Big Bend Region

The state is returning to Far West Texas with a new round of coronavirus testing. The new dates come as Presidio County is seeing what officials are calling a concerning rise in cases.

By Public Radio Staff As the state of Texas heads toward a possible third surge of coronavirus cases, the Big Bend region is seeing its own uptick. In the…

A second Big Bend resident has died from the coronavirus after local health authorities transferred him to an Odessa hospital to receive treatment.

Concerns West Texans may be undercounted during the 2020 Census are mounting as the coronavirus pandemic complicates the work of surveyors.

At this time, the case is still under investigation and it’s currently unknown how the individual became infected in this remote corner of the state.

This story was originally broadcast on a special episode of the Texas Standard called "The Wall", an hour-long look at the prospect for an expanded border…

MARFA, Texas -- Opponents of a pipeline under construction in West Texas are pleased by the national attention garnered by protest against the Dakota…

Activists in west Texas are taking to heart the successes of the Standing Rock Sioux to stop construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. They're hoping to repeat that for a pipeline project there.

Native American groups and some Big Bend-area residents gathered to protest the Trans-Pecos Pipeline near Marfa on Sunday. Drums mixed with the sounds of…

This story has been updated to include a statement from 83rd District Attorney Rod Ponton. Alpine lawyer Jaime Escuder pulled a comfortable win over…