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Government documents reveal Big Bend border wall details as opposition grows | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
Government documents reveal Big Bend border wall details as opposition grows | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has in recent weeks sent letters to local property owners in the path of potential border wall building. The documents reveal new details on the plan, which has garnered widespread opposition.
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Weather Underground: Studying “Speleometeorology” in Carlsbad Cavern | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
Weather Underground: Studying “Speleometeorology” in Carlsbad Cavern | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
Cave scientist Riannon Colton is working to unlock one of the cavern’s mysteries: its “speleometeorology.” Because it turns out that big caves, like big mountains, create their own weather.
Desert Dispatch Vol. 60
Desert Dispatch Vol. 60
The Year of The Horse
Early voting is underway in Texas. Here's what to know before you cast your ballot | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
Early voting is underway in Texas. Here's what to know before you cast your ballot | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
Texas voters can cast their ballot early in the Republican or Democratic primary through Friday, Feb. 27. Election day is March 3.
Border wall plans now set to include Big Bend National Park | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
Border wall plans now set to include Big Bend National Park | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
The Trump administration’s “Smart Wall” plan was expanded in recent days to include the potential for border wall building within Big Bend National Park, according to a map of border projects from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Big Bend area residents have started organizing against the plan.
Trump administration waiving environmental regulations for border walls in Big Bend area | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
Trump administration waiving environmental regulations for border walls in Big Bend area | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
A preliminary federal notice says the Department of Homeland Security is moving to waive a wide range of environmental regulations to speed up “barriers and roads” building in the Big Bend region of West Texas. The waivers would include a portion of Big Bend Ranch State Park.
In the Pecos Canyonlands, Discovering the Daily Lives of Ancient Mural Makers | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
In the Pecos Canyonlands, Discovering the Daily Lives of Ancient Mural Makers | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
The Lower Pecos Canyonlands – where the Pecos and Devils rivers join the Rio Grande – contain globally significant rock art. But these same shallow caves have preserved much else from prehistory: bits of tools and textiles, plant and animal remains.
Big Bend area border wall projects could move forward within weeks | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
Big Bend area border wall projects could move forward within weeks | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
Border wall projects could soon move forward in the remote Big Bend region of West Texas as part of the Trump administration’s sweeping “Smart Wall” plan for the entire U.S.-Mexico border, according to officials and local residents who say construction firms have started contacting people in the area about the project.
Desert Dispatch Vol. 59
Desert Dispatch Vol. 59
We're Back!
After anti-ICE school walkout, Midland ISD police seek to identify organizers | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
After anti-ICE school walkout, Midland ISD police seek to identify organizers | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
Hours after Midland High School students participated in a national anti-ICE protest movement last week, Midland ISD’s police department shared a social media post asking for tips on who shared fliers advertising the event.
Survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in West Texas are up against tough odds. This organization ensures they’re not alone. | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
Survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in West Texas are up against tough odds. This organization ensures they’re not alone. | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
The Family Crisis Center of the Big Bend is one of the only services of its kind in West Texas. Advocates say while these types of crimes are rarely reported, they remain dedicated to the clients they do have, and to spreading awareness on the issues.
Alongside Landowners, the Devils River Conservancy Fights to Save a Singular Place | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
Alongside Landowners, the Devils River Conservancy Fights to Save a Singular Place | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
The Devils River is frequently described as the most pristine river in Texas. Flowing where the Chihuahuan Desert blends into the Hill Country and the South Texas shrublands, it’s a luminous ribbon of water in an arid land. It’s also a hunter’s paradise, with a rich ranching heritage, and home to globally significant cave paintings. And it’s an ecological wonder, a last stronghold for aquatic creatures that have vanished elsewhere.
Big Bend National Park temporarily closes Chisos Mountain Lodge amid ‘critical’ water shortage | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
Big Bend National Park temporarily closes Chisos Mountain Lodge amid ‘critical’ water shortage | Marfa Public Radio, radio for a wide range.
The lodge will remain closed “until further notice” as the West Texas park deals with an ongoing water outage, officials said.
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