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Las Hijas de la Madre are 'hociconas' and 'peleoneras' — and they will not be silenced Las Hijas de la Madre frontwoman Amalia Ortiz and bassist Lilith Tijerina talk about the band's new album, Diatribas Punk.

Las Hijas de la Madre, San Antonio's own queer Xicanx feminist punk band, celebrates its new album Diatribas Punk with events Dec 5 at the Lighthouse Lounge & Dec 18 at Artpace. Amalia Ortiz & Lilith Tijerina talk about their mission & music here:
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Ousted CEO Kate Rogers makes her stand for free speech at the Alamo The former Alamo Trust president and CEO writes about the pressure put on her to resign.

The former Alamo Trust president and CEO writes about the pressure put on her to resign. | Opinion

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If we REALLY love animals we don’t drop #litter and we pick up some when we can. 28,000 dog owners and counting removing 42 million pieces of #litter on walks…. a few bits at a time. #dogsofbluesky

Killing those turkey and corn leftovers with some traditional calabacitas!

Fronteras: ‘Drought Does Not Know Sanctions’ — Essay dives into complex issues at play in binational 1944 water treaty University of Michigan PhD candidate Vianey Rueda wrote about the ongoing water conflict between Mexico and the U.S.

On #Fronteras:
El Paso/Juarez border native and @umich.edu PhD candidate Vianey Rueda says the dispute over the 1944 Mexico-U.S. water treaty should be resolved through cooperation, not punishment.
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E-Verify has largely taken a back seat to other federal immigration enforcement over its 3 decades, even as policymakers claim that access to work is a magnet for unauthorized migration

Might employment verification be attracting new attention now?

Our experts explore

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This was definitely a labor of love and respect for San Antonio’s historical Westside! 🩷 Please take the time out to read this story I worked tirelessly on! 💜

NEW: A majority of voters, 55%, said they would rather elect a Democratic candidate if the midterms were held today, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/poll-voters-favor-democrats-by-double-digits-if-midterms-were-today

Mesoamerican connections to modern Mexican American identity, and a coach from the barrio integrates basketball Harvard scholar Davíd Carrasco discusses Chicano ties to Mesoamerica and a film project about his father's integration of a university basketball team.

Harvard Mesoamerican scholar Davíd Carrasco talks about his line of research and about a film project on his father, David L. Carrasco.
He presents a talk Friday at 6 p.m. @utsaroadrunners.bsky.social and Sat at 10 a.m. @somosmacri.bsky.social
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‘They Were Very Sorry for Your Loss’: Ex-San Antonio Officers Found Not Guilty in City’s First Murder Trial for Police Shooting Three former officers faced life in prison for the death of Melissa Perez, whom they shot behind a locked glass door.

‘They Were Very Sorry for Your Loss’: Ex-San Antonio Officers Found Not Guilty in City’s First Murder Trial for Police Shooting thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/10/s...

Fronteras: ‘Mexican Americans experienced segregation’ — New exhibit breaks down the long fight to desegregate Texas schools Cisneros v. Corpus Christi ISD: The Long Fight to End School Segregation details what came before, after, and during the historic court case.

On #Fronteras:
TPR intern Ivanna Bass Caldera visited @somosmacri.bsky.social to see their traveling exhibit on a key school desegregation case. Cisneros v. Corpus Christi ISD extended Brown v. Board protections to Mexican American students.
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Voters struck down four school tax-rate elections in the San Antonio area. What happens now? Only one of the five San Antonio area school tax-rate elections passed on Nov. 4. TPR's Norma Martinez sat down with Education Reporter Camille Phillips to discuss what happens next.

Voters in 4 out of 5 area school districts rejected voter-approval tax rate elections to help pay for salaries, operations, and supplies.
I talk to TPR's education reporter @camille-phillips.bsky.social about what's next for these districts.
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Fronteras: Evangelizing the New World — Exploring the legend of the 17th-century ‘Lady in Blue’ 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.

On #Fronteras:
María de Jesús de Ágreda, the Lady in Blue, reportedly bilocated from her Spanish convent to speak to Native peoples in New Spain (present day New Mexico) in the 1600s.
Honorary Consul of Spain in El Paso, Martha Vera, tells her story.
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The TX constitutional amendment ballot may be overwhelming and confusing.
These are all important issues that need context and explanation. These explainers by the League of Women Voters tell you all you need to know:
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Fronteras: ‘Tacos of Texas’ podcast dishes out another season of food, culture, and community 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.

On #Fronteras:
Taco journalism is a means of tying food to stories of food and culture. Mando Rayo has dedicated his career to telling these stories, and enters his 5th season hosting & producing the Tacos of Texas podcast.
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It's become my nightly mission to find my little sleeping friend 🦎

When asked, researchers identify three systemic issues as being responsible for blunting the policy relevance of much of their work: persistent fragmentation across disciplines and geographies, uneven access to reliable data and methodological training, and deep structural inequalities in whose voices are represented. Each challenge narrows the evidence base and limits the ability of research to better inform policy.

Migration is one of the defining challenges of the 21st century, yet researchers in academia & beyond often struggle to influence policy

A new survey of 1,835 scholars across 101 countries reveals why

Read up in our Migration Information Source magazine www.migrationpolicy.org/article/migr...

My little friend settling in for the night in his aloe sanctuary.

Our US Immigrant Spotlight articles make it easy to find accurate information about the diverse foreign-born groups in the United States

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Some gorgeous pre-dawn streaks today accompanied by a beautiful sliver of moon and a clingy Venus.

“my deranged relationship with my own body” really hit me

so many times I try to tell my body what to do and it simply doesn’t listen— even now, trying to type this, it’s like my fingers consider my brain’s commands as “loose suggestions”

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Sleeping deeply on an aloe leaf, dreaming lizard dreams...

Fronteras: San Antonio’s Mexican cookbook collection the ‘beating heart’ of Mexican cuisine and culture Mexican chef Pati Jinich and UT San Antonio's Amy Rushing talk about the signficance of the food and history highlighted in the collection.

On #Fronteras:
@mariannavarro.bsky.social talks to Mexican chef and TV host Pati Jinich and Amy Rushing of UTSA Special Collections. The conversation is a reflection on the preservation of culture through sharing recipes.
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Fronteras: From churches to barrios — 13 endangered Latinx landmarks embody culture, resilience, and migration 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.

On #Fronteras:
There are countless historic Latinx sites that are endangered because of development, climate change, or other factors.
@latinoheritageus.bsky.social released its inaugural list of 13 sites, 3 of which are in Texas.
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A lesser known impact of picking up #litter is the huge boost it gives to #mentalhealth

It only takes a minute but you immediately see the difference you’ve made & have the satisfaction of knowing they won’t harm an animal, a child or the #Environment
Try it!
#dogsofbluesky #WorldMentalHealthDay

Garcia Ramirez v. ICE case caption. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND TO ENFORCE FINAL JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION Upon consideration of Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and to Enforce the Permanent Injunction and accompanying Memorandum of Points and Authorities and Declarations (the "Motion"), and all other materials properly before this Court, it is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that Defendants and all persons acting under their direction or in concert with them, are hereby ENJOINED from implementing any new directive regarding age-outs; ORDERED that Defendants and all persons acting under their direction or in concert with them, are hereby ENJOINED from detaining any class member in an adult ICE facility in any manner that contravenes the Permanent Injunction; ORDERED that Defendants immediately rescind any determinations to detain based on this directive; ORDERED that Defendants immediately produce that directive, any related policies regarding that directive, and the Age-Out Review Worksheets of any class members who may have been impacted by that directive, including all AORs issued since October 1, 2025. SO ORDERED this 4th day of October 2025.

BREAKING: Federal judge BLOCKS a new ICE policy that went into effect last week to automatically detain unaccompanied migrant children on their 18th birthday when they “age out” of shelter care.

The TRO enforces a court order in a case brought by @immcouncil.org and @immigrantjustice.bsky.social.

On our Saturday walk we came across art by the San Antonio sidewalk chalk artist known as @lakey360.bsky.social.
It was already faded, but we loved the message of HOPE!
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Only in San Antonio!
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