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TribCast: A week of chaos for trade at the border after Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive

On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Uriel about the fallout from Abbott’s decision to do security checks on every commercial truck at the border.

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Hundred of semi-trucks are seen at a standstill at the Ysleta Port of Entry, on April 12, 2022, in Juarez, Mexico. Truck drivers are protesting Greg Abbott's decision to have state troopers inspect northbound commercial vehicles one at a time. At this port, trucks are not flowing into Mexico to pick up more products and also not flowing into the U.S. to deliver those products.
Hundred of semitrucks at a standstill at the Ysleta Port of Entry on Tuesday in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune

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On this week's episode, Matthew speaks with James and Uriel about the fallout from Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to do security checks on every commercial truck at the border.

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