Biden administration presses forward with border wall plans in Texas, angering allies
Even as the president says the barriers don’t work, his administration says it will waive environmental laws to build them quickly. Full Story
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Sergio Mendoza Reyes
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Sergio Mendoza Reyes was an Austin-based reporting fellow at the Tribune, sponsored by the U.S. State Department through the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ). He is an investigative journalist in La Paz, Bolivia, specializing in economy and environment coverage. He has worked as a reporter and editor in national newspapers for more than 10 years and has earned the National Chronicle Award and the Recognition of Press Freedom. Sergio is co-founder and journalist at the digital media outlet La Nube, a freelancer for Bloomberg and is fluent in Spanish.
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Driverless cars are multiplying on Texas roads. Here’s what you should know.
Autonomous vehicles, or AVs, are here. Tribune journalists took a ride in one recently and answer the biggest questions about who’s driving the driverless trend and how the state regulates them. Full Story
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