Topic: Rio Grande

Interior Secretary Salazar says Obama administration "transformed" US' energy future

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar believes President Obama's environmental critics aren't giving the president enough credit.

Tropical Storm Don moving closer to Texas

Tropical Storm Don's maximum sustained winds early Friday are near 50 mph with only slight strengthening expected before it reaches the coast of Texas late Friday or early Saturday.

Mexican cartel leader claims gang buys all its guns in US

But while the captured crime boss's announcement is sure to fuel the debate over gun control in the US, there is reason to view it with skepticism.

Los Alamos evacuation order lifted allowing 12,000 to return home

Although the threat to Los Alamos and the nation's premier nuclear research lab has passed, the mammoth wildfire raging in northern New Mexico still threatens sacred sites of American Indian tribes.

Spread of drone programs in Latin America sparks calls for code of conduct

At least nine Latin American nations are developing drone programs, raising calls for a code of conduct that will assuage concerns over potential misuse.

Young Mexican police chief Marisol Valles Garcia may seek US asylum

There are reports that the young female police chief is leaving Mexico to seek asylum in the US. The area has been marked by drug violence, including the murder of her predecessor.

Opinion: Costly fence on US-Mexico border is effective – only in hurting nature

In addition to sinking $1 billion into the failed "virtual fence," the US government has spent $2.6 billion for 650 miles of solid border. This wall doesn’t deter people – but it does defy the laws that protect the land.

College-educated and illegal: Immigrants pin job hopes on DREAM Act

For most college educated illegal immigrants, landing a good job proves difficult. The DREAM Act would help some of them, but critics decry it as step toward a broad amnesty.

Will the Rally to Restore Sanity actually restore sanity?

We’re pretty sure that on Sunday, Democratic and Republican candidates will still be running attack ads. But it’s possible the Rally to Restore Sanity could have some effect on the national conversation.

Mistaken identity theory gains traction in Falcon Lake 'pirate' attack

An intelligence firm suggests that Americans David Hartley and Tiffany Hartley, who were attacked on Falcon Lake along the Texas-Mexico border, were mistaken as drug cartel spies by junior members of a rival Mexican gang.

Tiffany Hartley declines to go to Mexico, Americans diverge

After a violent week of killings in Mexico, Tiffany Hartley, the wife of a slain American, refuses to travel across the border to file a complaint. However, Americans continue to disregard travel warnings.

Falcon Lake 'pirate' attack: Sign of spillover from Mexico drug war?

The alleged shooting of a US boater by Mexican pirates on Falcon Lake, which straddles the Texas-Mexico border, is raising fears about spillover drug violence from Mexico into the US.

Mexican pirates shoot US jet skier near border on Falcon Lake, Texas

Officials say uptick in piracy on Falcon Lake, Texas, is a result of pressures on Mexican drug cartels, whose members have been forced to diversify. Before the shooting the pirates, members of the notorious Zeta gang, had shaken down but not injured US bass fishermen on the border lake.

A bullet across the Rio Grande: How fares the war on drug lords in Mexico?

A stray bullet hit El Paso, Texas, from the Mexican side of the border Saturday. It was the latest spillover of a war on drug barons waged by President Felipe Calderón. After nearly four years, the war needs more than a military solution.

Rio Grande: River continues to rise, forcing evacuations

Rio Grande: River-watchers witnessed the Rio Grande transform from a lazy waterway to a vast expanse of brown water.

Tropical Storm Alex is Hurricane Alex now

Tropical Storm Alex is now Hurricane Alex. Tropical Storm Alex became a hurricane shortly before 10 p.m. and is now churning up the waters toward Mexico and Texas

Hurricane Alex (soon to be named) halts skimming operations off Gulf Coast

Hurricane Alex (expected to be named) has churned up rough seas and powerful winds enough to halt oil-skimming operations in the Gulf of Mexico.

Tropical Storm Alex expected to become a hurricane Tuesday

Tropical Storm Alex will likely become a hurricane sometime Tuesday. Tropical Storm Alex caused at least five deaths in Central America over the weekend

Tropical Storm Alex strengthens, hurricane watch in effect for US and Mexico

Tropical Storm Alex appeared on track to become a Category 3 hurricane before it makes landfall later this week.

Empire of the Summer Moon

The remarkable life of Quanah Parker – half Commanche, half white – provides a backdrop for astounding tales of hardscrabble and bloody life on the Texas frontier.

Striking a balance at the US-Mexico border

In thousands of ways -- from business to cuisine -- the world's busiest border has been a boon to both nations. But border residents are battling its downsides too.

Border wall successfully halting illegal immigration (of wildlife)