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Take Two

Texas silver mine, border county's largest taxpayer, shuts down

By Take Two Staff
Published Nov 19, 2013
The history of silver mining here is long and colorful.
The history of silver mining here is long and colorful.
(
Lorne Matalon
)

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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Texas silver mine, border county's largest taxpayer, shuts down

After two years of hopes of an economic injection to a poverty-plagued part of the border, a Texas silver mine is shutting down at least until next year. 85 people are jobless, the mine's under a safety investigation and the company is ruffling feathers by taking one of the country's poorest counties to court to cut its tax bill.

Fronteras reporter Lorne Matalon from Marfa Public Radio reports.