Mitch Borden
Permian Basin Reporter & ProducerMitch first picked up a microphone as a radio producer in Nome, Alaska. There he did everything from covering the Iditarod to hosting the morning music show. After his time in the north, he was hooked on radio. So, he attended the Transom Story Workshop to hone his skills and then returned to the 49th state to work as a reporter in Kodiak and Bristol Bay.
When he’s not covering the news you’ll probably find him wandering around with his camera and a cup of coffee.
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The approximately 60-acre body of water was created by a leak from a former oil well. Now, a local groundwater conservation district is trying to prove the Railroad Commission of Texas has the authority and responsibility to plug it.
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Marfa Public Radio's Carlos Morales and Mitch Borden sat down to discuss that question and more to wrap up this three-part series on Lake Boehmer and other leaks being discovered in West Texas' oil fields.
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The Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District has been facing off with the Railroad Commission of Texas, the state's oil and gas regulator, over who will plug the massive leak. Local officials believe the lake is threatening groundwater, but the commission has refused to respond even though it spends millions annually plugging abandon wells.
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Across West Texas, the land has been picked over and punctured for the last century in the search of oil, leaving thousands of wells to sit quietly. Some have been plugged by the companies, while others have been abandoned.Recently in northern Pecos County though, old wells have been bursting open, threatening the environment — especially one notorious leak has been allowed to create massive body of water.
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Los funcionarios del Distrito Escolar Independiente (ISD, por sus siglas en inglés) de Midland están en proceso de revisar una serie de libros que se encuentran en las bibliotecas de todo el distrito.
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According to district policy, once the review is completed a written report will be presented to district leaders and the person who brought forward the complaint.
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The district, which bought the golf course in 2019, plans to use the land to build a new campus for Midland High School.
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Evans ha lanzado una edición 20 aniversario de su libro seminal, que documentó la vida en el Big Bend durante la década de 1990 y principios de 2000.
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Evans has released a 20th anniversary edition of his seminal book, which documented life in the Big Bend during the 1990s and early 2000s.
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Following the sudden death of Councilman Dan Corrales in January, city officials have rushed to get everything in order to fill his city council seat.