Stories from the Rio Grande

The Museum of South Texas History turned 50 in 2020 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it concludes its celebrations in April 2021. During the month of April, the MOSTHistory Communications team will publish a five-episode series with current and former staff members and a tribute to Visitors Services host Sandra Luna, who died of COVID complications in July 2020.

Thanks for listening to "Stories from the Rio Grande," a podcast by MOSTHistory.

MOSTHistory: Stories from the Rio Grande will highlight the history and heritage of South Texas and northeastern Mexico with interviews featuring those who  live in the borderland region.

In final episode of season two, the son of Eddie Lucio Jr. talks about the family dynamics of a father and son working as Texas state elected officials. Here are some photographs of the father and son: https://mosthistory.org/stories-from-the-rio-grande-eddie-lucio-iii/

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MOSTHistory:  Stories from the Rio Grande will highlight the history and heritage of South Texas and northeastern Mexico with interviews featuring those who live in the borderland region.

In this episode, Reba Cardenas McNair, the daughter of former two elected officials--one city commissioner and one school board trustee--shares the stories of her parents overcoming challenges to provide opportunities for their communities and their family. Here is a great video about the Cardenas family accomplishments: https://youtu.be/OKqaNfguZZ8 

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MOSTHistory: Stories from the Rio Grande will highlight the history and heritage of South Texas and northeastern Mexico with interviews featuring those who live in the borderland region.

In this episode of season two, the sons of Alfonso "Al Ramirez" talk about their father's mayoral term, political activism and other accomplishments. Al Ramirez was the first Hispanic mayor of Edinburg voted into office in the 1960s. Here are some of the photographs from the Al Ramirez Collection: https://mosthistory.org/stories-from-the-rio-grande-ramirez-brothers/

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MOSTHistory:  Stories from the Rio Grande will highlight the history and heritage of South Texas and northeastern Mexico with interviews featuring the many people who live in the borderland region.

In this episode of season two, Ruben Villarreal, the former Rio Grande City mayor, talks about growing up in Rio Grande City, the spirit of the bi-cultural region and how his father's values inspired him to pursue a life in public service.

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MOSTHistory: Stories from the Rio Grande will highlight the history and heritage of South Texas and northeastern Mexico with interviews featuring the many people who live in the borderland region.

In this first episode of season two, Lita Leo provides an insight of how her family, which is well-known throughout Hidalgo County, became involved in local politics. She also tells a few stories about growing up in a political family and how that affected her and her siblings. See the photo gallery of the Leo family: https://mosthistory.org/stories-from-the-rio-grande-lita-leo/

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MOSTHistory: Stories from the Rio Grande will highlight the history and heritage of South Texas and northeastern Mexico with interviews featuring locals, historians, museum staff members or anyone who might have experienced historical changes in the region.

The first season is "The Lost Empires," a rise-and-fall perspective as told by  Neil Cassady, a former salesman for Griffin & Brand. However, in this final episode, you'll hear from Jimmy Henderson, the owner of Warren Produce in Edinburg, Texas. This final episode concludes "The Lost Empires" and season one of Stories from the Rio Grande.

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