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Fronteras: From the barrio to a prison siege — The life and impact of San Antonio drug lord, Fred Carrasco

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 exp

Fronteras: An endangered Latinx landmark — The fight to preserve San Antonio’s Alazán-Apache Courts

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.

Fronteras: From Latinas with tender hearts to tías locas — How storytelling can shatter cultural stereotypes

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 cul

Fronteras: New research examines the role Latino identity plays in individuals across America

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.

Fronteras: Revisiting the 1918 Porvenir massacre — How border construction puts the future of the site in danger

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 of

Fronteras: The Latino Community Foundation expands support in Texas as immigration enforcement ramps up

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.

Fronteras: No longer just ‘deportees’ — The search to identify the passengers of the Los Gatos plane crash

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

Fronteras: Writer Rudy Ruiz explores the complexities of living between two nations and cultures

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

Fronteras: ‘Detention is everywhere’ — Photo series highlights impact of private ICE facilities on rural landscapes

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.

Fronteras: How a new young adult book reclaims and reframes San Antonio’s legend of the Donkey Lady

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.

Fronteras: Sustainable fashion meets an iconic Chicano aesthetic in 'Runway Rasquachic'

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

Fronteras: How the dismantling of a key Voting Rights Act provision will affect Texas communities

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.

Fronteras: Essay collection ‘Migrant Heart’ details the power of forgetting and remembering

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

Fronteras: Author Reyna Grande reframes her traumatic immigration story in ‘Migrant Heart’

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

Fronteras: Why colonias exist and persist along the Texas-Mexico border

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.

Fronteras: Cultural heritage as a tool to address and adapt to climate change

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.

Fronteras: ‘En vivo desde Saluté’ — Exhibit documents over two decades of iconic St. Mary’s bar

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

Fronteras: ¿Habla civil rights? MACRI’s 2026 Symposium brings leaders together to discuss contemporary issues

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

Fronteras: ‘It speaks to everyone, every migrant’ — New poetry collection highlights the refugee experience

From the desert into the detention center, "Peregrina/Pilgrim" shares the immigrant experience with readers.

Fronteras: Coercion vs. collaboration – How a better foreign policy model can manage migration

A new report from the George W. Bush Institute argues that many border policies only provide short-term solutions to illegal immigration.