Ever since early this week, millions of Texans have been without power, running water, and some, without food as an unprecedented winter storm slams the Lone Star state. An unpredictable cold weather storm descended on Texas throughout the last several days, and freezing weather, combined with record low temperatures have shut Texas’ power grid completely down. So far, the storm has been declared a national emergency, and 47 people have died because of power outages, freezing conditions, and no access to heat, electricity or water,

Figure 2: Migrants being apprehended by CBP, west of Lukeville, Arizona. Customs and Border Patrol / 2019

As the Biden administration repeals heavy immigration policies from the former administration, public officials in Tucson, Pima County, and Arizona are preparing for the influx of migrants that are expected to arrive in the coming months.
 

Just last week, the Tucson City council voted unanimously to approve the zoning for the development of the “River Terrace Annexation District,” an office development that is set to be an extension of the “River Kino Annexation District,” along River Road in the North side of Tucson.
 
The development will be 9.88 acres, where former residencies are set to be leveled to make way for the development of office buildings and spaces near the intersection of River Road and Hacienda Del Sol. The project wants to revitalize the area into a semi-urban space that connects offices and stores to surrounding neighborhoods, and the nearby Chuck Huckleberry Loop Trail.
 
The City council has yet to announce when development construction is set to continue.