El Paso rep: White House spreading ‘misinformation’ on airspace closure
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by Max RegoFebruary 12, 2026
Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) pushed back late Wednesday on the Trump administration’s assertions that a cartel drone incursion caused the temporary airspace restrictions over El Paso, Texas, and southern New Mexico. Escobar, whose district includes most of the border city, wrote on social media that the “amount of misinformation being spread — including by the…
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Originally published on The Hill on 2/12/2026