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Every year in the tiny border town of Lajitas — located about 300 miles east of El Paso — hundreds gather to celebrate, remember and protest the closing of the area’s border passage.

Every year in the tiny border town of Lajitas — located about 300 miles east of El Paso — hundreds gather to celebrate, remember and protest the closing of the area’s border passage. For decades, U.S. tourists and locals used to cross freely over the Rio Grande into Pasos Lajitas, Mexico. But that changed in May of 2002, when the federal government abruptly closed the informal passage. The small community Lajitas shared with its Mexican neighbor was cut in half. But the annual Voices From Both

On Fronteras: For one day each year, the borders are erased between Lajitas and Paso Lajitas, Mexico (0:15). A recent graduate from the University of Texas at El Paso shares her story of moving to San Antonio to escape war-torn Syria (6:55). We go on a tour of San Antonio’s Westside. It’s one of the poorest parts of San Antonio, but it’s rich in culture (11:30).

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This week on Fronteras: Texas counties report an increase in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement transfers in the first months of the Trump administration (0:16). A group in El Paso assists immigrants in detention with bond payments (1:53). San Diego looks into how new immigrants can integrate into society (7:44). Local mariachis prepare for a marathon evening of Mother’s Day serenades (9:48).

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Bill Neeley is an Oklahoma-based author whose latest book is “A Tejano Knight: The Quest of Don Juan Seguín.” He is working on a screenplay about the Tejano war hero of the Texas Revolution.

Bill Neeley is an Oklahoma-based author whose latest book is “ A Tejano Knight: The Quest of Don Juan Seguín .” He is working on a screenplay about the Tejano war hero of the Texas Revolution.

This week on Fronteras: Reaction to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s decision to sue the federal government over ending DACA (0:15). Vice President Mike Pence visits the border wall on the California-Mexico border (1:43). The number of refugees resettling in Texas is declining (3.28). Marfa mural preserves the city’s story for the future (9:10). Author Bill Neeley shares the story of San Antonio Texas revolutionary hero Juan Seguín (12:38).