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Environment

California, Arizona Companies Helping Texas Embrace Solar Power

Lorne Matalon

Texas is a superpower when it comes to using oil, natural gas and wind energy, but it ranks eighth in solar power. Now some Texas cities are working with out-of-state companies to develop solar-power projects.
Border & Immigration

A Look At What's Driving Thousands Of Children To U.S.

David Martin Davies, Texas Public Radio

The factors that are driving the youth of Honduras and other Central American countries towards the United States, resulting in thousands of unaccompanied children crossing the United States border.
Border & Immigration

Boxeadoras Tijuanenses Se Abren Espacio En Una Arena Masculina

Jill Replogle

KPBS siguió a dos hermanas boxeadoras de Tijuana que están cambiando el mundo masculino del box.
KPBS Evening Edition

Tijuana Sisters Bust Up Masculine World Of Boxing

Jill Replogle

Kenia and Tania Enriquez are among a new generation of female boxers in Tijuana who are shaking up the sport's traditional gender bias while bringing fans to their feet.
Border & Immigration

Mexico Forbids Drug Lord's Extradition Even As Negotiations With U.S. Continue

Lorne Matalon

Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, known as El Chapo, has been indicted in San Diego and three other U.S. cities. After his arrest in February in Mexico, U.S. authorities began negotiating for his extradition.
Economy

CBP Commissioner: Agency Will Provide Officers For Cross-Border Air Terminal

Jill Replogle

On a visit to the San Diego-Tijuana border region, the new commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Gil Kerlikowske, said his agency would provide officers for the new cross-border air terminal under construction in Otay Mesa.
Economy

San Diego-Baja Rail Line Has New Boosters

Jill Replogle

Tijuana and San Diego business leaders are putting cross-border rail service at the top of their priority list.
KPBS Evening Edition

Drought Forces Ensenada To Ration Water — And It’s Only Spring

Jill Replogle

Due to a severe water crisis, many of Ensenada’s 320,000 inhabitants now only get water from their taps two or three times a week. The governor has declared a state of emergency because of the shortage.
Arts & Culture

Mexico's Film Industry Sees Hope In Recent Hits

Jill Replogle

Once a thriving industry, Mexican cinema has struggled to compete with the behemoth that is Hollywood. But some observers are seeing a renaissance in a string of box office hits and international awards for Mexican filmmakers.
Border & Immigration

Mexicans Lured To Border By Faint Hope Of Asylum

Jill Replogle

Residents of embattled towns in Mexico's Michoacán state are fleeing to the U.S.-Mexico border in search of asylum. But experts say their chances of getting it are slim.