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Open Road

The Promise of El Paso’s Magic Landing

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
April 3, 2024
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Drive

The Hugs Not Walls Program Reunites Families Along the Rio Grande

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
May 26, 2022
A mountain scene, in which the summit of the mountains resembles the facial structure of Abraham Lincoln

A Road Trip Along the Rio Grande Invites Reflection on Grief and Family Bonds

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
February 24, 2022

More

The Whoopee Bowl in Far West Texas Is Flush With Stuff

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
February 2, 2022
A colorful illustration of a man with dark hair and a short dark beard surrounded by swirls of green, yellow, red, and pink

Houston Poet Lupe Mendez Grew up With Feet in Two Worlds

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
December 23, 2021
The red brick exterior of a church with a large steeple on the right side, shorter one on the left side, and two people standing out front

Architecture

The Church at the Heart of El Paso’s Segundo Barrio

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
November 24, 2021

El Paso’s Elotes El Vaquero Has Perfected the Beloved Mexican Snack

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
October 28, 2021
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Preserving the Mexican Barrio in Dallas’ Oak Cliff Neighborhood

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
October 1, 2021

History

The Complicated History of Texas Revolutionary Hero Juan Seguín

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
September 23, 2021
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El Paso’s Historic Streetcars Transport Riders Through the City’s Past and Present

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
August 12, 2021

The El Paso Altars to La Virgen de Guadalupe

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
July 14, 2021
A glass of water from the Desalination Plant in El Paso being splashed

Can Sewage Water Save El Paso?

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
June 24, 2021
Two roosters fight above large dust-colored boulders in the El Paso desert

Photography

A Photographer Highlights the Multidimensional Beauty of El Paso

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
June 24, 2021
A silver sculpture of a male figure kicking a ball in the air while supporting the body with hands from behind

This Summer, Get Your Kicks Discovering Soccer’s Growing Popularity in Texas

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
May 19, 2021
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A Reader’s Maiden Voyage Into the World of Lonesome Dove

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
May 14, 2021

A Longtime Texan Searches for the Soul of the State

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
April 29, 2021
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Riding High in El Paso’s Lowrider Scene

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
April 14, 2021
Color photograph of woman and child in masks

A Lucha Libre Movie at SXSW Calls Attention To Femicide in Juárez

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
March 16, 2021

Sports

How Lucha Libre’s Mexican Style of Wrestling Unites Two Countries

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
February 25, 2021
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The Big G in the Big D

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
February 19, 2021
A young man looks straight-faced at the camera surrounded by black and white balloons

Texas Forever … and Ever … and Ever

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
November 25, 2020
An illustration of a group of people looking at lights in a nighttime scene

Open Road

An El Pasoan Returns Home a Year After the Tragedy

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
October 29, 2020
Texas flags fly above a line of cars next to Fletchers State Fair Corny Dogs stand

In Search of Fried Oreos at the Big Tex Fair Food Drive-Thru

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
September 30, 2020
Photo of Dallas Cowboys football players

When the Super Bowl Champion Dallas Cowboys Came to El Paso

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
September 10, 2020
Photo of a cross, Yankees cap, and U.S. flag

Mickey Mantle Made a Name for Himself in New York, but He’s Forever a Texan

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
August 18, 2020

Artist “Cimi” Alvarado Teaches History Through the Murals of El Segundo Barrio

By Roberto José Andrade Franco
November 27, 2019

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