Rob D'Amico
Investigative Journalist / Writer / Storyteller

much weirder than anyone's imagination."
- Hunter S. Thompson
My Work

Witnessed: Borderlands Podcast
The true story of a sheriff in Marfa, Texas, who joined with a rogue outlaw to smuggle tons of cocaine into far West Texas.

News
Acclaimed for his research on the Big Bend region and the Porvenir Massacre, David Keller was suddenly marched out of Sul Ross State University in December.

News / Texas History
Inside the arguments, lawsuit, and angry outbursts that are dividing a key authority on historical matters.

Border & Immigration
Two brothers arrested in connection with the shooting of migrants face scrutiny in a small Texas town.

Criminal Justice
Many poor Texans are being short-changed on their right to be represented by a defense attorney in cases with potentially life-changing consequences.

One of my favorites
A cocky bike racer in Austin, Texas, betrays friends and lovers to steal their high-end bikes...but a local agitator puts the police on his trail.

Features/News
A Marfa man is waging war against the Texas distillers claiming the right to make sotol outside of its ancestral home.
Border Stories
Available for covering all issues involving the U.S./Mexico border…from the Lower Rio Grande Valley, to Far West Texas and beyond.