[News Clip: Irving gaming] captions transcript

[News Clip: Irving gaming]

Video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: November 9, 2012, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alejandro Perez, July 14, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Alejandro Perez, July 14, 2016

Perez talked about his life as a migrant worker and working in a cannery. Supporting the walkouts in Uvalde was his first political march. He also participated in voter registration drives at Texas A&I. Mr. Perez also discusses his time working with the La Raza Unida Party in Crystal City.
Date: July 14, 2016
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Perez, Alejandro
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Diana Palacios, July 9, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Diana Palacios, July 9, 2015

Interview with Diana Palacios, a civil servant from Crystal City, Texas. In the interview, Palacios discusses her family background, segregation, experiencing discrimination at school, and a student walkout that took place at Crystal City High School in 1969.
Date: July 2, 2015
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra & Palacios, Diana
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carlos Moore, July 29, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Carlos Moore, July 29, 2015

Interview with Carlos Moore, from Fort Worth, Texas. In his interview, he discusses his early life and family history, time in the military, race relations in Fort Worth, labor unions and Democratic party activities.
Date: July 29, 2015
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Krochmal, Max & Moore, Carlos
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Arturo Gonzales, July 12, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Arturo Gonzales, July 12, 2016

Arturo spoke about growing up in Crystal City. Him working the fields during his earlier years. He speaks a lot about local Crystal City politics. The initial push for representation envisaged by Los Cinco. Some about local Crystal City folks who were drafted for Vietnam. During this period--late 1960s, Arturo went to Wisconsin to work and live. He talked about the Crystal City walkouts--hearing about them in Wisconsin then moving back--and the demands that the students made. Finally, he talks a lot about Raza Unida internal politics, especially his side of the split. He was with the Barrio club/anti-Gutierrez faction and running Gutierrez out of Crystal City.
Date: July 12, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Gonzales, Arturo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Pablo Avila, July 9, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Pablo Avila, July 9, 2016

Pablo Avila, former Zavala County Judge, is one of the elected public officials that came to power through the Raza Unida Party. Avila was born and raised in Crystal City in a middle class family. He described his family's interest in politics and his account of public life and the relationships between Anglos and Mexican Americans. His family --his mother especially-- were very invested in national and local politics. After going to college and becoming an attorney, Avila returned to Crystal City and became involved in the local government. Eventually, he ran unopposed for Zavala County Judge and stayed in the post until his retirement in the 1990s.
Date: July 9, 2016
Creator: Avila, Pablo; Sinta, Vinicio & Arionus, Steve
System: The Portal to Texas History