![People gather to celebrate at the Rio Grande](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/voices-both-sides-supplied-img.jpg)
In West Texas, the US-Mexico Border Disappeared for a Day In West Texas, the US-Mexico Border Disappeared for a Day
Hundreds of people from sides of the border gathered to celebrate in the Rio Grande—in defiance of the international boundary that divides the community.
May 16, 2018 / Sasha von Oldershausen
![Inspired by Standing Rock, West Texans Take Action to Fight Another Pipeline](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/trans_pecos_pipeline_img.jpg)
Inspired by Standing Rock, West Texans Take Action to Fight Another Pipeline Inspired by Standing Rock, West Texans Take Action to Fight Another Pipeline
Opponents of the Trans-Pecos Pipeline are finding hope in their last resort.
Dec 9, 2016 / Sasha von Oldershausen