KRTS News
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
New Pipelines To The Permian Basin Are Projected To Double The Oil The Region Can Pump Out
By Mitch Borden The Permian Basin is producing about 4 million barrels of oil a day. The most to ever come out of the region. For a long time though, West Texas hasn’t had enough pipeline infrastructure to carry that … Continue reading
In Presidio, Amateur Drag Racing Is Back
By Sally Beauvais It’s Saturday night in West Texas. On a stretch of land outside of the border town of Presidio, cars are lining up two-by-two behind a straight, quarter-mile racing strip illuminated by stadium lights. A summer storm has … Continue reading
Texas Is Going To Court To End Obamacare. It Hasn’t Produced A Plan To Replace It.
By Emma Platoff and Edgar Walters, Texas Tribune Last year, after a federal judge in Texas declared the entirety of the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, throwing into question millions of Americans’ health coverage, the state’s Republican leaders promised they would … Continue reading
‘Never Again Is Now:’ Artists Protest Conditions At The U.S.-Mexico Border
By Mallory Falk Artists from around the country gathered in El Paso Friday night for what they called an “artistic uprising” at the U.S.-Mexico border. With an international bridge as their backdrop, they sang, played music, and recited poetry expressing … Continue reading
Your Memories Of Lonn Taylor, The Rambling Boy
By Marfa Public Radio Today, we continue our celebration of our friend Lonn Taylor, the Rambling Boy. It’s been just over a week since he died at the age of 79 at his home in Fort Davis. We’re airing remembrances … Continue reading
Expansion Of “Remain In Mexico” Policy Brings Tension, Fear To Border Cities
By Julián Aguilar, Texas Tribune On Monday afternoon, Luis Emilio realized he’d had enough. The 22-year old Ecuadoran migrant had just spent three days in detention in the United States after seeking asylum, only to be sent back to Mexico until … Continue reading
Texas Man Dies While Hiking During Extreme Heat In Big Bend National Park
By Carlos Morales A visitor to Big Bend National Park died July 2 while hiking, as temperatures in the rugged Far West Texas park reached well above 100 degrees that afternoon. Richard Merrill, 54, of Friendswood, Texas was hiking on … Continue reading
Homeland Security Report: Tensions Rising In Overcrowded Migrant Detention Facilities
By Riane Roldan, Texas Tribune The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General released a report Tuesday detailing severe overcrowding and escalating tensions between detainees and Border Patrol agents at five facilities in the Rio Grande Valley. The report … Continue reading
Members Of Congress Describe Migrant Detention Center Without Running Water
By Mallory Falk, Joey Palacios, Bri Kirkham About a dozen members of the Hispanic Congressional Caucus toured three migrant detention facilities near El Paso on Monday as part of an investigation.
