Local leaders in Texas and New Mexico are voicing their concerns over President Donald Trump's decision to temporarily freeze federal grants and loans.

Texas, talks about President Trump's attempted funding freeze of "green new deal" funding threatening resources for Bridge of the Americas port of entry modernization in El Paso.

Within the span of an hour, U.S. Reps. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, and Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, held separate news conferences near Downtown El Paso and offered starkly

This is the second arrival of troops in El Paso since President Donald Trump announced that The Pentagon would be sending 1,500 troops to the border to crack down on immigration. More troops arrive at Fort Bliss to support border operations amid immigration crackdown (Credit: KFOX14/CBS4)

Over 400 Texas National Guard troops and equipment began arriving in the Rio Grande Valley on Monday evening to assist with border security.

Two influential El Paso elected officials say they are worried about a pair of White House initiatives that could torpedo the regional trade economy.

Local charities in El Paso are grappling with uncertainty following President Trump's proposed freeze on federal grants and loans, which has been

Deportation flights between the U.S. and Colombia resumed on Tuesday, Jan. 28 after the diplomatic drama over the weekend between President Donald Trump and

Both congressional representatives who represent the El Paso area will have media availabilities on Saturday, Jan. 25. U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, will have a news conference at 3:30 p.m. Saturday to provide updates on border security issues.

Although a court has temporarily halted the president's plan, El Paso leaders fear the results could be disastrous if it eventually moves forward.

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar has been appointed to two key appropriation subcommittees that will oversee significant portions of federal spending in El Paso.

Texas cities, counties, higher education institutions and nonprofits clambered Tuesday to gauge the potential fallout from the suspension, later blocked temporarily by a federal judge.