After making false claims about El Paso, Trump to hold a rally there
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Monday’s will be the president’s first rally in the border city. Continue Reading
Surge of oil and gas flowing to Texas coastline triggers building boom, tensions
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Texas, home to the most prolific oilfield in the country, is at the epicenter of a historic buildout of oil and gas infrastructure in the United States. Continue Reading
Here’s why Texas voter turnout was so low, and why it’s surging now
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President Donald Trump’s immigration rhetoric and actions appear to be energizing Latino voters in Texas and elsewhere. Continue Reading
As oil and gas exports surge, West Texas becomes the world’s ‘extraction colony’
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An unprecedented drilling boom in the Permian Basin is great for business. But it’s polluting the air, overwhelming communities and threatening the planet. Continue Reading
How Trump’s wall could kill a Texas border town
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Presidio’s relationship with Mexico is at times a life-and-death affair. Continue Reading
Y’all, we need a divorce: El Paso should leave Texas, become part of NM
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When there is no love, no sharing and no respect, relationships end. Continue Reading
As NM’s water situation worsens, legal battle over the Rio Grande intensifies
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New Mexico could be forced to curtail groundwater pumping throughout the Rincon and Mesilla valleys. Continue Reading
Win or lose, O’Rourke’s campaign could shape Texas politics for years
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The El Paso congressman’s long-shot campaign could help rebuild his party and make a difference in races lower on the ballot even if he loses. Continue Reading
Supreme Court ruling could impact Texas-New Mexico water fight
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The high court’s decision lowers the burden of proof for states locked in similar water battles with upstream neighbors. Continue Reading
Amid immigration debate, feds moving ahead with land seizures for South Texas border wall
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At a briefing in McAllen earlier this week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection told a group of South Texas officials the federal government plans to move forward. Continue Reading
On a bridge over the Rio Grande, immigrants seeking asylum wait for a chance to enter the U.S.
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Sleeping on the bridge connecting Brownsville with Mexico, a Guatemalan man says he’ll wait as long as it takes to get across and find his wife and children. Continue Reading
How will the crisis at the border be resolved? In Washington, no one seems to know.
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There is increasing political and policy concern at the U.S. Capitol over the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant children from their parents at the border. Continue Reading
Trump administration to build temporary shelter for immigrant children near El Paso
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed it has selected Tornillo as a site to house immigrant children separated from their parents. Continue Reading
Trump administration considers tent cities in Texas for immigrant children
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The administration is eyeing Fort Bliss near El Paso as a potential location for a cluster of temporary shelters that could house between 1,000 and 5,000 children. Continue Reading
U.S. Justice Department won’t fight Texas’ efforts to end DACA
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The U.S. Justice Department said late Friday it agrees the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program should be terminated. Continue Reading