EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The closure of Santa Teresa’s cattle crossing due to a screwworm outbreak is having a significant impact on the borderland economy, costing jobs and driving up beef prices.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture shut down the crossing in May after the parasite was found in cattle in parts of Mexico.
Larry Guillen, owner of Zeus Lightning Logistics, a cattle trucking company in El Paso, said, “I lost $175,000 in capital…