Officials along the U.S.-Mexico border say restrictions on nonessential travelers — first adopted at the start of the coronavirus crisis — are dividing families and hindering economic recovery in the area. A welcome sign in Presidio, Texas, located just north of the Rio Grande from Ojinaga, Mexico. (Courthouse News photo/Travis Bubenik) PRESIDIO, Texas (CN) — Elsa Armendariz and her husband Alberto run Montana Western Wear, a clothing store in the quiet West Texas border town of Presidio. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, customers would come from as far away as the Mexican states of Coahuila and Durango to browse their selection of boots, hats and more. At Christmas, they’d pick up gifts for friends and family.