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Rio Grande Valley

Rio Grande Valley Advocates Urge Congress to Restore Protections for Public Lands in Path of Border Wall

After years of bipartisan carveouts from Congress, plans for the border wall now cut through wildlife refuges and cultural sites in the Texas Rio Grande Valley.

By Martha Pskowski

 The Rio Grande and the border wall are seen in Brownsville, Texas, on Jan. 15. Credit: Gabriel V. Cardenas/AFP via Getty Images
The border wall is seen in the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Steve Hillebrand/USFWS

Environmental Laws Waived to Build Border Wall in Texas Wildlife Refuge

By Martha Pskowski
An aerial view of pecan orchards and alfalfa fields on the U.S.-Mexico border southeast of El Paso, Texas. Credit: Omar Ornelas

Border Agency Seeks Solutions With Mexico on Water, Sewage Problems

By Martha Pskowski
The Conquistador Apartments in Brownsville has central air and shaded walkways. Still, the apartment occupied by Joaquin Galvan, 82, his 78-year-old sister and his 60-year old daughter grew hot enough to put them at grave risk, given their chronic medical conditions.

Chronic Health Problems Amplify Heat Risk in the Rio Grande Valley

Story by Martha Pskowski, photos by Chris Lee
El puente de la carretera 90 cruza la presa de la Amistad cerca de Del Rio, Texas. El agua entregado a EE.UU. se almacena en dos embalses, donde los niveles de agua han bajado en los últimos meses. Fotografía por Omar Ornelas

La otra disputa fronteriza es sobre un tratado de aguas de 80 años

By Martha Pskowski
The U.S. 90 bridge crosses the Amistad Reservoir near Del Rio, Texas. Water deliveries from Mexico are stored at the reservoir, where water levels have dropped in recent months. Credit: Omar Ornelas

The Other Border Dispute Is Over an 80-Year-Old Water Treaty

By Martha Pskowski
An American white ibis lands on marshy wetlands of the South Padre Island Birding Center in Texas. Credit: Jon G. Fuller/VW Pics/ Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The Transatlantic Battle to Stop Methane Gas Exports From South Texas

By Aaron Cantú, Capital & Main

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