South Texas Stories

The South Texas Stories podcast is back for Season 3! This season, we have all sorts of wonderful stories about the history and culture of South Texas including baseball, hurricanes, black gold, first generation Americans, first generation college students, tacos, and more!

By Hannah Hudak. In this episode of South Texas Stories, you are going to enter a unique city called Del Rio. A small-town where even through the thick of devastation from an intense flood, you will that see the people of Del Rio are resilient. In this episode, you will hear firsthand expirences of Michael Diaz, a Del Rio native and Musuem Director at the Whitehead Memorial Musem. Michael's expirences paints a picture of the horrors of the flood as well as highlight the comradery expirenced by himself and the citizens in his hometown.

By Sierra Vela. This episode explores the history of tacos and the cultural meaning through the eyes of those who lived before tacos became the popular meal they are now. David Cuevas and Ofelia Cuevas takes you back into their eyes on their experience with tacos in Corpus Christi during their youth.

By Alyssa Lucas. This episode is about the history of Hillcrest, a forgotten northside neighborhood in Corpus Christi, Texas. Hillcrest has faced many instances of environmental injustice over the past century and continues to fight them today. This episode came about with the help of Mr. Henry Williams, the president of the Hillcrest Neighborhood Association, who has spent the majority of his life in the neighborhood and works to take care of his community.

By James Hurst. This episode shines a light on the more attractive side of Corpus Christi, Texas. Officially the Birdiest City in America, Corpus Christi is home to one of the most diverse quantity of species in the country. The episode also explores the educational background and current professional work of Sara Jose, manager of the Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve and Learning Center, located on the city's southside.

By Tera Elwell. We've all seen the news when the weather is rough, and journalists are outside, standing against the wind, trying to give their report of the situation. In this episode, a former news photographer tells us his point of view about working through Hurricane Harvey, the impact it had on his life and the community.

By Anastasia Cruz. This episode dives into the history of book banning and where it started. The episode brings to light certain situations that have happened to librarians and teachers due to schools banning books in Texas. School librarian, Nicole Cruz, chimes in with her experience of dealing with parents and students about banning books.

By Emily Aguilar. Many people have issues navigating through college, especially first-generation students. Roel Santana is the perfect example of speaking out and being the helping hand to thousands like us.

By Michael Franco. This episode will give the listener a little history of Coach Corky Gallegos. The way baseball in South Texas is portrayed and the way it has become a tradition for so many young athletes and has inspired the next generations to come and keep inspiring with the way the game is played. When people think of South Texas sports baseball should automatically be thought about because out of these little towns many championships have been won and some of the most attended games have been played here in South Texas.

By Makayla Bryson. This episode is all about the climate of the oil field in South Texas after the discovery of the Eagle Ford Shale. It discusses the positive effects it has had on towns such as Karnes City, and the negative effects it has brought on towns such as Alice. Along with the effects of more recent occurrences such as the recent pandemic and the freeze of 2021.