Mitch Borden
Permian Basin Reporter & All Things Considered HostMitch first picked up a microphone as a radio producer in Nome, Alaska. There he did everything from covering the Iditarod to crafting sound rich features about life in rural Alaska. After his time in the north, he was hooked on radio and journalism — leading him to pursue a career in public media.
Over the past six years, Mitch has worked across West Texas — reporting on the oil field communities spread out over the Permian Basin for Marfa Public Radio. His work has earned multiple awards, including two National Murrow Awards.
When he’s not covering the news you’ll probably find him wandering around with his camera and a cup of coffee.
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After a yearlong effort, city officials and local firefighters have settled on a plan to address an approximately $121 million deficit in the first responder’s retirement fund. -
Economist Ray Perryman, who lives in Odessa and closely follows the Texas energy sector, sat down with Marfa Public Radio to discuss President Trump’s executive order declaring a national energy emergency and the large amount of oil already being produced in the Permian Basin. -
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In 1918, more than a dozen boys and men in the small West Texas border community of Porvenir were executed by a group of Texas Rangers, U.S. soldiers and ranchers. More than a century later, their descendants are pushing for all of the victims’ death certificates.
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Midland County Commissioners on Tuesday adopted a new policy that will create a committee tasked with determining whether books at local libraries are appropriate for children and teenagers. -
The oil company Occidental Petroleum is planning to open its Stratos carbon capture facility west of Odessa next year, but some worry about the potential environmental consequences of injecting carbon dioxide underground in a region filled with old, forgotten oil wells. -
The ban makes it a crime for anyone to use a bathroom that doesn’t match their “biological sex.” The new ordinance also allows people who violate the ban in any building - city-owned or not - to be sued for up to $10,000. -
The Midland City Council has adopted a plan to address a multi-million dollar deficit in the city’s firefighter pension. The move comes after months of negotiations between the city and firefighters.
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Results are in for key local, regional and state-level races in West Texas. Follow our coverage here. -
The small group of church members and its pastor steer clear of political conversations to avoid offending one another and to let individuals form their own opinions.
