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In his bid for attorney general, George P. Bush pitches himself as the toughest candidate on the border

Political observers say the move is a gamble. All three other major Republican candidates for attorney general, including incumbent Ken Paxton, have strong stances on border security.

Nachos - a favourite snack across the globe.(Credit: iStock/Getty Images) Under the Influence27:28S10E11 - Brands Are People, Too: Products Named After Inventors (Encore) Did it ever occur to you that nachos were created by a guy named Nachos? The dish originated in northern Mexico back in the 1940's. There was an army base near Eagle Pas in Texas, and right across the border was a town called Piedras Negras. One day, the wives of the U.S. soldiers went over to the Mexican town to do some shopping. After a few hours, the ladies got hungry and walked into a restaurant just as it was closing. T...

Listen • 31:09 By: María Méndez, Angela Kocherga and Paul Flahive For over a year Delfina Gracilazo has traveled across the Texas-Mexico border between Piedras Negras and Eagle Pass, TX to sell her blood. It’s a common way to make some extra money at the border. She stands outside one of Eagle Pass’s two Plasma donation facilities waiting with a group of other Mexican citizens who can sell it multiple times a month, earning about $40 per donation. The money didn’t used to make it back. “We would come donate, stop by the stores and shop and then we would go back...