Fronteras Desk News

Best Of The Border (7/8 - 7/12)
The week's top stories from Fronteras: The Changing America Desk.
Jul. 13, 2013
New Mexico Freezes Funding To 15 Mental Health Providers
A recent move with Medicaid money has sent shockwaves through the state's mental health community.
Jul. 12, 2013
Keeping Up With A/C Costs A Struggle For Many
Phoenix would never have boomed into a sprawling metro area of more than 4 million people if it weren’t for air conditioning. But as the temperatures soar, so does the cost of cooling.
Jul. 12, 2013
Homeland Security Chief Napolitano Steps Down
The Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced Friday she was stepping down to lead the University of California system.
Jul. 12, 2013
Colonial History Offers Clues To Genetic Disease
In the Southwest, a rare genetic disorder known as the Common Hispanic Mutation has haunted those of Spanish descent for nearly 400 years. They call it “El Frio”, or the cold, and for the first time, researchers are looking into the genealogy of the disease and are hoping for treatments.
Jul. 12, 2013
Flights To Return Mexican Deportees To Interior Resume
Immigration officials have resumed a program to fly Mexican deportees into the interior of the country. The first flight returned 133 people to Mexico City on Thursday.
Jul. 11, 2013
Several congressmen from Texas who have districts on the border are opposing the border surge.
Jul. 11, 2013
What Will House Immigration Approach Mean For Votes?
House Republicans made clear in meetings yesterday they opposed a sweeping comprehensive bill, and would instead work on a piecemeal approach. They also indicated none of those pieces would be a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants in the country illegally.
Jul. 11, 2013
Honor Guard Watches Over Firefighters
There were five funerals Wednesday in Prescott, and there will be 19 in all for the men who died battling the Yarnell Hill Fire. And at each service there will be a special honor guard who will post the American flag and salute their fallen brother.
Jul. 11, 2013
Supporters say a Mexican constitutional amendment allow non-U.S. citizens to more easily buy coastal property would spur tourism.
Jul. 10, 2013
Fire-Ravaged Town Feels So Surreal
The Yarnell Hill Fire may be almost completely contained, but the Arizona community it tore through is still reeling from the destruction.
Jul. 10, 2013
Abortion Bill Progresses In Texas House
The Texas legislature is one step closer to passing legislation that would significantly alter the way abortion clinics in this state are run. On Wednesday the House voted 96-49 in favor of a bill that would ban abortions past 20 weeks and would require all clinics preforming the procedure to meet the standards of an ambulatory surgical center.
Jul. 10, 2013
Nuclear Waste Move Put On Hold
Public input on the storage of radioactive waste from Washington state in New Mexico will be held, effectively halting the transfer process indefinitely.
Jul. 10, 2013
Murder-Mystery The Bridge Debuts Wednesday
One of the strongest statements made in the first episode has to do with the indifference on the American side of the border to the horrific tragedies unfolding on the other side. As a reporter who constantly moves between both cities, I am well aware of this indifference and glad to see it questioned in a TV series.
Jul. 10, 2013
Immigration Reform Activists Try To Pressure GOP
As House Republicans meet to plan a strategy on immigration reform, pro-reform activists try new ways to get the party's attention.
Jul. 10, 2013
Thousands Come To Prescott To Pay Respects To Firefighters
Thousands of people came to Prescott Valley on Tuesday to pay their respects to the 19 firefighters who died over a week ago battling the Yarnell Hill Fire.
Jul. 9, 2013
New Mexico Puts Off Accepting Nuclear Waste
The New Mexico Environment Department will hold public hearings on a request to store radioactive waste in the state, which could postpone the move of materials from Washington to Southern New Mexico.
Jul. 9, 2013
Why The Lone Ranger Matters To Indian Country
With charges of racism, abysmal reviews, and allegations that Disney barred Native American reporters from covering the film, "The Lone Ranger" is growing up to represent a remarkable train wreck of bad decisions.
Jul. 9, 2013
Yarnell Community Returns Home
The hundreds of people who were forced to evacuate Yarnell after a wildfire are being allowed back home Monday. Many are returning to ashes.
Jul. 8, 2013
Results Stalled In Baja Governors Race
Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, dominated elections in most of the 15 states where citizens went to the polls on Sunday. The closely-watched Baja governor's race won't be called until later this week.
Jul. 8, 2013

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