THREAD: Join me for a live discussion on Friday morning on Mexican environmental activists pushing back against SpaceX rocket launches in Tamaulipas, and listen to an interview from this week on this story with The Texas Standard: acrosstheamericas.com/friday-morning…

Thanks to everyone who joined Todd Miller and I live for The Border Chronicle this morning. Here’s Todd’s piece, a powerful meditation on the history shaping our current moment. My writeup on Mexican communities affected by SpaceX is up on TBC as well. theborderchronicle.com/p/the-tower-an…

Communities in Mexico are pushing back against SpaceX operations in Texas. I spoke with Angela Kocherga for The Texas Standard this week for this story. Listen here: texasstandard.org/stories/tamaul…

Here's a map showing just how close the SpaceX rocket facility Starbase is to Mexico. Take a look at how Texas beaches don't stop at the mouth of the Rio Grande. Same goes for the rest of the environment west. Groups in Mexico have begun to push back. Mexican president Sheinbaum

📰 My latest on Across The Americas — In April, American Rivers designated the Rio Grande as endangered. The new Water Resiliency Fund hopes to begin answering the call for billions in infrastructure investments from stakeholders in the region. acrosstheamericas.com/can-the-water-…

Tom Homan spoke at the National Conservatism Conference in July 2024, around the time the FBI opened a probe in Texas that led to him being secretly recorded accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help undercover agents win government contracts, MSNBC broke today.

Cristela Alonzo recently weighed in on why the Rio Grande Valley voted for Trump. The interview is especially resonant now as the Latino support Trump gained in 2024 shows signs of coming apart even as Democrats struggle to connect with these voters. acrosstheamericas.com/cristela-alonz…

NEW: today in court, the TX congressional map-maker said he -was hired by the RNC, not TX -reviewed the DOJ letter (urging TX to eliminate some minority districts) before it was sent -communicated w/the white house using signal messages that autodeleted democracydocket.com/news-alerts/rn…

“What happened, especially where I’m from in South Texas, is that MAGA and a lot of Republicans decided to go through the church. They actually infiltrated churches, and that’s how they got a lot of people to change their perspective.” Cristela Alonzo on the GOP in the RGV. Story:

Excellent daily coverage by jen rice for Democracy Docket from inside the El Paso court room looking into the case challenging the Texas redistricting map. Surprising developments from day one, to say the least.

Curanderismo is being reclaimed during a time of deep uncertainty in the U.S. A historian and teacher of the tradition says there is now a surge of interest in reconnecting with cultural roots. acrosstheamericas.com/healing-tradit…

More than 2,000 "No Kings" peaceful protests are planned across the country for Saturday, including four in the Rio Grande Valley. Critics of President Trump are demanding an end to what they characterize as authoritarian policies and a weakening of democratic norms, including