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A employee of NWS Lubbock is down near Fort Stockton and shared this amazing photo with us! This tornado is just south of Fort Stockton and is moving eastward. Take shelter now! #txwx

I recently got to talk with Alliance of Rural Public Media about making radio in Far West Texas. It ain't an easy gig, but it's a rewarding one. Every day, I'm reminded of the heartfelt community support we have and grateful for the crew of brilliant and talented folks I get to work with.

Congratulations to today’s Region 6 Overall Excellence Edward R. Murrow Award winners! WFAA Telemundo 40 1080 KRLD Marfa Public Radio buff.ly/3K7ECoW #MurrowMay #Murrows

I can go on and on about the Marfa Public Radio team, but put simply: they’re the best crew around — the craft and care they bring to their work is unmatched.

On Sunday evening, the Alpine Fire Department, along with fire crews from Marfa, Marathon and Fort Davis, battled a large fire that destroyed five businesses in Alpine's historic downtown. marfapublicradio.org/2024-05-27/a-m…

Oilfield experts are digging up old wells in the Permian Basin to prove how plugs can fail with disastrous consequences. I reported on their brewing legal battle with Chevron. Collab w/ Mitch Borden of Marfa Public Radio. insideclimatenews.org/news/06082024/…

After being in place for over six years, a boil water notice for the small town of Toyah has been lifted. Even though officials say residents can now safely drink the city’s water — some have their doubts. Via Mitch Borden marfapublicradio.org/2024-08-09/aft…

The boil water notice in Toyah, Texas was finally lifted after six years. But some residents are still wary of the water. Mitch Borden has the story. marfapublicradio.org/2024-08-09/aft…

The Marfa Public Radio team did it again — we're adding two more National Edward R. Murrow Awards to the collection. rtdna.org/2024-national-…

.Zoe Kurland is an audio wizard who brought the station's first-ever podcast to life. She and the rest of the Marfa for Beginners team won in the Excellence in Innovation category. The skill and smarts Zoe brings to everything is truly unmatched. marfapublicradio.org/podcast/marfaf…

Zoe Kurland .Mitch Borden won his second (!) National Murrow Award, this time for his series on Toyah, the West Texas town that struggled for years to access safe drinking water. Mitch is a dogged journalist, who reports with craft and compassion. See his work here: marfapublicradio.org/2023-04-14/toy…

After a fire erupted at an industrial facility on the outskirts of Odessa earlier this summer, some nearby residents are now suing the site's owners over the environmental contamination they say it’s causing. via Mitch Borden marfapublicradio.org/energy-environ…

thanks to the Texas Tribune for republishing my story on the draft oilfield waste rule. this has big implications for rural communities across the state and the comment period is now open until Oct. 15 👇 texastribune.org/2024/09/09/tex…

“It really is phenomenal to me that this young man growing up in Wink, TX, which is kind of the edge of the world, became so famous." For Marfa Public Radio's latest Desert Dispatch, Mitch Borden takes us to the tiny yet famous Roy Orbison Museum: marfapublicradio.org/desert-dispatc…

We often hear about industrial fires and accidents in places like Houston, but one recent incident in the West Texas oil patch has prompted concerns about contamination, a lawsuit and promises of action from a Republican state lawmaker. Via Mitch Borden: marfapublicradio.org/energy-environ…

New geyser today in West Texas - salty, oily water rushing about 100 feet in the air just west of Toyah, near the Davis Mountains. ⁦Elizabeth Conley⁩ and I happened to be nearby houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

Notable about Odessa's new ban on transgender people using bathrooms matching their gender identity: It goes beyond city-owned buildings - allowing for lawsuits over alleged violations in *any* building in the city. Via Mitch Borden: marfapublicradio.org/politics-2/202…