Nacogdoches a border town?

An AFP article states Clint Dempsey was raised on a trailer park in a border town, playing with Mexican immigrants. Well, I guess Nacogdoches is close to Louisiana, and there is a good-size Hispanic population, but I don't think it's necessarily Laredo or El Paso.

The Wall Street Journal has a much better article on the former Dragon:

Mr. Dempsey wasn't just liberally firing everything at net. He was efficient, too. The FIFA Castrol Index, which measures the effectiveness of a player's passes and rates the distance from which they shoot, ranked Mr. Dempsey as the second-best player in the entire tournament -- trailing only Brazilian defender Lucio.

So does MLS Talk:

To Clint Dempsey may I say that I apologize to you for being so harsh & overly critical of your play on the field. Your performence in these last three matches have made me believe in you again, but I must admit seeing you break down in tears after recieveing the bronze ball for scoring showed me that you do want to earn your place and caring for the National Team. Good luck in the match against Mexico on August 12th Clint, we need you badly.