Fronteras

Texas Public Radio

"Fronteras" is a Texas Public Radio program exploring the changing culture and demographics of the American Southwest. From Texas to New Mexico and California, "Fronteras" provides insight into life along the U.S.- Mexico border. Our stories examine unique regional issues affecting lifestyle, politics, economics and the environment.

40 Episoden

Fronteras: From segregation to preservation – A look at Marfa’s Blackwell School for Mexican students
6.11.2026
27:00
An upcoming symposium will bring together past alums to share stories about Blackwell, one of the last Mexican schools to close in the U.S.
Fronteras: New MacArthur Fellow uses forensics to bring dignity to immigrant deaths
30.10.2026
29:40
Kate Spradley founded Operation Identification in 2013 to facilitate the identification and repatriation of immigrants who died along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Fronteras: ‘The Rio Grande is dying’ — How a water war threatens the livelihoods of border residents
23.10.2026
29:42
Journalist Jack Herrera discusses the dire consequences that are unfolding on the Rio Grande due to environmental, political, and social factors.
Fronteras: San Antonio’s Vincent Valdez creates a public remembrance through his larger-than-life artworks
16.10.2026
25:55
Valdez, whose work takes on social injustice and underrepresented communities, is one of 20 MacArthur Fellows recognized this year across a variety of fields.
Fronteras: Going beyond the taco — ‘Tacos of Texas’ podcast returns for season seis
9.10.2026
27:13
Taco journalist Mando Rayo explores the stories, history, and culture of Tacos and the people who make them in the Lone Star State.
Fronteras: Exploring the little-known history of the Republic of the Rio Grande
2.10.2026
28:25
What we know now as the Rio Grande Valley once rose to become the Republic of the Rio Grande. Podcaster Brandon Seale explores the topic in a new documentary.
Fronteras: Twenty years of consequences — Chronicling the lifelong impact of San Antonio gang life in the ‘90s
25.9.2026
22:05
The book "Homeboys Forever" by sociologist Avelardo Valdez examines how violence, addiction, and imprisonment affected the lives of young gang members in San Antonio.
Fronteras: From the barrio to a prison siege — The life and impact of San Antonio drug lord, Fred Carrasco
18.9.2026
26:03
A San Antonio native revisits the life of Fred Gómez Carrasco and the 1974 prison standoff that captured national attention. His podcast looks beyond the headlines to explore Carrasco, the people involved and the lasting impact of those events.
Fronteras: An endangered Latinx landmark — The fight to preserve San Antonio’s Alazán-Apache Courts
11.9.2026
28:42
Community activism has saved the city's oldest public housing units. It was recently named a 2026 Endangered Latinx Landmark by Latinos in Heritage Conservation.
Fronteras: From Latinas with tender hearts to tías locas — How storytelling can shatter cultural stereotypes
4.9.2026
28:59
Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez has spent her career writing to break down barriers and reach out to those who may not have access to academia. Her books center on the cultural challenges many Brown girls face.

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Fronteras

Texas Public Radio

40 Episoden

Fronteras: From segregation to preservation – A look at Marfa’s Blackwell School for Mexican students

Fronteras: New MacArthur Fellow uses forensics to bring dignity to immigrant deaths

Fronteras: ‘The Rio Grande is dying’ — How a water war threatens the livelihoods of border residents

Fronteras: San Antonio’s Vincent Valdez creates a public remembrance through his larger-than-life artworks

Fronteras: Going beyond the taco — ‘Tacos of Texas’ podcast returns for season seis

Fronteras: Exploring the little-known history of the Republic of the Rio Grande

Fronteras: Twenty years of consequences — Chronicling the lifelong impact of San Antonio gang life in the ‘90s

Fronteras: From the barrio to a prison siege — The life and impact of San Antonio drug lord, Fred Carrasco

Fronteras: An endangered Latinx landmark — The fight to preserve San Antonio’s Alazán-Apache Courts

Fronteras: From Latinas with tender hearts to tías locas — How storytelling can shatter cultural stereotypes