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Eagle Pass park reopens more than a year after the state seized it for border security
The Texas Department of Public Safety and National Guard presence has largely disappeared from Shelby Park, which sits next ...
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With the border quiet, Texas ponders spending another $6.5 billion on border security
Some are questioning whether lawmakers should commit billions more to border security with illegal crossings dwindling and a ...
Eagle Pass' Shelby Park reopens to the public after Texas military withdrawal
Eagle Pass Border Coalition members say there is still work to be done, and the park isn't back to what it was before.
Shelby Park reopens to public in Eagle Pass; Advocates question lingering barriers, military presence
While the park is back open, certain areas along the Rio Grande remain prohibited to the public as discovered by one Eagle Pass immigration rights advocate.
Shelby Park reopens in Eagle Pass as border security shifts under Trump leadership
A member of the National Guard directs a vehicle at the gate to Shelby Park along the Rio Grande, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, ...
Texas Border Watch: West Texas sees rise in illegal crossings, border park reopens
A West Texas sheriff reports a rise in migrant activity, a park in Eagle Pass reopens, and the DPS director gives an update ...
As the Border Wars Recede, a Park on the Rio Grande Reopens to the Public
Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, was a backdrop for immigration fights during the Biden administration, but as the battle has moved inland some of the state’s troops have decamped.
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Eagle Pass park reopens more than a year after the state seized it for border security
Shelby Park was seized in January 2024 to be used as a staging area for Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and the Texas National Guard — against the wishes of Eagle Pass officials and ...