Fronteras Desk News
Thirsty Texas is looking to its neighbor states for water. Oklahoma has been the target of Texas water grabs and now the Lone Star State is looking to the Land of Enchantment.
Dec. 13, 2013
Analysts are split on the price of crude for 2104 begging the question; How will the nation's largest producing oil field in Texas and New Mexico fare? Even those predicting a fall say very well.
Dec. 13, 2013
American energy companies and reform-minded Mexicans have waited for Mexico to allow foreign investment and technology into the oil and gas sector. Mexico's Congress has formally approved the move after a contentious debate in Mexico Chamber of Deputies, the equivalent of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Dec. 13, 2013
The Colorado River Water Users met in Las Vegas this week to discuss how to deal with some of the lowest water levels on record. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell spoke to the group Friday.
Dec. 13, 2013
Arizona Game and Fish killed two mountain lions that preyed on recently re-introduced bighorn sheep in the mountains north of Tucson.
Dec. 13, 2013
A group of immigrant activists is calling for an investigation into the detention of asylum seekers at an El Paso detention facility. They allege the detainees are being wrongfully held.
Dec. 12, 2013
A think-tank in Switzerland says only Mexico had more deaths by violence than Syria in 2012.
Dec. 12, 2013
Even by Mexican standards, the traffic-clogging street protests against proposed energy and education reform has reached intolerable levels. The Mexican Congress has reacted by proposing a law severely restricting demonstrations along major arteries in Mexico City, much to the chagrin of Mexico City's Congressional representative who says the government of Mexico's capital city opposes the plan.
Dec. 12, 2013
California Sen. Barbara Boxer has introduced a bill that would require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to set standards for holding people in short-term custody.
Dec. 12, 2013
As part of a national day of action, a small group of protesters in San Antonio are calling for the end of deportations following a request from several members of congress.
Dec. 12, 2013
With the Spanish-language ACA website now running the White House hopes to make up for lost time.
Dec. 12, 2013
New Mexico has a drug problem. The state routinely holds close to the top position nationally for overdose deaths. No one has a clear reason why – some say poverty or unemployment, or easy access to drugs along distribution routes north.
Dec. 12, 2013
The number of people seeking asylum in the United States more than doubled this year, raising suspicion among some members of Congress. The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Thursday to question whether some asylum seekers are abusing the system.
Dec. 12, 2013
A Nevada judge ruled Wednesday what some have called “the death knell” of an ongoing water case that could set precedence for the entire arid Southwest.
Dec. 12, 2013
Arizona's Department of Public Safety is investigating the claim against a former spokeswoman who worked for the agency for more than a decade.
Dec. 12, 2013
A toddler who was abandoned near the New Mexico border earlier this week was reunited with his mother.
Dec. 12, 2013
The Pentagon is reviewing policies that prevent Americans from enlisting in various military branches if they have dependents in the country illegally.
Dec. 11, 2013
The Los Angeles-based Annenberg Foundation purchased 21 Hopi sacred artifacts up for auction Monday in Paris to return them to the tribe.
Dec. 11, 2013
A recent survey commissioned by KPBS and San Diego Magazine finds many Latinos feel they are targets of discrimination and stereotyping.
Dec. 11, 2013
Members of the U.S. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere met with experts in Tucson on Monday hoping to address long border wait times.
Dec. 10, 2013
