes this year.
Sep. 28, 2016
Mexican Peso Rallies After US Presidential Debate — Here’s What Else Can Move Its Value
As the Mexican peso soared to its highest rate in weeks following Monday night’s presidential debate, many investors appeared to approve of Hillary Clinton’s performance and send a signal: the Mexican economy would be better off without a Donald Trump presidency.
Sep. 28, 2016
Groups Gather In Mexico City To Watch US Presidential Debate
Like in the United States, groups gathered in Mexico City for presidential debate watch parties. One of them was at an American-style barbecue joint. The customers were encouraged to toast every time the word Mexico was mentioned during the debate.
Sep. 27, 2016

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