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Fronteras

Texas Public Radio

"Fronteras" is a Texas Public Radio program exploring the changing culture and demographics of the American Southwest. From Texas to New Mexico and California, "Fronteras" provides insight into life along the U.S.- Mexico border. Our stories examine unique regional issues affecting lifestyle, politics, economics and the environment.

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28:25

Fronteras: Exploring the little-known history of the...

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2026/10/02

What we know now as the Rio Grande Valley once rose to become the Republic of the Rio Grande. Podcaster Brandon Seale explores the topic in a new documentary.

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22:05

Fronteras: Twenty years of consequences — Chronicling...

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2026/09/25

The book "Homeboys Forever" by sociologist Avelardo Valdez examines how violence, addiction, and imprisonment affected the lives of young gang members in San Antonio.

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26:03

Fronteras: From the barrio to a prison siege — The...

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2026/09/18

A San Antonio native revisits the life of Fred Gómez Carrasco and the 1974 prison standoff that captured national attention. His podcast looks beyond the headlines to explore Carrasco, the people involved and the lasting impact of those events.

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28:42

Fronteras: An endangered Latinx landmark — The fight...

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2026/09/11

Community activism has saved the city's oldest public housing units. It was recently named a 2026 Endangered Latinx Landmark by Latinos in Heritage Conservation.

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28:59

Fronteras: From Latinas with tender hearts to tías...

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2026/09/04

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez has spent her career writing to break down barriers and reach out to those who may not have access to academia. Her books center on the cultural challenges many Brown girls face.

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23:35

Fronteras: New research examines the role Latino...

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2026/08/28

The Pew Research Center finds that while Latino identity is a major factor in people's lives, identity is not singuarly defined culturally or politically.

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25:44

Fronteras: Revisiting the 1918 Porvenir massacre —...

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2026/08/21

In 1918, 15 unarmed Mexican men and boys were killed in the remote West Texas community of Porvenir. The commemorative site is now in danger of being bulldozed and cut off by federal border wall construction.

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25:23

Fronteras: The Latino Community Foundation expands...

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2026/08/14

The California-based organization has granted $350,000 to ten organizations in the Southwest to support them with legal defense, community protection, and rapid response.

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26:15

Fronteras: No longer just ‘deportees’ — The search to...

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2026/08/07

Writer Tim Z. Hernandez has spent nearly two decades working to identify the Mexican nationals who were killed in the 1948 incident.

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22:09

Fronteras: Writer Rudy Ruiz explores the complexities...

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2026/07/31

The South Texas native discusses his works and how they're influenced by the duality that exists living on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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21:52

Fronteras: ‘Detention is everywhere’ — Photo series...

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2026/07/24

Photographer Marni Shindelman's series, "Restore the Night Sky" documents the effects of light pollution at 45 private ICE detention centers across the U.S.

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29:09

Fronteras: How a new young adult book reclaims and...

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2026/07/17

The new book, “The Donkey Lady: A Graphic Parable,” retells a haunting San Antonio legend by inviting children and adults alike to consider new moral dilemmas.

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24:05

Fronteras: Sustainable fashion meets an iconic...

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2026/07/10

Local fashion designers took high fashion to the streets last month to showcase clothes characterized as "rasquachic."

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23:01

Fronteras: How the dismantling of a key Voting Rights...

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2026/07/02

The Voting Rights Act, the landmark civil rights law, banned racial discrimination in voting and enforced the 15th Amendment right for Black men to vote.

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22:28

Fronteras: Essay collection ‘Migrant Heart’ details...

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2026/06/26

Author Reyna Grande writes about the struggles of assimilation and the healing powers of storytelling in her new memoir.

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22:36

Fronteras: Author Reyna Grande reframes her traumatic...

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2026/06/19

In her latest essay collection, author Reyna Grande reflects on her difficult experiences migrating to the U.S. from Mexico.

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22:29

Fronteras: Why colonias exist and persist along the...

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2026/06/12

A new Brookings article examines the ways colonias in the Rio Grande Valley continue to be disinvested and what needs to be done to improve conditions.

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24:32

Fronteras: Cultural heritage as a tool to address and...

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2026/06/05

The Climate Heritage Network is an organization looking to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement by tackling climate change through heritage, arts, and culture.

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22:17

Fronteras: ‘En vivo desde Saluté’ — Exhibit documents...

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2026/05/29

The exhibit showcases posters, pictures, flyers, and other memorabilia that were mainstays of Saluté International Bar for 25 years.

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25:12

Fronteras: ¿Habla civil rights? MACRI’s 2026...

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2026/05/22

MACRI’s annual symposium brings speakers from all over the country to speak about contemporary civil rights issues and how they affect people today.

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