Indeed, President Trump actually won little Zapata County - 2,032 votes, or 52.5%, to 1,820 votes, or 47.1%, for Joe Biden. Article continues below this ad Something larger was at work here.

The action in Zapata comes during a busy eight months in Texas for an administration trying to make good on the president's campaign promise to build a "big, beautiful" wall on the border. In ...

Now Zapata County is trying to protect a roughly four-acre tract of land that’s home to a bird sanctuary in the town of San Ygnacio, which lies about 35 miles south of Laredo.

Now Zapata County is trying to protect a roughly four-acre tract of land that’s home to a bird sanctuary in the town of San Ygnacio, which lies about 35 miles south of Laredo.

But 2020 might usher in a new era, says the Democratic county judge Joe Rathmell. JOE RATHMELL: If you see the Texas map, Zapata County is a red dot in a sea of blue along the river.

Nathan Hecht, the chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, lost to Democrat Amy Clark Meachum in Zapata by 512 votes. The chief got 53% of the statewide vote, but in Zapata County, he only got 41%.

Nathan Hecht, the chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, lost to Democrat Amy Clark Meachum in Zapata by 512 votes. The chief got 53% of the statewide vote, but in Zapata County, he only got 41%.

Zapata County, a patchwork of cattle ranches covered in prickly pear cactus that is nearly 95% Latino or Hispanic, went for Clinton by a 33-point margin in 2016.

According to the statistics provided by Zapata County Sheriff’s Office, in 2020, it seized $52,773 and 2,496 pounds of marijuana. In 2021, the agency seized $3,764 and 3.671 pounds of marijuana.

The flipping of Zapata County, a largely rural border community on the Rio Grande, was one of many Republican victories in Texas this election. Verónica G. Cárdenas for The New York Times ...