Bekah Hinojosa

Bekah Hinojosa is an organizer from the Rio Grande Valley. In 2022, she was recognized as one of Grist’s 50 Fixers. She is a co-founder of the South Texas Environmental Justice Network and Another Gulf Is Possible.

We Built Disaster Kits for Our Rio Grande Valley Neighbors—They Use Them for Daily Survival

As climate 'shocks' increasingly puncture wealthier parts of the U.S., they lengthen like a shadow across this borderlands region.

By Bekah Hinojosa

/ 13 Feb 2026

We Built Disaster Kits for Our Rio Grande Valley Neighbors—They Use Them for Daily Survival