Reynaldo Leaños Jr.
Border and Immigration ReporterReynaldo Leanos Jr. covers immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border for Texas Public Radio.
Prior to joining Texas Public Radio, Reynaldo was a freelance journalist in the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas and in New York City. His work has appeared in Public Radio International’s The World and Global Nation, NBC News, NPR’s Latino USA, KUT’s Texas Standard and KUT.
He has an undergraduate degree from Texas State University, where he studied journalism and international studies. Leanos also has a master’s degree from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, where he specialized in international reporting.
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Javier Villalobos and Veronica Vela Whitacre are vying to become the next leader of McAllen, the second largest city in the Rio Grande Valley and an important regional hub that connects the U.S. to Mexico. Both of them are currently McAllen City Commissioners. -
Rio Grande Valley organizations like the Angry Tias and Abuelas and Team Brownsville collected about 200 stockings that have gifts and candy inside for children at the migrant camp in Matamoros, Mexico. -
President-elect Joe Biden said no more border wall will be built under his administration. Meanwhile, the Trump administration continues to expeditiously build and acquire land for wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. One of those areas is a world famous birding sanctuary in the Rio Grande Valley. -
Los latinos comprenden alrededor del 40% de la población de Texas, y sus votos podrían ser fundamentales para las elecciones. Las campañas electorales están redescubriendo el hecho de que no existe un bloque “latino”. Los reporteros de la radio pública en todo Texas están escuchando a estos votantes discutir los temas que les preocupan y dar su opinión sobre hacia dónde debería dirigirse la nación.Esta es la primera de una serie de cinco historias sobre votantes latinos en las elecciones 2020. -
With less than a week before Election Day, Sen. Kamala Harris came to the Lone Star State to campaign. -
Paola Ramos is the author of a new book named "Finding Latinx: In Search of the Voices Redefining Latino Identity." -
One region of Texas that has been hit hard by COVID-19 is the Rio Grande Valley. Since the pandemic began, the virus has killed more than 3,300 people in the area. COVID-19 has upended many RGV residents’ lives, including Hernandez, but it’s made her and others more motivated to vote. -
Latinos comprise about 40% of the population in Texas, and their votes could be critical to races up and down the ballot. Campaigns are rediscovering the fact that there is no solid “Latino” bloc. Public Radio reporters across Texas are listening to these voters discuss the issues they care about and give their thoughts on where the nation should be heading.This is the first in a series of five stories about Latino voters in the 2020 Election. -
Anti-wall activists gathered in Pharr and held a mock funeral procession on Sunday to protest wall construction in a region where the virus has had deep impacts. -
Maria Hinojosa is a trailblazing journalist and was the first Latina journalist at NPR.Hinojosa is also the anchor and executive producer at Latino USA and founder and CEO of The Futuro Media Group.Now, Hinojosa is also the author of “Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America.”TPR’s Reynaldo Leaños Jr. spoke with Hinojosa about her book, the current political landscape and her nearly 30-year career as an award-winning journalist.
