Mary Cantrell
ReporterMary is a journalist committed to serving communities across Far West Texas. Her past experience as a reporter for The Big Bend Sentinel newspaper taught her the value of local news and instilled in her a deep appreciation for the region’s land and people.
Before moving to Marfa in 2021, Mary worked for various non-profit arts entities in Austin and freelanced for Sightlines and Glasstire arts magazines. She is a University of Texas alum originally from the Houston area.
When she’s not busy pursuing stories, she likes to try out new recipes and go on hikes with her partner Cody — one of Marfa Public Radio’s volunteer DJs.
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The U.S. Border Patrol said Monday that Big Bend Ranch State Park may be spared from border wall construction. The news came after federal authorities briefed Big Bend area officials on border wall plans in recent days. -
Advocates are rushing to help landowners with legal aid in sparsely populated rural areas along the Rio Grande in the path of the border wall. The federal government's efforts to contact landowners about the project has hit a snag due to complicated land ownership. -
U.S. Customs and Border Protection this week quietly updated its "Smart Wall" map to remove two "primary border barrier system" projects in the Big Bend area, including one recently slated for Big Bend National Park. Other projects are still listed for parts of Presidio, Jeff Davis and Hudspeth counties. -
Multiple statewide and county-level primary races are heading to runoff elections in May. -
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has in recent weeks sent letters to local property owners in the path of potential border wall building. The documents reveal new details on the plan, which has garnered widespread opposition. -
El remoto tramo de la frontera sur que atraviesa el Parque Nacional Big Bend, en el oeste de Texas, podría ver la instalación de barreras fronterizas en virtud del plan “Smart Wall” del presidente Donald Trump, según las actualizaciones compartidas en línea por la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) en los últimos días. -
The Trump administration’s “Smart Wall” plan was expanded in recent days to include the potential for border wall building within Big Bend National Park, according to a map of border projects from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Big Bend area residents have started organizing against the plan.
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Border wall projects could soon move forward in the remote Big Bend region of West Texas as part of the Trump administration’s sweeping “Smart Wall” plan for the entire U.S.-Mexico border, according to officials and local residents who say construction firms have started contacting people in the area about the project. -
Hours after Midland High School students participated in a national anti-ICE protest movement last week, Midland ISD’s police department shared a social media post asking for tips on who shared fliers advertising the event. -
