KRTS News
Near The Border, A Former Camp For Oilfield Workers Now Holds Hundreds Of Migrant Children
By Riane Roldan, Texas Tribune Three vans with 20 migrant children pulled up to a welcome center at the Carrizo Springs emergency shelter Friday as dozens of shelter employees, wearing shirts with Emergency Management emblazoned on the back, stood eagerly … Continue reading
KRTS Off-Air Due To Damaged AEP Equipment
AEP is working to restore power to the top of Brown Mountain. An outage caused by a storm damaged a piece of equipment and is keeping 93.5 FM (Marfa and Fort Davis broadcast) off-air.
Zero Tolerance May Be Over, But Migrant Children Are Still Being Separated From Parents
By Riane Roldan and Alana Rocha, Texas Tribune More than a year after the Trump administration ended a controversial policy that led to hundreds of family separations, as many as five migrant children per day continue to be separated from … Continue reading
Housing Needs In the Permian Basin Is Spurring Land Sales In Midland And Odessa
By Mitch Borden Small land sales in Texas are up for the sixth year in a row. That’s according to a new report from the Texas Realtors Association. Those sales rose by about 6 percent last year, driven by the … Continue reading
Worker Shortages In The Permian Basin Continue Even As Companies Tap The Brakes
By Mitch Borden The Permian Basin’s oil industry hit its first real slow down in years over the last seven months. Companies have cut thousands of jobs and the number of oil rigs has fallen. But at the same time, … Continue reading
After Major Changes To Proposed Resolution, Presidio County Becomes “Second Amendment Sanctuary”
By Carlos Morales After a heated discussion that brought more than 60 people into the Presidio County Judge’s chambers, county commissioners approved a resolution labeling the county a “Second Amendment sanctuary.” The designation appears to be the first of its … Continue reading
The National Guard Is Heading To The U.S.-Mexico Border To Help Move Trucks Through Faster
By Carson Frame, Texas Public Radio Every day, more than 40,000 commercial trucks cross over the Pharr International Bridge into Texas from the Mexican city of Reynosa. Carrying things like fruits, vegetables, and machine parts, they spill out into an intersection … Continue reading
Presidio County Postpones Late Hours Vote For Local Business, Looks To Adopt Area-Wide Ordinance
By Sally Beauvais On Wednesday, Presidio County officials postponed their vote on a request by business owner Liz Lambert for permission to serve alcohol until 2 AM at her Marfa hotel, El Cosmico. The commissioners court plans to adopt an … Continue reading
Marfa Artist “Not Guilty” Of Assault Based On Lack Of Evidence
By Diana Nguyen On Tuesday — a trial took place in Marfa for an assault case. The defendant, a high-profile artist who lives part-time in Marfa — was found not guilty of the Class C Misdemeanor charge. Marfa Public Radio’s … Continue reading
In Light Of New Precedent, Marfa Business To Ask County For Late Night Hours — For A Second Time
By Sally Beauvais In the city of Marfa, it’s well-understood that you can’t buy a drink at a bar after midnight most nights of the week. But Presidio County is grappling with its own policies regarding late-night alcohol serving hours. … Continue reading
