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Texas Secretary Of State Carlos Cascos On Texas-Mexico Relations

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Texas Governor Gregg Abbott led a delegation to Mexico earlier this week to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and other top-level officials. Up for discussion was strengthening cultural and economic ties.

Among the delegation was Texas Secretary of State Carlos Cascos. He spoke with Texas Public Radio’s Virginia Alvino about the impact of border tensions, and a shifting relationship with our southern neighbor.

Virginia joined Texas Public Radio in September, 2015. Prior to hosting and producing Fronteras for TPR, she worked at WBOI in Indiana to report on often overlooked stories in the community. Virginia began her reporting career at the Statehouse in Salem, OR, and has reported for the Northwest News Network and Oregon Public Broadcasting.