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“Borderlands Curanderos” traces impact of two faith healers and revolutionaries

El Paso-based photographer Charles Rose was concerned. He had agreed to take photographs of the popular Mexican curandera and reproduce them for sale. This much was not a problem. It was what Rose did for a living. But Teresa Urrea had attracted a great deal of attention from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border since she arrived in El Paso in June of 1896, not only because of her miraculous faith healing, but also because of her connection to the recent border rebellions involving Yaqui Indians.

And though Teresa was no stranger t ... Read more

Unusually strong earthquake rattles Lone Star State

A magnitude-5.4 earthquake rattled much of Texas Wednesday afternoon, leaving seismologists wondering what triggered the event.

The earthquake was centered near the town of Toyah, which is about 160 miles east of El Paso.

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Mitski announces ‘Stay Soft, Get Eaten: Laurel Hell Demos

Following the release of her album ‘Laurel Hell’ earlier this year, Mitski has announce a new limited edition EP ‘Stay Soft, Get Eaten: Laurel Hell Demos’ available from Rough Trade stores today.

In our review of ‘Laurel Hell ... Read more

Oscar Cabello – The Big Bend Sentinel

By Hannah Gentiles

Photos and Text by Hannah Gentiles

Texture Presidio uses the art of photography and storytelling to explore and highlight the textures and tales that make Presidio County and surrounding desert landscape b ... Read more

Marfa, Texas: A Travel Guide to America’s Coolest Art Town

Ballroom Marfa

Ballroom Marfa is a contemporary museum with a constantly rotating exhibition program: whenever you go, you’ll experience a different show from a different working artist, such as Roberto Carlos Lange and Kristi Sword’s “Kite Symphony,” which is running at the venue until May. They also commission site-specific works, such as stone circle (2018) by Haroon Mirza, inspired by prehistoric monuments like Stonehenge, and helped bring “Prada Marfa” and “Giant” to life—but more on those later.

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Border Patrol offering $20K signing bonus to attract recruit

(NewsNation) — Less than four months after offering new recruits upwards of $10,000 in a signing incentive for those who commit one year with the Border Patrol, President Joe Biden’s administration announced they’re doubling the bonus.
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‘Midst: Artwork by Nick Hobbs’ opens on Nov. 10 at ASC w

“Determinism” is one of the graphite drawings in “Midst: Artwork by Nick Hobbs” opening Nov. 10, 2022, at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas (ASC) in Pine Bluff. Nick Hobbs, a native of Louisiana and resident of Fayetteville, Ar ... Read more

Contrabando

A short drive west into Big Bend Ranch State Park from Lajitas yields the discovery of a completely vacant and mostly artificial ghost town. There exists one building at the site that is actually historical in nature, a small adobe building called ... Read more