Ben Bolt
GOVERNMENT
City of Alice looks to addresses housing shortage with Project C.L.E.A.R.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The City of Alice is experiencing a housing shortage, making it difficult for those who live in the hub city to find homes or apartments to rent. Alice Fire Chief Patrick Thomas said this is one of the reasons Project C.L.E.A.R --addressing abandoned and dilapidated buildings -- was created. However, it's primary purpose involved public safety.
Half a million tires illegally exported from US to Tijuana each year
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — About 500,000 tires are illegally exported across the border from San Diego every year, and it’s hurting hundreds of tire shops throughout the Tijuana region. Antonio Ramos Vigil, president of the Tire Shop Association in Baja California, says they’ve been too slow to...
Stalled border crossing might work for truckers heading south, Baja officials say
With the prospect of not opening until 2028, Mexican officials are floating an idea of allowing truckers, with empty rigs, to cross the border in a southbound direction once the Mexican side is done.
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