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Jonathan Palomar has been a member of Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán for a little over a year.

Not everyone is born with a love for mariachi music. But it’s hard not to appreciate it when “el mejor mariachi del mundo” is your foundation. Jonathan Palomar and Debra Torres share with us how the genre is thriving and celebrated at the annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza (0:17). Then, Texas Public Radio’s Jack Morgan has a conversation with the sons of the late Tejano music legend Emilio Navaira (15:12).

Not everyone is born with a love for mariachi music. But it’s hard not to appreciate it when “el mejor mariachi del mundo” is your foundation. Jonathan Palomar and Debra Torres share with us how the genre is thriving and celebrated at the annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza (0:17).

Andrew Selee, president of the Migration Policy Institute, a Washington D.C.-based think tank that supports liberal immigration policies, is also the author of “ Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together .” In the book, Selee explains how the relationship between Mexico and the U.S. has evolved in the 25 years since the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Andrew Selee, president of the Migration Policy Institute, a Washington D.C.-based think tank that supports liberal immigration policies, is also the author of “Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together.”

Our 2018 year in review continues with some of our best arts stories: The housekeeping staff of a local university created a collection of cookbooks (00:24) A course on “Taco Literacy” (02:41) An art exhibit celebrates the San Antonio LGBTQ community (04:32) Alameda Theater revival (06:41) Mariachi serenades on Mother’s Day (10:13) Día de los Muertos celebration (11:56) Musician, composer and songwriter of Pixar’s “Coco” (13:28) The drummer behind “Birdman” (16:07) A Mexican-native musician

Our 2018 year in review continues with some of our best arts stories:

This is our year in review. A Mexican-American literature course at a local high school (0:21) Regrets of a former Border Patrol agent (2:43) The hidden African-American history of San Antonio (4:46) A granddaughter of a Nazi (7:09) The dangers of reporting from the border (10:13) The descendants of the victims of a 100-year-old massacre (13:17) A former Texas slave who became a Mexican millionaire (17:17)

This is our year in review.

A temporary migrant facility opened in West Texas in June with the intention of housing up to 300 Central American teens. Six months later, the facility has grown to a capacity of over 2,700, and operations behind its tarped fences remain a mystery. Joshua Rubin has been documenting what occurs in the Tornillo tent city for the past three months and joins us to discuss what he has seen.