Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Weekly newspaper from Lubbock, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Lubbock, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Lubbock, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Lubbock, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Lubbock, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Lubbock, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Lubbock, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Lubbock, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Lubbock, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Lubbock, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Letter from Tony Campos to John J. Herrera asking for Herrera's support for Frank Pinedo's re-election as National President. Campos is Pinedo's campaign manager and is asking Herrera to give the supporting or closing nomination speech. "In your hands you have the future of LULAC." Campos also writes to catch up and let Herrera know of how he is doing in Lubbock, Texas. "I am doing o.k. I got two secretaries. Not bad, eh Johnny [...] You know yourself Johnny...that when the people of Mexican descent need us, sometimes we have to sacrifice our personal life in order to help those who mostly need help."

Gilbert Herrera was born in Lubbock, Texas. His father, a police officer, died on duty. Herrera was raised by a single mother. Having few economic opportunities, as a child he would break into homes to find food. As a teenager, Herrera joined a gang and eventually was jailed or imprisoned three times. He left prison a final time days before his mother died of cancer. During the early 1970s, Herrera began to lead and grow the West Texas Brown Berets. He organized several marches against police brutality and other social causes, including marches alongside African Americans, in and outside of Lubbock. Herrera is now a Baptist minister and leads a political action group in Lubbock named La Fuerza.

Rose Wilson was born outside of Waco and moved to Lubbock as a young married adult. She raised her children in the city. Wilson became the first African American women to become president of Lubbock’s NAACP—when she was working as a maid. Because of her work sector, she faced pushback by some community economic elites. Sheila Patterson-Harris was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas. Her father is T.J. Patterson-Harris, the first African American City Representative of Lubbock, Texas. She attended school at the University of North Texas Denton, Texas. After graduating from university, Patterson-Harris moved back to Lubbock and worked in the radio industry but transferred over to working as a probation officer for twenty-nine years. She won the city representative seat her father once had in 2016.

Letter from Geo S. Berry to Truett Latimer discussing an upcoming party that Truett and other representatives have been invited to.

Letter from Hulon B. Brown to Truett Latimer discussing Truett's upcoming wedding and the chance of them meeting with each other at a future time.

Telegram sent to Truett Latimer from members of The South Plains Press Association regarding several House and Senate Bills intended to amend and correct current Texas laws. The bills are listed as House Bills 408, 209, 410, 411, and Senate Bills 142, 145, 146, 164.

Letter from Truett Latimer to Waggoner Carr discussing his lack of a political opponent and his enclosed pledge card.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas relating a news story.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.