
Mallory Falk
ReporterMallory Falk covers El Paso and the border for the Texas news hub, the prototype for NPR's new system of regional journalism hubs. Previously she worked as a reporter at KRWG in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and WWNO, New Orleans Public Radio. Her reporting has aired nationally on programs including Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Here & Now. A winner of multiple regional Edward R. Murrow awards, Mallory is based in El Paso, and is part of the national Report for America project, which aims to support journalists in underserved areas of America.
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While the state’s new permitless carry law has received the most attention, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a slew of gun-related legislation during the 2021 legislative session.
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Schools across Texas are starting back up just as COVID-19 cases and hospital visits are surging. That’s led to growing anxiety among parents trying to navigate the safety protocols and options in their districts.
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Here’s a rundown of immigration and other news from the Texas border and beyond.
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The annual Hugs Not Walls event gives families three short minutes to reconnect in the middle of the Rio Grande.
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After Texas was rocked by back-to-back mass shootings, some of the state’s top Republican leaders promised change. Gun safety advocates and Democratic lawmakers hoped gun violence prevention might become a priority. Yet the legislative session that just wrapped moved in the opposite direction.
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The controversial policy sent tens of thousands of asylum seekers to wait out their U.S. court proceedings in Mexican border cities.
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This graduation season, some schools are holding in-person commencement ceremonies for the first time since the pandemic began. But for families spread across both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, it’s more complicated.
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The plight of the families of Afghan and Iraqi translators who are waiting for humanitarian visas also comes to the forefront.
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Here’s a rundown of immigration and other news from the Texas border and beyond.
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The U.S. government has been flying some migrant families hundreds of miles along the border — from South Texas to El Paso — and then expelling them into Ciudad Juárez. Local shelter directors are trying to ensure parents and children don’t end up on the street.
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Houston and Dallas are among the top cities where asylum cases have been transferred as the Biden administration dismantles the Trump-era policy.
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Here’s a rundown of immigration and other news from the Texas border and beyond.