Virginia Alvino
Virginia joined Texas Public Radio in September, 2015. Prior to hosting and producing Fronteras for TPR, she worked at WBOI in Indiana to report on often overlooked stories in the community. Virginia began her reporting career at the Statehouse in Salem, OR, and has reported for the Northwest News Network and Oregon Public Broadcasting.
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Northeast ISD voted Monday night not to change the name of Robert E. Lee High School.Since the racially-motivated mass shooting in South Carolina,…
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Numbers Up For Central American Minors Trying To Enter U.S.In the summer of 2014, more than 100,000 Central American children and families were caught…
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For families with children on the Autism spectrum, sitting through a play can be a challenge, but new sensory-friendly productions are trying to help.This…
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Texas produces about one quarter of the country’s cotton. So – what impact could climate change have on the multibillion dollar crop? A recent study from…
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While local leaders are deciding the fate of the historic grounds of the Alamo, one block away an upcoming attraction promises to bring the story of the…
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Following an attack on a Planned Parenthood in Colorado, Planned Parenthood South Texas says its continuing operations as usual. Jeffrey Hons says he was…
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A traditional Thanksgiving meal will cost a Texas family about $46.50 this year, 30 cents less than last year. That’s according to the Texas Farm Bureau.…
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Governors Ban Resettling Syrian RefugeesAfter the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and a few dozen other Republican governors…
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For women living on the frontier of New Spain around 1800 – life was tough. But, these Spanish Colonial women were afforded more rights than you might…
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The vast majority of the global Muslim community is condemning the Paris terrorist attacks. That includes San Antonio’s Muslim leadership.Sarwat Husein…