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“Somehow this little town, Los Fresnos—it’s become a part of this huge conversation that I don’t think anyone really expected. Maybe this is a chance for people to really look at what’s happening.”

Earlier: In Cameron County where 8.5 percent of the population is undocumented, controversial raids at this popular eatery have rocked an already divided community. texasobserver.org/ice-raids-ab

The Texas Observer · ICE Raids on Beloved Bakery Reverberate Through Rio Grande ValleyHomeland Security Investigations arrests at Abby's Bakery shake up a small town in politically shifting Cameron County.

Featured story: For the past three years, ENTRE has collected photos, home movies, and oral histories of Boca Chica from Valley residents, who’ve visited the free-access beach for generations to fish, barbecue, and even camp overnight. texasobserver.org/remembering-

The Texas Observer · Remembering Boca Chica Beach—Before Elon Musk Came to TownDestruction isn't always something physical, but also something done to memory.

Children played as the adults—organizers, journalists, and artists—traded stories. Against the dunes, chef and anthropologist Luna Vela, alongside chefs Nadia Casaperalta and Mia Eustaquio, served food, odes to the foodways of the people who lived here long before the place had a European name. texasobserver.org/remembering-

The Texas Observer · Remembering Boca Chica Beach—Before Elon Musk Came to TownDestruction isn't always something physical, but also something done to memory.

Our top story: For the past three years, ENTRE has collected photos, home movies, and oral histories of Boca Chica from Valley residents, who’ve visited the free-access beach, little-known to tourists from the rest of the state, for generations to fish, barbecue, and even camp overnight. texasobserver.org/remembering-

The Texas Observer · Remembering Boca Chica Beach—Before Elon Musk Came to TownDestruction isn't always something physical, but also something done to memory.

Our top story: “Regardless of how you feel about #SpaceX, there is no doubt that Boca Chica is changing because of its development. If this entity is continuing to ask for an increase in rocket launches, we are not going to have this [beach] anymore as it is right now.” texasobserver.org/remembering-

The Texas Observer · Remembering Boca Chica Beach—Before Elon Musk Came to TownDestruction isn't always something physical, but also something done to memory.

Destruction isn’t always something physical, but also something done to memory. Without looking at photos, home movies, and listening to stories, it’s hard to remember what Boca Chica was before #SpaceX came to town about a decade ago and expanded, especially since 2018. texasobserver.org/remembering-

The Texas Observer · Remembering Boca Chica Beach—Before Elon Musk Came to TownDestruction isn't always something physical, but also something done to memory.

Searching for fallen migrants in the El Paso desert: “Most days, we found only discarded personal items: empty water bottles and foam pads used to hide footprints. Other days, we found signs of death: stray bones, including the occasional skull.” texasobserver.org/death-in-the

The Texas Observer · Death in the DesertMigrants’ bodies pile up in New Mexico after Texas cracks down in the sprawling El Paso sector.

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“On my first trip, I asked how I would know what a human bone looks like. They told me I would know. On the second day, I found a femur. After four months, I learned to spot chalky white remains from 50 to 100 feet away.” texasobserver.org/death-in-the

The Texas Observer · Death in the DesertMigrants’ bodies pile up in New Mexico after Texas cracks down in the sprawling El Paso sector.