Fronteras

Fronteras

"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.

Episodes

November 2, 2025 22 mins
Sor María de Jesús de Ágreda was believed by many to have bilocated hundreds of times from her monastery in rural Spain to parts of what’s now the American Southwest.
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The podcast's fifth season dives into taco culture, from the women who serve as the backbone of Mexican cooking, to the role that food can play in politics.
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Mexican chef Pati Jinich and UT San Antonio's Amy Rushing talk about the signficance of the food and history highlighted in the collection.
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The national nonprofit Latinos in Heritage Conservation released a list of landmarks that hold cultural and historical significance, and face demolition, neglect, or otherwise uncertain futures.
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Archeologist Jorge Luis García Ruiz documents the movement north of Spanish explorers in his book, Presidio: Soldiers of the King in New Mexico.
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The August report by MSF, or Doctors Without Borders, finds the changes have left many immigrants trapped in a cycle of physical, emotional, and institutional violence.
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Sex Work: It’s Just a Job explores the move to decriminalize sex work, and confronts the racism, sexism, and transphobia that can fuel violent police crackdowns.
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Sociologist Joanna Dreby interviewed 99 young adults in New York to examine the impacts of enforcement-first approaches to immigration policy.
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The Texas Tribal Buffalo Project and The Conservation Fund hope to reconnect with indigeneity and reintroduce the buffalo back to South Texas.
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School districts across the state now have the option to offer American Indian/Native Studies as an elective course.
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The recent report, A Matter of Justice: The Uninvestigated Homicides of La Matanza, aims to pursue justice for the victims of la matanza.
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San Antonians remember Flaco Jiménez, who died July 31, at the age of 86.
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The article "Can the Trump Administration's 'Self-Deportation' Campaign Succeed?" by the non-partisan think tank, Migration Policy Institute addresses the unanswered questions surrounding the administration's self-deportation push.
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Border Vigil in Eagle Pass has been holding monthly vigils to remember the immigrants who have drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande. The group’s members have recently been receiving training in recovering human remains at the border.
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The documentary tells of the dozens of men and boys who were missing and murdered by Mexican marines during a period of four months in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo.
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Researchers aim to humanize immigrants by sharing their stories.
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A devastating flood that occurred over a century ago in San Antonio's historic West Side closely mirrors the July 4 tragedy of the Hill Country.
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Artist Vincent Valdez and writer KB Brookins discuss how they're promoting advocacy through the arts as part of the program's 2025-26 term.
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A professor in El Paso who lives in the Mexican city of Juárez aimed to capture and document the everyday sounds that are a part of border experience.
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The group took a long road trip last month through the Southwestern United States with a goal to visit the places that communities value as a connection to their history and culture—and share the untold stories.
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