Raul Alonzo

Selena Quintanilla-Perez, the "Queen of Tejano," lived for much of her life in Corpus Christi. The city boasts several landmarks to the superstar, who was murdered 30 years ago this March 31, that thousands of fans visit yearly.

‘El más dulce recuerdo’: 30 years later, Selena’s presence is still felt in Corpus Christi

Raul Alonzo

Decades after her death, there remains no shortage of ways fans memorialize the Tejano superstar. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the city where she lived and now rests.

Clips of memorabilia showing Texas Farm Workers Union leader Antonio Orendain. He was one of the original founding members of the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers, but a rift with César Chávez led to him splitting off and focusing on organizing farmworkers in the Rio Grande Valley.

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Digging into the history of the ‘César Chávez of Texas’

Raul Alonzo

A UFW split – and Antonio Orendain’s role in it – prompted a little-known chapter in the Texas farm worker struggle.

Alejandro Rosel holds up a childhood photo of himself, his older brother and his older sister, Manuela, who was killed in a tragic accident when their family lived as migrant farmworkers in the Midwest. Today Rosel is a social studies teacher who often brings his memories growing up within the Texas Farm Workers Union into the classroom to get students excited about local history.

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Has the history of the Texas Farm Workers Union been effectively preserved?

Raul Alonzo

Many of the union’s participants want to see more lasting testaments to its legacy. But what would that look like?

Norma Ramirez holds up the hat her father, Don Claudio Ramirez, wore while holding the banner of the Texas Farm Workers Union on a march that began in San Juan, Texas, and ended in Washington, D.C.

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In 1977, a farmworkers’ march to DC sought to turn the eyes of the nation onto Texas

Raul Alonzo

The Texas Farm Workers Union journeyed 1,600 miles in search of an audience with President Jimmy Carter.

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In the months since his death, South Texans reminisce on Johnny Canales

Raul Alonzo

The groundbreaking television presenter would have turned 82 today.

The first-ever photograph of the yellow-crested helmetshrike, or Prionops alberti, was taken during a recent expedition led by scientists at The University of Texas at El Paso.

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UTEP scientists capture first known photographs of tropical bird long thought lost

Raul Alonzo

The rediscovery of the yellow-crested helmetshrike is just one of the findings during an expedition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The cattle tyrant is a flycatcher bird native to South America that has never been sighted north of Panama, until now.

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Why is this bird drawing people from far and wide to downtown Corpus Christi?

Raul Alonzo

The cattle tyrant, a flycatcher bird never before seen north of Panama, has made its debut in North America. But how did it get here?

A Northern Mockingbird perches on a gravestone at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin.

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‘Cemetery Birding’ highlights why hobbyists are flocking to cemeteries across Texas

Raul Alonzo

Author Jennifer L. Bristol visited some 300 cemeteries across the Lone Star State to write her book, spotting lifers and uncovering history throughout the journey.

A detail shot of a mural showing an owl sitting on a "Welcome" sign. The owl has the face of an old woman, the characteristics of the cryptid La Lechuza.

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La Lechuza legend serves as both a cautionary tale and a story of revenge

Sarah Asch

The story is well known in northern Mexico and South Texas, where a brief wave of hysteria surrounding one instance of the legend erupted in the 70s.

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Here are five tips for borrowers before student loan payments resume in October

Rhonda Fanning

How to get lower payments and discounts – and why you might not want to refinance into a private loan.