Oral History Interview with Daniel Acevedo, June 29, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Daniel Acevedo, June 29, 2015

Interview with Daniel Acevedo, civil rights activist from Pharr, Texas. He discusses his early life, education, involvement with the Chicano movement, Colegio Jacinto Treviño, and civil rights activism in South Texas.
Date: June 29, 2015
Creator: Acevedo, Daniel; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jesus Ramirez, June 29, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jesus Ramirez, June 29, 2015

Interview with Jesus Ramirez, a lawyer from San Juan, Texas. During his interview, Ramirez discusses his family background, Chicano activism, including the Edcouch-Elsa student walkout, and La Raza Unita.
Date: June 29, 2015
Creator: Ramirez, Jesus & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lula Stroud, June 29, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Lula Stroud, June 29, 2015

Interview with Lula Stroud, a retired postal worker from McAllen, Texas. In her interview, Stroud discusses her family history, experiences with segregation, and living along the U.S./Mexico border.
Date: June 29, 2015
Creator: Stroud, Lula; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Narciso Aleman, June 29, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Narciso Aleman, June 29, 2015

Interview with Narciso Aleman, civil rights activist from Pharr, Texas. He discusses his early life, education, involvement with the Chicano movement, Colegio Jacinto Treviño, and civil rights activism in South Texas.
Date: June 29, 2015
Creator: Aleman, Narciso; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ofelia de los Santos, June 26, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Ofelia de los Santos, June 26, 2015

Interview with Ofelia de los Santos, a retired attorney from Edinburg, Texas. In her interview she discusses her civil rights activism in South Texas, community organization Valley Interfaith, La Raza Unida party, and women in the Chicano movement.
Date: June 26, 2015
Creator: de los Santos, Ofelia; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Amancio Chapa, June 6, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Amancio Chapa, June 6, 2015

Interview with Amancio Chapa, former mayor of La Joya, Texas. In his interview he discusses his childhood and education in Corpus Christi, the Chicano movement, the Raza Unida Party and politics in South Texas.
Date: June 25, 2015
Creator: Chapa, Amancio & Enriquez, Sandra
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Francisco Briones, June 25, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Francisco Briones, June 25, 2015

Interview with Francisco Briones, a civil rights activist from Alamo, Texas, near McAllen. In his interview, Briones discusses his early life, his education at Colegio Jacinto Treviño, and his activism in the Chicano movement in South Texas.
Date: June 25, 2015
Creator: Briones, Francisco; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Maricela Lozano, June 24, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Maricela Lozano, June 24, 2015

Interview with Maricela Lozano, business owner from Elsa, Texas. In the interview, Lozano discusses her early life, experiences with discrimination at school, student walkouts, activism, and politics. Lozano discusses the 1968 Edcouch-Elsa student walkout.
Date: June 24, 2015
Creator: Lozano, Maricela; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Miguel de los Santos June 24, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Miguel de los Santos June 24, 2015

Interview with Miguel de los Santos, an educator from Edinburg, Texas. He discusses his childhood, education, his career as a school principal, and later a superintendent of schools in communities in Texas.
Date: June 24, 2015
Creator: de los Santos, Miguel & Enriquez, Sandra
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ruben Rosales, June 23, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Ruben Rosales, June 23, 2015

Interview with Ruben Rosales from Pharr, TX. In the interview, Rosales discusses his childhood, military service, experiences with segregation and discrimination, the Pharr riot of 1971 and its' aftermath, police brutality, the Chicano movement, and politics.
Date: June 23, 2015
Creator: Rosales, Ruben; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Antonio Orendain, June 22, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Antonio Orendain, June 22, 2015

Interview with Antonio Orendain, civil rights activist and founder of the Texas Farm Workers Union (TFWU), from McAllen, Texas. In the interview, Orendain discusses his childhood and family background, working with Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta and the National Farm Workers Association in California, migrant farm workers, founding the TFWU, and his long career as a labor activist.
Date: June 22, 2015
Creator: Orendain, Antonio & Enriquez, Sandra
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1969, Chapter 1053 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1969, Chapter 1053

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the issuance of certain permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles on certain highways.
Date: June 19, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1139, Chapter 1182 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1139, Chapter 1182

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the operation and administration of and practice in courts in the judicial branch of state government, the composition of certain juvenile boards, and the increase of certain filing fees.
Date: June 19, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1964, Chapter 985 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1964, Chapter 985

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the imposition of additional fees for filing civil cases and for recording certain documents in Hidalgo County and Cameron County.
Date: June 19, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 118 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 118

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate in memory of former Hidalgo County Commissioner Oscar L. Garza Jr. of Edinburg.
Date: June 18, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Juanita Valdez-Cox, June 17, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Juanita Valdez-Cox, June 17, 2015

Interview with Juanita Valdez-Cox, a non-profit community organizer from San Juan, Texas. In her interview, Valdez-Cox discusses racial discrimination in the Rio Grande Valley, work with migrant children, the farm workers' movement in Texas, labor organizing, and community organizations.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Valdez-Cox, Juanita; Gutierrez, Jose Angel; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1737, Chapter 637 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1737, Chapter 637

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the designation of a segment of State Highway 83 in Hidalgo County as the World War II Veterans 349th Regt. 88th Inf. Div. Memorial Highway.
Date: June 16, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 39 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 39

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate urging Hidalgo County to reduce its tax rate upon establishment of the Hidalgo County Healthcare District.
Date: June 16, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3220, Chapter 443 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3220, Chapter 443

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 18; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.
Date: June 15, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1596, Chapter 382 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1596, Chapter 382

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the Hidalgo County Healthcare District; decreasing the possible maximum rate of a tax.
Date: June 10, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History