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Sam Karas primarily covers local news, with a focus on government announcements and events in the Texas area, particularly Marfa. His articles often feature community-related topics such as workshops, festivals, and local government issues.
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By: Sam Karas
Los comisionados del condado de Jeff Davis optaron la semana pasada por posponer la aceptación de un “regalo” por parte del contratista del muro fronterizo, Barnard Construction, en forma de mejoras viales. Un intento de volver a debatir el asunto el martes por la mañana fue cancelado tras descubrirse un error en la agenda de la reunión.
By: Sam Karas
A binational crowd of around 200 people gathered in the Rio Grande for the annual Voices from Both Sides gathering Saturday morning. Apart from a brief pandemic interruption, the festival has brought communities on both sides of the border in the Big Bend together for music, food and splashing in the river every Mothers' Day weekend since 2013.
By: Sam Karas
Last week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) gave its largest-ever up-front award for first-time border wall construction to a segment of barrier that will span the entirety of Big Bend National Park and extend down into the Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande. Southwest Valley Constructors of Albuquerque, NM was awarded $1.72 billion for the project after months of confusion about what kind of border security would be constructed in the park.
A lawsuit alleges the Trump administration awarded most new Texas border wall contracts to two firms. One has faced legal issues and shoddy construction claims.
By: Sam Karas, Perla Trevizo, Misty Harris
A new lawsuit alleges the Trump administration awarded the bulk of new Texas border wall contracts to two firms without “genuine competitive opportunities.” One of the chosen firms has faced legal issues and claims of shoddy construction work. This article is co-published with Big Bend Sentinel and The Texas Tribune as part of an initiative […]
By: Perla Trevizo, Misty Harris, Sam Karas
A lawsuit alleges the Trump administration awarded most new Texas border wall contracts to two firms. One has faced legal issues and shoddy construction claims.
By: Misty Harris, Perla Trevizo, Sam Karas
Lawsuit says admin gave contracts to just 2 firms — one of which faced legal issues and claims of shoddy work.
By: Sam Karas
Ex superintendentes de parques nacionales solicitan al DHS que no exima del cumplimiento de las leyes para la construcción del muro fronterizo
