The Huelga Schools as Houston’s Newspapers Reported Them
I was a student at the University of Houston at the time, and I was one of the U of
Falcon Lake: the Lake that covered two towns
I used to go to Zapata to visit relatives. Later, I drove across Falcon Dam on my way into Mexico,
Before Bobby Pulido, There Was El Primo, Roberto Pulido
Before Bobby Pulido became a star, his father Roberto was El Primo to Tejano audiences across South Texas. He called
They were told they couldn’t do it; they were threatened with losing accreditation. Molina and West Oso proved them wrong.
For years, Black and Mexican-American children attended West Oso schools under a system controlled largely by Anglo trustees. The district
Starr County 1860 Census
With the help of ChatGPT and hours of work, we created the 1860 census for Starr County, Texas. If you
The Barreras Were There While Mier Was Becoming Mier
When I began tracing the Barrera side of my family, I expected to find baptisms, marriages, births, and deaths. What
West Oso Was Ahead of Its Time — Molina Helped Make It Happen
West Oso has never been one of Texas’ wealthy school districts. It served working-class families on the edge of Corpus
Three Generations of the García Family: Starr County, Texas
Listen to the story Going backward has been the best way to trace my ancestors: census records, birth records, baptisms,
José María Barrera: My Ancestor Who Rode With Santos Benavides
Listen to the Story When my third-great-grandfather José María Barrera rode with Colonel Santos Benavides during the Civil War, he
Manuel Leal: The Texas Hero Texas Hunted as a Bandit
American history remembers Francis Marion as the “Swamp Fox,” a Revolutionary War hero who used surprise attacks, informants, hidden routes,
Rumble in Molina Park in front of the Church.
A Boy Growing Up in Molina Growing up in Molina in the early 1960s meant knowing where you belonged. We
Molina’s early history: it was called a slum, so the City annexed us
Listen to this story Molina: Annexed to Stop the “Slums,” Then Told to Pay for Plumbing The image on the
Before the Alamo: The Texas War Most of Us Were Never Taught
The bloodiest battle probably ever fought on Texas soil, and it is not in our Texas history books. Massacres on
Texas likes to brag about its Texas Rangers, but they forget that they ran like cowards.
Don’t have to take the words of this old Tejano; take it from an Army Major who had to work
My top ten Tejano hits from the 1960’s you can disagree
I may have the years wrong, but hey, my list.
Davy Crockett and the Alamo: Honor the Man, Question the Legend
Pick what you want to believe, because both cannot be true. We come to honor Davy Crockett, but also to
September 16, 1942, four years after Texas Independence, a Mexican Army celebrated Mexican Independence in San Antonio.
Texas has always loved to brag about itself; they call them tall tales, maybe sometimes they are just big whoppers
