
Diana Nguyen
Diana Nguyen was a reporter for Marfa Public Radio. During her time at the radio station, she was also the host and executive producer for West Texas Talk. Her work explores the forces that shape the people and places of Far West Texas.
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The disappearance of grasslands from the Chihuahuan Desert is exacerbating the problem of dwindling grassland birds. Conservationists with The Bird…
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By Diana NguyenIn Texas, 95 percent of the land is privately owned, much of it by ranchers. And if you drive out West, the swaths of private land holdings…
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For people working in the oil and gas industry in the Permian Basin, finding housing can be a challenge. The blue-collar workforce often ends up in…
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Last week, the film Blanche premiered in Marfa. It’s a story about a hermetic West Texas rancher suffering from the loss of his wife. But then, a friend…
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By Diana Nguyen In the Davis Mountains Resort, burros (often colloquially referred to as donkeys) are both loved and hated by residents. But recently, a…
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It's been about a year and half since the completion of the Trans-Pecos Pipeline. Still, advocates are calling for legislative reform to eminent domain —…
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School starts next week in Marfa. But this year, Marfa Independent School District is working with a little less. For the first time, some of MISD's local…
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The Big Bend Ranch Rodeo takes place from Friday, August 10 to Sunday, August 12 at various locations in Alpine. The rodeo showcases the everyday work of…
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By Diana Nguyen A few weeks ago, we asked you to send us questions that you have about our region for a new journalism project we’re calling West Texas…
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This week, twenty dancers from around the US and Canada will be in town to work, investigate, and collectively widen compositional, sensorial, and…