Rio Grande retailers brace for peso devaluation
Rio Grande retailers from Brownsville to El Paso brace for peso devaluation around Mexico's presidential election. Merchants fear reduced Mexican purchasing power, with some offering incentives to maintain ties, while others expect only a mild, short disruption due to NAFTA. Local business leaders warn to watch Mexico's political outcome and currency trends.
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Brownsville
Mexico
Michael Begum
New Yorker
Sunrise Mall
Mexico Boulevard
PRI
Begum
Israel Liska
Casa del Nylon
Lizka
el Paso Central Business Association
McAllen
el Paso
Francisco Labastida
Guillen
Vance Scott
Texa
New Mexico
Scott
Ciudad Juarez
Rio Grande Valley
Planners Map Safe Hurricane Route In San Antonio
AP report notes planners will focus on a safe hurricane route in San Antonio. The piece references the I-37 plan and a 1992 effort to convert I-37 to one way traffic, which failed as residents fled.
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Midkiff/Benedum
Wester Gas Resources, Inc
WGR
Midkiff
WGAR
Texas One
Mexico City presidential race tightens as Fox faces probes
Mexico’s leftist candidate rejects urging to back Cardenas to defeat Labastida with PRI accusations of foreign contributions against Fox. The PRI filed a formal complaint with the Federal Electoral Institute presenting checks as proof while Fox aides deny receiving foreign funds.
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Mexico
Cardenas
Francisco Labastida
Institutional Party
PRI
Federal Electoral Institute
Fox
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San Antonio
South
Mexico City
Benedum
Western Gas Resources, Inc
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