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Mourning Migrants—with the Military’s Permission
In Eagle Pass, the faithful gather in a state-occupied park to recognize fallen migrants.
Francesca D'Annunzio
Francesca D'Annunzio is the Texas Observer's 2025 David McHam investigative reporting fellow. D’Annunzio has reported on topics ranging from deportations in the Dominican Republic, Christian nationalism, U.S.-Mexico border colonias, right-wing sheriffs, to zoning and housing policy in Texas. Her work has been published or syndicated in The Guardian US, The Dallas Morning News, Religion News Service, The Global Investigative Journalism Network, The Texas Standard, and The Arizona Republic, among others. She received her master’s in investigative journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and is an alumna of the Arabic Flagship and Humanities programs at The University of Texas at Austin. She is proficient in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Arabic.
Articles by Francesca D'Annunzio
The State Says Shelby Park Is Open. Some Locals Beg to Differ.
The experiences of Eagle Pass residents and a journalist contradict government statements, which themselves are inconsistent, about access to a public park.
Did Texas Police Violate First Amendment Rights of Pro-Palestine Protesters?
A UT professor and expert on freedom of expression weighs in on the controversial arrests of 57 individuals, including a journalist, at a campus demonstration.
A New Documentary Reveals the Real Eagle Pass
Robie Flores' "The In Between" is a love letter to la frontera—and a humanizing refutation of GOP fear-mongering.
Right-Wing Bloggers Busted During Militia Border Tour
Near Eagle Pass, Texas officers arrested bloggers for drug possession after receiving information that someone in a caravan was pointing a gun at migrants, DPS report says.
Naomi Shihab Nye: Life As a Palestinian-American Poet
"Palestinians are all haunted. We’re haunted by what used to be, what could have been."