Washington, Feb. 12 -- Congresswoman Veronica Escobar issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Congressman Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) sent a letter to the Secretaries of the Departments of Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security demanding a classified briefing on the closure of air space in and around El Paso, Texas and Southern New Mexico earlier this week.
The letter can be found in its entirety below and here (https://escobar.house.gov/UploadedFiles/2026.02.12_Letter_requesting_classified_briefing_about_El_Paso_and_southern_NM_TFRs.pdf):
"Dear Secretary Duffy, Secretary Hegseth, and Secretary Noem,
"We write to you today with urgen...