Mayors of El Paso, Juarez, to participate in Hands Across el Rio

By Steve Taylor
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AUSTIN, August 24 - After some confusion as to whether its leaders would be participating, the City of El Paso is now firmly backing Hands Across el Rio, the grassroots protest against a border wall.

The first event in the border-wide protest takes place at the Paso del Norte international bridge in El Paso-Juarez on Saturday at 10 a.m.

“Mayor John Cook is leading the charge. He wants the city to take a lead because he feels so strongly about this issue,â€