To Nansi Guevara, a visual artist in Brownsville, the rocket-making complex is an irrevocable disruption to the shorebirds, ocelots and endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles that nest in the Rio Grande delta. It’s also the reason rents and property taxes are on a steep rise, she said, and why skilled workers from California and Florida are descending on South Texas to fill high-paying jobs once promised to locals.
Public artist, illustrator & Storyteller