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Government, Business, Logistics

Mexico to Route Rail Line Through New Mexico, Not Texas

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border crackdown is generating fresh backlash, with Mexico’s economy minister announcing that a new rail line to the U.S. would now go via New Mexico instead of the Lone Star State.

Shelly Hagan and Max de Haldevang | Bloomberg News
April 29, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Trucking, Economic Experts Weigh Impact of Texas Border Bottlenecks

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Financial reverberations from days’ worth of bottlenecks at the border between Texas and Mexico will be felt for months, trucking and economic experts said.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
April 21, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Border Inspections Lost Texas $4.2 Billion, Economist Says

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DALLAS — Long wait lines for trucks at the border after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered increased inspections cost Texas more than $4.2 billion in goods and services and the equivalent of 36,000 jobs, a report from Texas economist Ray Perryman said April 20.

Kyle Arnold | The Dallas Morning News
April 21, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Texas Halts Inspections That Led to Border Gridlock

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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on April 15 repealed his traffic-clogging immigration order that backed up commercial trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border, after a week of intensifying backlash and fears of deepening economic losses.

Paul J. Weber | Associated Press
April 15, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

ATA Calls on Texas Governor to Stop ‘Senseless Inspections’

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The head of American Trucking Associations is calling on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to end the truck inspection initiative he recently launched at the state’s border with Mexico, chastising the plan for the crippling effect it is having on the economy, and trucking in particular.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
April 15, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Texas Moves to Ease Border Gridlock Over ‘Sense of Urgency’

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AUSTIN, Texas — The logjam of trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border finally began breaking April 14 after nearly a week as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott eased off his latest dramatic action over immigration that has gridlocked some of the world’s busiest trade ports and taken a mounting economic toll.

Acacia Coronado and Paul J. Weber | Associated Press
April 15, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

TXTA Chief: Driver Wait Times at Border Becoming a Burden

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The discomfort of drivers having to wait long hours to enter Texas from Mexico should be considered amid the focus on freight delays resulting from Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent directive to enhance border safety inspections, says the head of the Texas Trucking Association.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
April 14, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Mexican Truck Exports Plunge 80% as Border Blockade Persists

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Mexican semi-truck exports to the U.S. have slumped 80% in a matter of days as a border blockade to protest Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s stepped-up vehicle inspections drags on.

Andrea Navarro and Jordan Fabian | Bloomberg News
April 14, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Abbott to Halt Some Truck Inspections on Border Snarl

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Texas will halt some vehicle inspections at the U.S.-Mexico border after a protest against Gov. Greg Abbott’s crackdown provoked protests that halted some crucial food and equipment shipments.

Shelly Hagan | Bloomberg News
April 13, 2022
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Texas Ag Commissioner Blasts Governor’s Border Crackdown

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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller blasted Gov. Greg Abbott’s “catastrophic” crackdown on cross-border trucking and warned it will lead to food shortages in the second-largest U.S. state.

Bloomberg News
April 13, 2022

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