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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Thousands of asylum seekers are stuck in shelters and camps in Mexico, waiting for their day in U.S. immigration court. They’re holding out hope that a new year, and a new administration, will bring an end to their ordeal.
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Promotoras de salud, community health workers, help spread public health information in remote, under-resourced border communities. The coronavirus pandemic has made their outreach more challenging and more important than ever.
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Dallas Is Set For A New Police Chief. What's His Record On Protests, Police Violence And Misconduct?Dallas’ current police chief Reneé Hall resigned after coming under fire for the department’s response to protests against police brutality. That’s led some to wonder about Dallas' next police chief Eddie Garcia and his record on protests and police violence.
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Some local officials would like more power to respond to the virus as they see fit, but an appeals court already squashed one county's attempt to impose new restrictions.
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Under Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order, local restaurants must reduce indoor capacity from 75 to 50%. But many restaurants were already operating at or below that number.
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County Judge Ricardo Samaniego hopes the curfew will help prevent more deaths in a region that's been hammered by the virus.
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Texas RioGrande Legal Aid wants to help families plan in advance for worst case scenarios, so they're not scrambling during a medical crisis or after the death of a loved one.
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More than 800 El Pasoans have officially died due to complications from COVID-19. Hundreds of deaths are still under investigation.
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Texas passed a million confirmed coronavirus cases this week — the most in the U.S. Nowhere is the surge more acute than in El Paso. The West Texas city is being hammered by soaring cases and deaths.
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Texas recently surpassed a million confirmed coronavirus cases — the most in the United States. Nowhere is the surge more acute than in El Paso, which is being hammered by soaring cases and deaths.
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Last month, dozens of Cameroonian migrants were deported from the North Texas detention center, including several who said they were physically abused at Adams County Correctional Center in Mississippi.
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COVID-19 cases continued to soar in El Paso on Wednesday. Meanwhile, local restaurants owners and Attorney General Ken Paxton have joined a lawsuit against the El Paso County Judge for a shutdown order closing all non-essential businesses for two weeks.