Drought has hollowed out Chihuahua’s Conchos Valley and bred civil unrest as South Texas demands the water it’s owed.

Latin American and Border Studies at the University of Texas at El Paso and is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in cultural anthropology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He spent 2024 conducting ...

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Members practice in Alvarado last spring. Karla Ramirez, stands with her horse, Mil Amores, as he rolls in the dirt to cool down. Left: Kitzia Guevara-Vazquez (left), a member of La Victoria, and ...

The shrinking of a mighty Mexican river has hollowed out the economy of Chihuahua’s Conchos Valley and bred civil unrest as South Texas demands the water it’s owed.

Judge Dismisses Charges Against Brownsville ISD Honor Student . For a third time, the Cameron County District Attorney's Office had asked for more time to pursue criminal charges against 11-year ...