Fronteras
Fridays at 12 noon and Sundays at 9 p.m.
"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.
Support for Fronteras comes from Texas Mutual Workers' Compensation Insurance.
Latest Episodes
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The book Live from America: How Latino TV Conquered the U.S. details the powerful figures who worked behind the scenes to make Spanish-language media successful. -
The nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute has published an analysis of the Trump administration’s immigration actions one year following his inauguration. -
Historian Sam W. Haynes explains how a convergence of Mexican, Anglo, and indigenous cultures led to instances of conflict and violence from 1821-1879. -
The documentary follows the lives of San Antonian JV Villarreal and his Marine brothers while on tour in Afghanistan. -
Scholar and anthropologist Davíd Carrasco has dedicated much of his career to exploring Mexico’s Mesoamerican past. He is also dedicated to telling the story of his father, David L. Carrasco—an El Paso native who became the first Mexican American head basketball coach at a major U.S. university. -
A former San Antonio ice house is now home to a community museum that celebrates the people, stories, and contributions of the city's historic West Side. -
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been ramping up detentions of individuals who appear at Immigration Court for their mandatory hearings, including in San Antonio. -
The new children’s book Of the Sun: A Poem for the Land’s First Peoples celebrates the ties that Indigenous peoples still hold to the land. -
The book explores the disparities in education between the children of Nazi scientists and the ethnic Mexican children who attended segregated schools in El Paso. -
Photographer Marni Shindelman's series, "Restore the Night Sky" documents the effects of light pollution at 45 private ICE detention centers across the U.S.
