Carlos Elizario Morales

2 days ago | bigbendsentinel.com | Carlos Elizario Morales

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1 week ago | texasstandard.org | Carlos Elizario Morales

From the American Homefront Project:Along the border in the Big Bend area of Texas – a vast expanse of desert shrub, imposing mountains, and wide-open spaces – Army 1st Sgt. Ruben Gaeta overlooks a narrow strip of the Rio Grande. “A little bit down the river, they call it the fishing spot,” said Gaeta, who oversees the troops that have been deployed to Presidio, Texas.

3 weeks ago | texasstandard.org | Carlos Elizario Morales

From NPR:PRESIDIO, Texas– Most of the water that courses through the Rio Grande to reach parched farmlands along the border gets its start here, where the Rio Grande is replenished through Mexico’s Rio Conchos. This pocket of the border is known as La Junta de los Rios, where the two rivers meet and irrigate what’s believed to be . “This land has been farmed for thousands of years, before even when Christ was born,” said Chris Bell, who’s new to farming in Presidio.

3 weeks ago | npr.org | Carlos Elizario Morales

Chris Bell stands near the edge of the Rio Grande in Presidio, Texas. The young farmer is looking to grow alfalfa and turfgrass and help return a once thriving agricultural industry to the region. Carlos Morales. hide caption toggle caption Carlos Morales. PRESIDIO, Texas– Most of the water that courses through the Rio Grande to reach parched farmlands along the border gets its start here, where the Rio Grande is replenished through Mexico's Rio Conchos.

1 month ago | wbur.org | Carlos Elizario Morales

In a rural and sweeping pocket of far West Texas, the Trump administration is pushing forward with its militarization campaign, sending up to 500 troops to help carry out the administration's border security efforts. But this region, what U.S. Customs and Border Protection calls its Big Bend Sector, has some of the lowest crossing encounters along the southwest border.