Two hundred and seventy miles north of Edinburg, Abby Garcia walked into mariachi rehearsal at Texas State University on a Wednesday in September. Three years ago, she filmed with a documentary crew for “Going Varsity in Mariachi,” which Netflix released on August 29 after it dazzled the Sundance Film Festival and SXSW in 2023, racked […]
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She Voted for Trump. Then She Had Two Terrifying Miscarriages in Texas.
My sister Victoria was wrangling Elias, her then-2-year-old, into his costume on Halloween when the spots of blood in her underwear became worrisome. It was almost exactly two years ago, in 2022, and Elias had woken up from a nap excited about trick-or-treating. She’d gotten him into a shiny black firefighter hat, a yellow jacket […]
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In Texas, Selena Is at Least as Popular as Jesus
Texas hasn’t gotten its due as a major piece in the complex puzzle of American art. We’re here to rectify that. Every two weeks, H. Drew Blackburn will conduct a thoroughly scientific analysis of the 254 essential (one for every county) books, movies, tv shows, albums, podcasts, songs, and magazine articles — you name it […]
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‘We’ve Been Left Out’: Joaquin Castro Wants to Fill the ‘Void’ of Latinos on Screen
Growing up in West Side San Antonio, Congressman Joaquin Castro’s world was wholly different than the one on his TV or downtown at the Aztec Theatre. “What I would see on screen almost never matched what I saw when I stepped out my front door and into my neighborhood,” he told The Barbed Wire. “The […]
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At 18, He Had to Pay a Poll Tax. Paxton’s ‘Illegal’ Raids Don’t Scare Him.
When Hector Flores turned 18, he had to pay to vote. More than 60 years later, he can’t remember the exact rate of the poll tax, maybe $2.50 or $2.75. But vivid in his mind is that the fee was roughly the price of a couple gallons of milk or a case of beer. In […]
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‘They Just Don’t Want Authors’: Latiné Writer Uninvited from Speaking at Texas School
“The most rewarding part of stories,” said author Jonny Garza Villa at a book signing hosted by Austin’s Little Gay Shop, is “realizing that I can write something that’s hyperspecific, a Mexican-American experience in a specific city in Texas, and how what that character is going through can relate to anyone, anywhere.” Garza Villa’s young […]
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After Racist Comment, Judge’s Office Blames ‘Jokester’ Wife
EXCLUSIVE An Austin-based Latina CEO with a booming business blasted a Nueces County judge on Monday after he posted a racist comment calling her success “Ozark part 4” in an apparent reference to the Netflix prestige drama about a family laundering money for a drug boss. Gabriela Bucio, 38, oversees 12 Texas businesses in the […]
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Meet the Latino Chefs Leading the Vegan Taco Revolution
Vegan tacos may sound like the kind of cultural appropriation that happens when white influencers start cooking on TikTok. But there’s a growing movement among Texas-based Latinos to improve the health of their community — and they’re willing to wade into controversial, plant-based territory to make it happen. Let’s start with the problem. For most […]
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First-Ever Mexican American Civil Rights Museum to Be Built in San Antonio
Texas has a hard time telling its complete story. The good, the bad, and the ugly don’t always make the cut. But just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month, a group of San Antonio leaders are taking steps to preserve Mexican American history. The first-ever Mexican American Civil Rights Museum will be between 10,000 and […]
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The Trail-Blazing Tejana Singer Who Performed for Kings and Presidents
On the southern banks of the San Antonio Riverwalk, millions of visitors each year wind along the cobblestone path and cross over Rosita’s Bridge — the arched ivy-covered walkway connecting the river to the city’s historic La Villita arts village — following in the footsteps of the path’s namesake: Rosita Fernández. Known as “San Antonio’s […]