03.29.2019 - By Texas Public Radio
A Revolutionary-era Mexican soldier who wants to build bridges across the border. A Mexican American girl not allowed to speak Spanish at home speaks in code with her grandfather. These are just a few of the stories award-winning writer Rudy Ruiz included in his 2013 short story collection, “ 7 for the Revolution .” Also, Norma Martinez gets a look at a giant tree of life that tells the story of the city’s ranching history.