Sam Karas
Sam Karas is a reporter for the Big Bend Sentinel and a river guide on the Rio Grande. She's a graduate of the Michener Center for Writers and the University of Chicago. You can find her on Twitter @sammicarrots and subscribe to her Substack for writing and thoughts on the outdoors, borderlands history and more: braveriver.substack.com. She lives in Presidio, Texas.
Climate + Environment
West Texas Oil Country Is Revealing a Sky Full of Stars
Astronomers and oil refineries are working together to dim the lights of industry — and set celestial sights ablaze.