Alejandro Barcenas News Today

The gentle sound of percolating water surrounded Ben Lomeli on a recent Friday morning as he stood in the shadow of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, several miles east of Nogales.

Also: Paving projects move forward for Royal Road, Rancho Grande; and in final weeks of monsoon, rainfall remains low

The Nogales City Council voted to approve several contracts last Tuesday for long-awaited infrastructural repairs.

The city could be looking into raising in water rates for homeowners, according to discussion at a regular council meeting Wednesday night.

During a contentious, four-hour meeting last week, Santa Cruz County residents stepped up one-by-one to a podium, airing grievances over, or at times expressing support for, a rezoning plan for

Also: County seeking feedback on housing, tourism; City set to bid public works projects this week; and Forest Service works on mine remediation near Patagonia.

Also: City set to bid public works projects this week; County to pay for out-of-state firm, forensic experts; and Forest Service works on mine remediation near Patagonia.

Many communities along the U.S.-Mexico border share aquifers, and that works better for some states and cities than others. In this collaboration with the Texas Water Resources Institute, we compare how those relationships work in Texas and Arizona.