Federal public defenders in the district of West Texas say they will work without pay should the government shutdown continue beyond the next week. The office will continue to represent indigent clients because the courts are still open.

Congress has voted to extend a special visa program for Iraqi intepreters and contractors who worked with U.S. troops.

The expansion of the port of entry between San Diego and Tijuana is the busiest land border crossing in the world.

Many have called on members of Congress to give up their pay for not passing a budget, and one of the major players in the shut down has agreed.

At national parks across the country visitors have been turned away, camping trips and even weddings canceled because of the federal government shutdown.

Anthony Bourdain was dismissive of a favorite New Mexico dish, Frito pie. But does the recipe have its roots in Texas?

A project is underway to make the Border Field State Park more welcoming, using trash collected from the adjacent Tijuana River Valley and estuary.

It looks like Mexico’s gangsters are trying to improve their image. In a YouTube video that Mexico media say was created by the Gulf Cartel, there are photos and footage of shiny pickup trucks full of food and bottled water delivering to a crowd of people standing in the mud and rain.

The investigation into the deaths of 19 firefighters in Arizona’s Yarnell Hill Fire concluded with several recommendations. Many hope that the report released Saturday leads to wildland firefighting policy changes.