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Bobby Pulido, the New Scion of South Texas Democrats 

The Tejano star ousted a two-term Republican incumbent, but now that the music’s over, what kind of congressman will he be?

by Eden Shamy

Keep Reading

Inundated by ICE and Rising Costs of Living, South Texas Returns Home to Democrats

by Gaige Davila

South Texas Is Moving On from Trump

by Gaige Davila

In Laredo, a County Judge and MAGA Convert Seeks to Topple Henry Cuellar

by Justin Miller

August 2016 strangest state mattress stacking illustration Aug 05, 2016

Strangest State: Prayer Drive-Thru, Hillary Hate, and Bong or Cocktail Glass?

by Patrick Michels

Luis Martinez, a Maverick County resident who opposes the Dos Republicas mine, speaks out against the TCEQ's decision to grant the mine a wastewater permit Wednesday. Nearby Elm Creek runs through Martinez's property. Jul 06, 2016

TCEQ: Contested Coal Mine Can Release Wastewater Into Drinking Supply

Locals called the environmental regulators' decision ‘unconscionable.’

by Naveena Sadasivam

June 2016 culture essay Jun 23, 2016

David Bowie in Aztlán

Forty years ago, Chicano students in Crystal City created a Bowie-inspired rock opera.

by Gregg Barrios

May 19, 2016

La Frontera Fund Joins Texas’ Growing Circle of Volunteer-Led Abortion Access Groups

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

A Border Patrol agent arrives to take custody of a group of immigrants from Texas Border Volunteers. Dec 17, 2015

Report: Detained Migrants Held in Border ‘Iceboxes’

Researchers found that detained migrants in the Rio Grande Valley are held in overcrowded, freezing rooms — without beds — for days at a time.

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Emmy awards — Beyond the Border Oct 08, 2015

Beyond ‘Beyond the Border’

Help us build an online tool to identify migrants who died in South Texas.

by Forrest Wilder

Sep 14, 2015

King’s Gambit

Daniel King's quiet mission to transform public education in South Texas.

by Patrick Michels

Progreso ISD Sep 09, 2015

Progreso ISD Fights State Over Students’ Residency

by Patrick Michels

health care Sep 08, 2015

Insurgent Medicine

Physicians hope to revolutionize health care in the Valley with a simple prescription — access.

by Daniel Blue Tyx

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