News & Politics
March 17, 2023
Matamoros Was Once Relatively Safe for Texans. That Seems to Be Changing.
The recent kidnapping of four U.S. citizens in the Mexican border city appears to mark the end of a period of relative peace.
Matamoros
Tacos
January 24, 2023
This Mexican Border City’s Signature Taco Is Best Devoured In Two Bites
In the Mexican city near Brownsville, tacos with various cuts and preparations of beef stand out, including tacos estilo Matamoros.
Politics & Policy
December 14, 2020
Asylum Seekers in Matamoros Celebrated Joe Biden’s Victory. But the Final Weeks of the Trump Administration Are Bringing Fresh Anxiety.
Following the election, many migrants were hopeful the incoming president would quickly ease the U.S. immigration process, but he has to unravel new restrictions imposed by his predecessor.
Politics & Policy
April 10, 2020
Still Fearing Violence, Migrants Subject to Trump’s Remain in Mexico Policy Are Now Bracing for a Pandemic
With nearly 2,500 asylum seekers living in close quarters in a Matamoros migrant camp, doctors say the conditions are ripe for an outbreak.
Border & Immigration
December 23, 2019
‘It’s Not Who We Are’: Jill Biden Visits the Refugee Camp in Matamoros
Immigrants in limbo under the “Remain in Mexico” program are prepared for the long haul.
Border & Immigration
October 8, 2019
‘This Policy Is a Disaster’: Julián Castro Visits Increasingly Desperate Migrants in Matamoros
Asylum seekers subject to Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy wait in fear and boredom at a gritty tent encampment.
Border & Immigration
September 19, 2019
The Angry Tías y Abuelas Are Feeding and Fighting for Asylum Seekers at the Border
Situated on the frontlines of the immigration crisis, the Angry Tias y Abuelas group acts as the eyes and ears of the border.
Border & Immigration
September 17, 2019
Migrants Stuck in Squalid Mexican Tent Camps Begin Asylum Process
At hearings in tent courtrooms this week, migrant families were confused and fearful about their prospects.
Border & Immigration
September 12, 2019
The Trump Administration Is Blocking the Public From Attending Asylum Hearings in Brownsville
On the first day of “return to Mexico” hearings, attorneys and journalists were turned away from the tent courtrooms where the hearings are taking place.
Border & Immigration
January 21, 2013
Dead Line
As the Mexican drug cartels have waged war along the border, they have also developed a disciplined approach to managing the press.
Border & Immigration
July 10, 2012
Details About Shooting of Matamoros Man Still Emerging
How did a thirty-year-old Mexican man end up dead on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande in Matamoros?
Travel & Outdoors
January 1, 2001
Happy Trails
South Padre in the winter.
True Crime
January 1, 1998
Anatomy of a Drug Cartel
The cocaine goes north. The money goes south. And Mexican kingpins like Juan García Abrego laugh all the way to the bank—a Texas bank, that is.
Travel & Outdoors
March 1, 1994
Tex-Mex Treks: Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila
A cool mariachi bar (in Juárez), tasty lake bass (in Cuidad Acuña), terrific shoes and boots (in Reynosa), and other secrets of border travel.
True Crime
May 31, 1989
The Work of The Devil
The disappearance of a University of Texas student in Matamoros led police to the discovery of a drug-dealing cult whose rituals were not only unholy but unthinkable.
Travel & Outdoors
September 30, 1973
A Grand Tour by the Gulf
October is the month to pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and head to the sea.