John Burnett
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Developers say there's plenty of water for a giant data center in southern New Mexico. Some locals are skeptical.
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The spectacle of a balloon-tired pickup truck hurtling through the air in front of thousands of screaming fans has turned into a multi-million-dollar business.
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A literary center in Archer City, a tiny ranching town in Texas, keeps alive the legacy of famed Western author Larry McMurtry.
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A literary center in Archer City, a tiny ranching town in Texas, keeps alive the legacy of famed Western author Larry McMurtry.
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A lot of folks know New Mexico for green chiles, the largest hot air balloon festival in the world, and the birthplace of the bomb. But it's also a global center of flamenco—the passionate dance, song and music of the Roma people of southern Spain.
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The US-Mexico border is often depicted as a place of destitute migrants, razor wire, and men with guns. A new spoken word and music project in Texas aims to challenge that portrayal.
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Recreational marijuana is still illegal in Texas. The socially conservative legislature has voted it down year after year. And yet, with its exploding market for largely unregulated consumable hemp, Texas has inadvertently become the new Republic of THC.
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A beloved heirloom variety of New Mexico red chile commands high prices because of its scarcity. Finding farmers to continue cultivating it has become a challenge.
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One of the most in-demand jazz drummers in New Orleans in Herlin Riley, who enthralls audiences with his rhythms and the enthusiasm he brings to his art.
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A Black community on a historic bend of the Mississippi River is seeing small victories in its two-year struggle to block the construction of a massive grain terminal.