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Mexico: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking Organizations (open access)

Mexico: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking Organizations

This report provides background on drug trafficking and organized crime inside Mexico. It identifies the major drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) and examines how the organized crime "landscape" has been significantly altered by fragmentation.
Date: July 3, 2018
Creator: Beittel, June S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
"El Chapo" Guzmán's Extradition: What's Next for U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation? (open access)

"El Chapo" Guzmán's Extradition: What's Next for U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation?

This report discusses the extradition of notorious drug trafficking kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.
Date: February 3, 2017
Creator: Ribando Seelke, Clare; Beittel, June S. & Rosen, Liana W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heroin Production in Mexico and U.S. Policy (open access)

Heroin Production in Mexico and U.S. Policy

This report discusses Mexico's role as an illicit drug suppler to the U.S, specifically focusing on Heroin production and trafficking.
Date: March 3, 2016
Creator: Ribando Seelke, Clare & Rosen, Liana W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections (open access)

Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections

This report provides the results of recent elections in Latin America and the Caribbean. Below are three tables organized by region, including the date of each country's independence, the name of the newly elected president or prime minister, and the projected date of the next election. Information in this report was gathered from numerous sources, including the U.S. State Department, the CIA's Open Source, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), and other news sources.
Date: December 3, 2013
Creator: Torreon, Barbara Salazar
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods and the WTO Trade Dispute on Meat Labeling (open access)

Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods and the WTO Trade Dispute on Meat Labeling

This report covers the dispute between the U.S with its neighbors Canada and Mexico, who say that the recent country-of-origin labeling (COOL) system implemented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is unfair and does not meet its original objectives. This dispute was brought before the WTO dispute panel and found to be valid. The report ends with a discussion of options for the U.S. in regards to modifying COOL to follow WTO rulings.
Date: July 3, 2012
Creator: Jurenas, Remy & Greene, Joel L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexico's Free Trade Agreements (open access)

Mexico's Free Trade Agreements

In the 112th Congress, issues of concern related to the trade and economic relationship with Mexico have involved mostly economic conditions in Mexico, issues related to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the effect of NAFTA, and Mexican migration to the United States. This report provides an overview of Mexico's free trade agreements, its motivations for trade liberalization and entering into free trade agreements, and some of the issues Mexico faces in addressing its economic challenges.
Date: July 3, 2012
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Richard Clay McBride, April 3, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Richard Clay McBride, April 3, 2012

Interview with Richard Clay McBryde, a rancher from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. McBryde discusses his life as a rancher, his rodeo career, his education, and his short-lived football career. The interview transcript includes photos of Richard Clay McBryde, his rodeo years, and his family, on pages 16-21.
Date: April 3, 2012
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & McBryde, Richard Clay
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Clay McBryde, April 3, 2012 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Richard Clay McBryde, April 3, 2012

Interview with Richard Clay McBryde, a rancher from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. McBryde discusses his life as a rancher, his rodeo career, his education, and his short-lived football career. The interview transcript includes photos of Richard Clay McBryde, his rodeo years, and his family, on pages 16-21.
Date: April 3, 2012
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & McBryde, Richard Clay
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Medicare Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) (open access)

Medicare Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)

This report covers the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and U.S. - Mexico drug trafficking. It also looks at migration, environmental issues, legislation in the 111th, and the relationship between the Obama Administration and Mexico.
Date: June 3, 2010
Creator: Ribando Seelke, Clare
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
NAFTA and the Mexican Economy (open access)

NAFTA and the Mexican Economy

This report provides an overview of Mexico's motivations for entering the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Mexican economy, the economic effects of NAFTA in Mexico, and the views of NAFTA within Mexico. It also provides information on NAFTA's effect on Mexico's agricultural sector because this has been one of the more controversial issues surrounding NAFTA in Mexico.
Date: June 3, 2010
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress (open access)

Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress

This report covers the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and U.S.-Mexico drug trafficking. It also looks at migration, environmental issues, legislation in the 111th Congress, and the relationship between the Obama Administration and Mexico.
Date: February 3, 2010
Creator: Seelke, Clare Ribando; Sullivan, Mark P. & Beittel, June S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications (open access)

U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications

This report provides an overview of U.S.-Mexico economic relations, trade trends, the Mexican economy, NAFTA, and trade issues between the United States and Mexico.
Date: April 3, 2009
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress (open access)

Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress

This report covers the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and U.S.-Mexico drug trafficking. It also looks at migration, environmental issues, legislation in the 111th Congress, and the relationship between the Obama Administration and Mexico.
Date: July 3, 2008
Creator: Cook, Colleen W. & Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Merida Initiative: Proposed U.S. Anticrime and Counterdrug Assistance for Mexico and Central America (open access)

Merida Initiative: Proposed U.S. Anticrime and Counterdrug Assistance for Mexico and Central America

In October 2007, the United States and Mexico announced the Mérida Initiative, a multi-year proposal for $1.4 billion in U.S. assistance to Mexico and Central America aimed at combating drug trafficking, gangs, and organized crime. This report outlines the various appropriations and other foreign aid measures outlined in the Mérida Initiative and what future actions regarding this ongoing effort will include.
Date: June 3, 2008
Creator: Cook, Colleen W.; Rush, Rebecca G. & Seelke, Clare Ribando
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications (open access)

U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications

This report provides an overview of U.S.-Mexico economic relations, trade trends, the Mexican economy, NAFTA, and trade issues between the United States and Mexico.
Date: June 3, 2008
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Mexico Tunnel] captions transcript

[News Clip: Mexico Tunnel]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: June 3, 1993, 8:00 a.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Toni's Fourth Birthday]

Photograph of Toni Marie Jones at home on her fourth birthday, sitting on a coffee table to the left of a birthday cake. She is wearing a black and white striped shirt and holding a black and white kitten that she got for her birthday. The birthday cake is white with partially-visible letters and decorations along with four candles (2 blue and 2 yellow). A couch is visible behind her, in front of patterned wallpaper.
Date: November 3, 1990
Creator: Jones, Christine
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1194.0276]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Junita Susa of Mexico and Eduardo Barries of Venzuela prepare for Fiesta II."
Date: September 3, 1980
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[News Script: Drug bust] (open access)

[News Script: Drug bust]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about more than a hundred thousand dollars worth of amphetamines which bound for the Dallas market from were seized in Tyler by federal agents.
Date: April 3, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Drugs] (open access)

[News Script: Drugs]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about federal drugs enforcement agents who arrested one suspect and seized more than one thousand dollars worth of amphetamines which bounds for the Dallas drug market.
Date: April 3, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports] (open access)

[News Script: Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the day Billy Martin and the Texas rangers who have been preparing for the past few weeks for the opening of the 1974 major league Baseball season.
Date: April 3, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: APO 71] (open access)

[News Script: APO 71]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about federal authorities who say that they are holding a father and son team who have a contract to smuggle five tons of marijuana into the United states.
Date: July 3, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Young remarried] (open access)

[News Script: Young remarried]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: December 3, 1971, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Plane hijacking] (open access)

[News Script: Plane hijacking]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: July 3, 1971, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library