Reporter’s Notebook: Water, War Zones, and the Search for Peace on the Rio Grande

Photos and observations from a trip to southern Texas: from boat patrols to crowd-sourced walls, from aerostats and SpaceX to reservoirs with little water.

This photo I took near Laredo of a tower looking over the Rio Grande.

I’m on the road in south Texas, but I thought I’d post some pictures (all taken by me) and observations. This is a research trip for a book on water, the border, and the battles therein. Up to this point, I’ve focused mainly on Chihuahua, west Texas, and the Big Bend region. This time …