Cite 30 was edited by Rafael Longoria. The following is an excerpt from his article, “Disparity and Proximity," featured in this special issue issue:
As the debate over the proposed North American Free Trade Agreement moves to center stage, new attention is being paid to the Mexican-American border. Of particular interest from the Texas perspective is the portion of the border shared with the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, since most trade between the United States and Mexico passes through this relatively small area. The pairs of cities that straddle the Rio Grande in this region, some founded in the 1700s, have developed complex economic and human ties. But disparity as much as proximity shapes the character of these relationships.
Joel Warren Barna; Juan I. Barragán; Dwayne G. Bohuslav; Frank Briscoe; Sissy Farenthold; Stephen Fox; Diane Ghirardo; Genaro González; Olive Hershey; Gilberto M. Hinojosa; Richard Howard; Enid E. Jiménez; Yaak Karsunke; Rafael Longoria; Elizabeth McBride; Ernesto Luis Maldonaldo; Gerald Moorhead; David Payne; Malcom Quantrill; Olaf L. Recktenwald; Peter Rockrise; Mario L. Sanchez; Sheryl Tucker; Drexel Turner; and Bruce. C. Webb.