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Politicos Say Cabinet Position Could Make Or Break Castro

Ryan Loyd
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TPR News

Fronteras: San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro is President Obama’s pick to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development. One political expert says such a high profile position can make or break a candidate’s political future. Development and drought are creating a duck dilemma in Texas. Also, San Antonio singer Rita Vidaurri  marks her 90th birthday this weekend.

POLITICO: White House Cabinet Positions Can Make or Break a Candidate

All eyes are on San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro, President Obama’s pick to be the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Castro is a rising star in the Democratic Party and the move could make or break his political career, according to political experts.  David Nather, senior policy reporter for POLITICO, talks more about this with Fronteras Host Crystal Chavez.

DEA Harassment Dispute Spurs Tensions in West Texas

Law enforcement and some private citizens at the center of a recent raid on a West Texas hookah lounge are at an impasse. Did federal drug agents assault a woman and search a home without a proper warrant? Or are witness accounts from the scene simply not accurate?

Marfa Public Radio’s Travis Bubenik looks into the case, one that began as part of a nationwide crackdown from the Drug Enforcement Administration on synthetic drugs.

In Texas, Less A Duck Dynasty Than A Duck Dilemma

It can be tough to be a duck in Texas these days. Places where ducks once lived are now where people live; in subdivisions. The drought has changed the landscape as well. StateImpact Texasreporter Dave Fehling found that scientists are now trying to use satellites and computers to find ducks better places to live.

Credit Ron Wade
San Antonio singer Rita Vidaurri.

San Antonio's Rita Vidaurri Celebrates 90th Birthday

A San Antonio treasure is celebrating a major birthday. Singer Rita Vidaurri will mark her 90th birthday with a performance Friday in San Antonio at the Guadalupe Theater. Rita is a Spanish language musical icon and was a star during Mexico’s golden age of entertainment. But as TPR’s Yvette Benavides tells us in her commentary, Rita’s life story is also a tale of heartache, strength and faith.

Crystal Chavez was Texas Public Radio’s Morning Edition host for three years, until January 2015.