Several small non-agricultural establishments in the Paso del Norte borderland are eligible of loans through the U.S. Business Administration, due to droughts extending across the region.
Writer Mark Hentemann and voice actor/animator/screenwriter Seth MacFarlane are developing a series, which will be entitled "Bordertown," that will “satirize America’s changing cultural landscape.” MacFarlane, the creator of controversial television series such as "American Dad!" and "Family Guy," received raised brows from Latinos who anticipated that the humor of the new show would match the crude manner of his others…but fears have been laid to rest. Lalo Alcaraz, the high-profile Mexican cartoonist and satirist, has been slated to write for the series.
