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Brownsville

Remembering Boca Chica Beach—Before Elon Musk Came to Town

Destruction isn't always something physical, but also something done to memory.

by Gaige Davila

Keep Reading

Brownsville Elected Officials Are Doing PR for Embattled LNG Megaproject

by Gaige Davila

‘We Are People Too’: Scenes of Migration in Matamoros and Reynosa

by Francesca D’Annunzio

Border Angels and Magic Moments

by Sergio Chapa

Mar 26, 2018

I Grew Up on the Texas-Mexico Border, but Now I Barely Recognize It

In Brownsville, you can't go home again.

by Domingo Martinez

Mar 01, 2018

‘Guerrilla Warfare’: A Long-Shot Campaign to Unseat Brownsville’s 17-term State Rep

René Oliveira faces two challengers in the Democratic primary this year. One is counting on poor people, an anti-corruption message and 20-hour days to see him through.

by Gus Bova

zika, brownsville, border Dec 18, 2017

Bordering on an Outbreak

Brownsville can't afford a Zika outbreak, but it also can’t afford to prevent one.

by Sophie Novack

Nov 28, 2017

Strangest State: December 2017

Weird news from far-flung Texas.

by Rose Cahalan

Oct 20, 2017

Federal Court Denies Undocumented Teen’s Request for an Abortion

An appeals court Friday heard arguments on whether a federal refugee agency can block a minor in its custody from having an abortion.

by Sophie Novack

August 2016 strangest state mattress stacking illustration Aug 05, 2016

Strangest State: Prayer Drive-Thru, Hillary Hate, and Bong or Cocktail Glass?

by Patrick Michels

A shrimp boat at the Port of Brownsville in South Texas. Aug 03, 2016

With Natural Gas Facilities Coming to Brownsville, Shrimpin’ Ain’t Easy

by Naveena Sadasivam

health care Sep 08, 2015

Insurgent Medicine

Physicians hope to revolutionize health care in the Valley with a simple prescription — access.

by Daniel Blue Tyx

Donald Trump Aug 28, 2015

The Borderlands, So Far from Austin

by Forrest Wilder

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