Articles tagged: West Texas
The Business of Burying Horses
The border town of Presidio loses money every time it buries a dead horse — and nowadays there are hundreds of them.
Presidio is the last stop for horses on their way to slaughter in Mexico, but many don't make it that far, causing headache, and heartache, for many....Read More
Following Observer Story, Voting Rights Group Asks DOJ to Investigate West Texas Sheriff (Updated)
A D.C. group has asked the DOJ to investigate the alleged voter intimidation tactics of a West Texas sheriff featured in a recent Observer investigation....Read More
Above the Law
Pamela Elliott was the new sheriff in town. But instead of law and order, she brought chaos.
Pamela Elliott was the new sheriff in town. But instead of law and order, she brought chaos — voter intimidation and botched investigations — to West Texas....Read More
Big Bend Becomes Congressional Battleground
Pete Gallego’s going green in a bid to reclaim the purple district for Democrats.
Will Hurd's challenger, former congressman Pete Gallego, is going green in a bid to reclaim the deep purple district around Big Bend for Democrats....Read More
An Abortion Option Returns to El Paso After Long Legal Battle
After a prolonged legal and bureaucratic battle over provisions of Texas’ omnibus anti-abortion law, an El Paso abortion clinic has reopened and will provide ...Read More
Book Report: El Paso on Lithium
What at times in this solid chase-adventure can seem almost like cartoonish hallucination in fact reflects real-time social devolution. The novel’s stereotypi...Read More
Is Rick Perry Cheerleading for a Nuclear Trans-Texas Corridor?
The companies angling to build a facility for high-level radioactive waste in Texas have found a high-level cheerleader: Rick Perry. But the idea of making Texa...Read More
Texas Solar Power May Have its Day in the Sun
Two recently-announced solar projects in West Texas show how solar is becoming cheaper and more than just a niche source of energy. ...Read More
Sorting Fact from Fiction in the Fracking Water Debate
The West Texas town of Barnhart has become a hot spot not only for fracking activity but also the debate over how much of a threat the process poses for groundw...Read More