Juan Parras was born in Big Spring in 1949. He moved to San Antonio to attend seminary and attended St. Mary's in 1968 before transferring to the University of Houston in 1971. He began working at the Harris County Welfare Department where he led a walkout. Mr. Parras discusses unionizing and his 15 year career working with the International Union and other unions. His latest activism revolves around environmental justice issues and is the founder of Tejas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (TEJAS), an organization working in Houston since 2006.

Recording of a presentation session at the 2015 Digital Frontiers Annual Conference. In this session, presenters discuss the creation of a geographic information system dedicated to the history of Houston, and how such a system can function as a way to make archival documents accessible.