Emails shared with Marfa Public Radio show U.S. Customs and Border Protection quietly paused construction on part of the Big Bend border wall a week before a federal judge ordered the work halted. A CBP official wrote that the internal pause stemmed from a lack of access to private land and a federal contractor's demand for more money.

Kate Spradley founded Operation Identification in 2013 to facilitate the identification and repatriation of immigrants who died along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Trump administration continues to send pregnant migrant youth to shelters in Texas over objections from its own child welfare officials. Several have had to leave the state for medical care.

The Trump administration’s mass deportation enforcement is creating a new family-separation crisis. Frequently parents are being detained or deported while their children remain in the United States, often with relatives, friends, neighbors or temporary caregivers. What does the future look like for this children who were left behind?

A legal battle over the Trump administration's plan for border barriers across the Big Bend region is now in the hands of the nation's highest court. Marfa Public Radio spoke with SCOTUSblog founder and reporter Amy Howe about what could happen next.

The original plan, which has been stalled since July, called for construction of a wall along the Santa Ana wildlife refuge.

Emilio Andrade Covarrubias will be laid to rest not far from the Dallas home he lived in with his family for decades. The Mexican government is calling for an “exhaustive” investigation into his death at the Rio Grande Processing Center.

Journalist Jack Herrera discusses the dire consequences that are unfolding on the Rio Grande due to environmental, political, and social factors.

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones wrote to federal agencies seeking immigration protections for qualified military family members following another instance of the targeting of a Texas family.

Let Texans Do Texas, a newly-launched nonprofit, is calling on state and federal leaders to create a $2 billion border security fund specifically for the Big Bend region as an alternative to the Trump administration's border wall plans. The group says it's advocating for a local approach, rather than a "one-size-fits-all federal construction program."