https://www.keranews.org/tags/val-verde-county Val Verde County en-US Copyright Tue, 03 Nov 2020 19:00:31 GMT https://www.keranews.org/news/2020-11-03/local-fight-to-protect-devils-river-natural-area-leaps-onto-national-election-stage The region in southwestern Texas has been an election-year battleground in the national fights over conservation, energy efficiency and water use. It also recently saw a firestorm over an issue that echoes presidential election-year rhetoric: potential Chinese threats to national security. Tue, 03 Nov 2020 19:00:31 GMT https://www.keranews.org/news/2020-11-03/local-fight-to-protect-devils-river-natural-area-leaps-onto-national-election-stage Kelly Nowicki