Porvenir Massacre Articles

February 6, 2023

A Celebrated West Texas Archaeologist Has Been Fired—and No One Will Say Why

Acclaimed for his research on the Big Bend region and the Porvenir massacre, David Keller was suddenly marched out of Sul Ross State University in December.

By Rob D’Amico

Jovita Idár circa 1905; Employees including Idár (second from right) in the print shop of El Progreso newspaper in Laredo in 1914.

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November 22, 2022

White Hats, Episode 3: La Hora de Sangre

The Mexican Revolution gave the Texas Rangers a new calling. But it also became the darkest chapter in Rangers history.

By Jack Herrera

Film & TV|

October 4, 2019

A New Documentary Exposes the Dark Truth of a West Texas Massacre

'Porvenir, Texas' explores the search for justice after 15 Mexican-Americans were killed at the hands of the Texas Rangers.

By Cat Cardenas

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