Melissa del Bosque
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Efrain Gutierrez at the 2014 Cine Las Americas Film Festival
In the seventies, filmmaker Efrain Gutierrez recorded the pain, the struggle and the injustice of life in his west San Antonio barrio on a 16mm camera. Full Story -
Observer Panel at SXSW Interactive: Tweeting the Drug War (Video)
What can the most censored state in Mexico teach others about freedom of expression during a devastating drug war? Full Story
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Another Citizen-Journalist Silenced in Tamaulipas
The well-known citizen journalist behind the Twitter handle @Miut3 was reportedly kidnapped and killed Wednesday in the border city of Reynosa. Full Story -
Texas Nurses Demand Better Training and Equipment to Prevent Ebola’s Spread
Nurses from across the United States, including two Texas hospitals, have joined the call for better, standardized training and safety equipment for the nurses treating Ebola patients. Full Story -
Inaction Spurs New Immigrant Sanctuary Movement
Faith leaders are building a new nationwide sanctuary movement and urging churches across the country to offer shelter to immigrants facing deportation. Full Story -
National Guard Deployed to Save Lives in Rural Brooks County
The National Guard is deployed to Brooks County, Texas, where hundreds of migrants have died from heat exposure and thirst. Full Story -
At Photo-Op with Soldiers, Rick Perry Offers Few Details on Border Deployment
At a press conference near Bastrop today, Rick Perry shed little light on border troop deployment but did provide striking visuals for his presidential bid. Full Story
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Tyrant’s Foe: Eddie Canales Is Saving the Lives of Undocumented Immigrants
For saving the lives of undocumented immigrants crossing the border, Eddie Canales is a tyrant's foe. Full Story -
Efrain Gutierrez at the 2014 Cine Las Americas Film Festival
In the seventies, filmmaker Efrain Gutierrez recorded the pain, the struggle and the injustice of life in his west San Antonio barrio on a 16mm camera. Full Story -
The Return of Chicano Film Pioneer Efrain Gutierrez
Twenty years before Robert Rodriguez, San Antonio DIY filmmaker Efrain Gutierrez was first on the scene. Now he's back. Full Story -
Border Patrol Agent’s Assault of Three Women Shakes Border Community
On March 12, a Honduran woman, her 14-year old daughter and another teenage girl surrendered to Border Patrol agent Esteban Manzanares on the banks of the Rio Grande in Mission, Texas. What happened next has shaken a border community and become a major scandal for the Border Patrol. Full Story -
Vote-Buying Scandal Rattles Valley Politics
The recent indictment of three politiqueras for allegedly buying votes has rattled the Rio Grande Valley’s political world. Full Story