[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here is a dark line, that marks the delineation. Otherwise, the lone lights shining in the parking lot of the La Posada Hotel in Laredo, where the South Texas Press Convention held its annual meeting, comes from the parking lot below.

But across that line, across the Rio Grande River, lights shine, cars and buses are lined up, waiting to get into Texas. Trucks idle, bringing products for Americans.

How did I get the only hotel room with a balcony overlooking the Rio Grande Rive...