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Fronteras
Hosted by Texas Public Radio · EN
"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.
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Fronteras: Sustainable fashion meets an iconic Chicano aesthetic in 'Runway Rasquachic'
2d ago00:24:05Tap to summarizeLocal fashion designers took high fashion to the streets last month to showcase clothes characterized as "rasquachic."
Transcribe →Fronteras: How the dismantling of a key Voting Rights Act provision will affect Texas communities
1w ago00:23:01Tap to summarizeThe Voting Rights Act, the landmark civil rights law, banned racial discrimination in voting and enforced the 15th Amendment right for Black men to vote.
Transcribe →Fronteras: Essay collection ‘Migrant Heart’ details the power of forgetting and remembering
2w ago00:22:28Tap to summarizeAuthor Reyna Grande writes about the struggles of assimilation and the healing powers of storytelling in her new memoir.
Transcribe →Fronteras: Author Reyna Grande reframes her traumatic immigration story in ‘Migrant Heart’
3w ago00:22:36Tap to summarizeIn her latest essay collection, author Reyna Grande reflects on her difficult experiences migrating to the U.S. from Mexico.
Transcribe →Fronteras: Why colonias exist and persist along the Texas-Mexico border
Jun 1200:22:29Tap to summarizeA new Brookings article examines the ways colonias in the Rio Grande Valley continue to be disinvested and what needs to be done to improve conditions.
Transcribe →Fronteras: Cultural heritage as a tool to address and adapt to climate change
Jun 500:24:32Tap to summarizeThe Climate Heritage Network is an organization looking to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement by tackling climate change through heritage, arts, and culture.
Transcribe →Fronteras: ‘En vivo desde Saluté’ — Exhibit documents over two decades of iconic St. Mary’s bar
May 2900:22:17Tap to summarizeThe exhibit showcases posters, pictures, flyers, and other memorabilia that were mainstays of Saluté International Bar for 25 years.
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Fronteras: ¿Habla civil rights? MACRI’s 2026 Symposium brings leaders together to discuss contemporary issues
May 2200:25:12Tap to summarizeMACRI’s annual symposium brings speakers from all over the country to speak about contemporary civil rights issues and how they affect people today.
Transcribe →Fronteras: ‘It speaks to everyone, every migrant’ — New poetry collection highlights the refugee experience
May 1500:21:55Tap to summarizeFrom the desert into the detention center, "Peregrina/Pilgrim" shares the immigrant experience with readers.
Transcribe →Fronteras: Coercion vs. collaboration – How a better foreign policy model can manage migration
May 800:21:51Tap to summarizeA new report from the George W. Bush Institute argues that many border policies only provide short-term solutions to illegal immigration.
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