Aug 25 Watch 7:12 On the U.S.-Mexico border, water shortages loom as the region races for solutions By PBS News Hour Population growth and climate change could in the coming years bring water shortages along the Rio Grande river, a source of drinking water and agriculture for U.S. and Mexico. “Shallow Waters,” a nine-part series by Quartz and the Texas Observer,… Continue watching
Jun 13 Border agents in Texas warned not to talk to media By Christopher Sherman, Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The surge in immigrant children caught crossing the southern border in Texas that has dominated headlines and risks becoming a political crisis for President Barack Obama and Congress includes a new threat facing Border Patrol agents: reporters. An… Continue reading
Feb 29 Reunited Texas Democrats Face Divisive Primary By PBS News Hour After Texas Democrats scored a string of upsets over GOP incumbents -- winning Dallas County offices, judgeships across the state and two congressional seats in 2006 -- state party members say voters are rediscovering their once-moribund party. Continue reading