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Uncertain Times: Dreamers, MAGA Latinos & Taco Politics

Let’s get a pulse of the community and how tacos play a role in identity and politics in 2025; how taquerías are being impacted by ICE raids and explore how some Latinos or people of Mexican heritage can feel deeply connected to their culture – through food, traditions, or family – while also supporting political views that might seem at odds with their identity; and ultimately ask a Maga Latino, how he feels about undocumented immigrants picking and making his food. Guests include Chef Victoria Elizondo, DACA recipient and owner of Cochinita & Co. in Houston and Daniel Estrada, a self-described MAGA Latino and Trump supporter.

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 21, 2024

Central Texas top stories for October 21, 2024. It’s the first day of Early Voting in Texas. What to do if you suspect voter suppression, or if something goes wrong at your polling location. The SEC is fining UT Austin after fans threw trash on the field to protest a call by the referee. Longhorns drop in the AP top 25 college football rankings after losing to Georgia over the weekend.

Texas Standard: July 27, 2020

A weakened hurricane is still a monster and despite it being the weekend, Hanna hit Texas hard. We’ll have details. Also, on a different kind of storm, this one in the Republican Party. Why are some county republican parties censuring the governor? Plus, you’re about to hear one of the strangest stories in San Antonio’s recent history. And speaking of strange, why were asylum seeking children recently being held in a hotel? Those stories and more today on the Texas Standard: