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Wilderness areas are the most stringently protected types of public lands in the U.S. A coalition of Big Bend boosters is pushing for Congress to protect most of the park’s natural areas through a formal wilderness designation.
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Van Horn residents talk about space tourism and their hopes for the future of the tiny town located near the launch site for Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos' spaceport.
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From Texas Standard:Even as much of American life has been on pause over the past few months, a plan to move radioactive nuclear waste to West Texas…
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From Texas Standard:It’s a clear, cool morning in West Texas, and about 50 people are watching a helicopter wind its way around the south side of Elephant…
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In some remote border towns in Texas along the Rio Grande, U.S. citizens cross back and forth for medical care in Mexico. It's a technically illegal reality that local Border Patrol acknowledges.
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From Texas Standard:Many Millennials, who are often saddled with student debt and face a sometimes shaky job market, have put off large purchases like…
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From Texas Standard:Representatives from Texas food banks will gather at the Capitol on Tuesday to talk with legislators about food insecurity and lobby…
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From Texas Standard:With communities bowing under the stress of school overcrowding, soaring traffic fatalities, drug abuse and strains on the power grid,…
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From Texas Standard.The Permian Basin is in another oil boom. Output is reaching record highs and it’s expected to grow even more. But one issue facing…
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From Texas Standard.The next full moon falls on June 27. In the west Texas desert near Marfa – if you are in the high desert grasslands just east of town…