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Pablo De La Rosa

Reports from the Texas-Mexico border for The Border Chronicle. Print and radio journalist with bylines in NPR, Texas Public Radio, MSNBC, The Texas Standard, Lighthouse Reports and more.

Pablo's Latest Articles

Trump Announces “First New U.S. Refinery in 50 Years” at Port of Brownsville, Reviving Local Resistance

Environmental advocates and residents say the long-proposed refinery threatens air quality and public health in a region already ringed by heavy industry.

South Texas Fights Back

ICE raids and detentions, together with a high-profile killing, have led Rio Grand Valley residents to mobilize—including even some local Republicans.

The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: December 12

A DACA recipient in South Texas says life under the Trump mass deportation dragnet is "pure trauma." And a former immigration judge, fired in November, talks about the future of immigration courts.

Under Trump, DACA Recipients Struggle with New Uncertainty

Living in Trump's Deportation America right now feels like "pure trauma" says a DACA recipient in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas.

Dreams on Hold

How a SNAP Delay Ripples Through One South Texas Household

The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: Halloween

A food movement in the Rio Grande Valley and legendary Tucson organizer and visionary Isabel Garcia inspire and dare us to imagine something new.

They Grow the Food. So Why Are So Many Going Hungry?

In the Rio Grande Valley, a coalition of farmers, educators, and advocates is reimagining a food system built on justice, not scarcity.

Healing Traditions: How Curanderismo is Reviving Cultural Connection in the Borderlands

Mexican folk medicine is being reclaimed during a time of deep uncertainty in the U.S. political climate.

More Border Security Means Less Food Security

As cuts to food assistance take effect, the U.S. government has canceled the publication of its annual hunger report.

Can the Water Resiliency Fund Help Revive the Endangered Rio Grande?

“It’s billions of dollars to focus on this, and this is all hands on deck," says Jesse Hereford, a NADBank official.