The Garza War: The Forgotten Tejano Rebellion Along the Rio Grande
For Savannah Bernal and Jorge Barrera Jr., who keep reading these old South Texas stories and giving me a reason […]
Starr County 1860 Census
With the help of ChatGPT and hours of work, we created the 1860 census for Starr County, Texas. If you
Camp Ringgold, Rio Grande City, the fort that Texas forgot.
Digital Edition My parents are from Starr County, and we visited our grandparents, our uncles, and our cousins, but I
Nate Silver Gives James Talarico a 2-to-1 Chance of Winning Texas
Nate Silver is one of America’s best-known election forecasters. A statistician and the founder of FiveThirtyEight, he became nationally known
The Glove That Can Kill – on the hands of ICE Agents
They call it a “de-escalation device.” One expert compared the pain to a bee sting. That sounds almost harmless. Until
Houston Charges Poor Families $5 More a Month for Garbage — Then Hands NRG Tens of Millions in Tax Breaks
Whether it is Donald Trump, Greg Abbott, or John Whitmire, the cycle of taking money from the poor to hand
Ken Paxton Went to the Courthouse and Came Home With a $1,000 Souvenir
Once a thief, always a thief? Sticky-finger Paxton, a pen, a wife- keep your eyes on him. Ken Paxton has
Chronicle treated her like shite and now wants her to write op-eds for the Chronicle – Lina Hidalgo
Thumbs down: What will County Judge Linda Hidalgo do once she finishes her time in office at the end of this
Meet Vikki Goodwin and Dan Patrick – Good vs Evil
Most Texans probably know who Dan Patrick is. Vikki Goodwin is another matter. In the latest Texas A&M Bush School/ReconMR
Republicans keep losing seats: the Trump effect
The Seats Keep Falling One election can be dismissed as a fluke. Thirty Republican state legislative seats changing hands since
Corpus Christi, Texas, early sixties, young and Mexican, a musical tour as some of us knew it.
I will be taking a short trip to Corpus, but this is the first of at least four musical tours
I called the Houston Chronicle a whore. My AI research mule objected.
I called the Houston Chronicle a whore. Santiago, my AI research mule, objected. Naturally. I wasn’t accusing anyone at the
1927 – killing and forcing “Mexicans” to work was common in some counties in South Texas.
In South Texas in the 1920s, a Mexican laborer looking for work could find himself picking cotton for a farmer
Santiago & Meme School of Chuco Words — Lesson 1
Tonight’s lesson: We didn’t speak bad Spanish. We spoke our Spanish. Our parents gave us the words they knew. Some
The Venegas Family – Mexican American History
In 1927, Miguel Venegas left behind a life that, by most standards, had been a good one. He had a
Pinky and the Brain Go to Austin
Back in the 1990s, I had an idea. I tried to convince some people I considered pretty smart that we
