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  Interview with Eulalio Balli Mendez

  Eulalio Balli Mendez and Alan Padilla

  Eulalio Balli Mendez talks about the genealogy of the Balli family.

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  Interview with Nicolas Balli and Yolanda Martinez

  Nicolas Balli and Yolanda Martinez

  Yolanda Martinez talks about treaties/land grants.

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  Porcion 72 - Jose Maria Balli

  Pedro Rodriguez

  Brief promotional video created for Pedro Rodriguez's report on the Porcion 72 - Jose Maria Balli.

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  Interview with San Isidro ranchers

  San Isidro ranchers discuss education.

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  Interview with Cayetano Barrera

  Cayetano Barrera and Margaret Dorsey

  In this clip, from a one hour and 30 minutes interview which took place at the Border Studies Archive facilities on 15 May 2013, he speaks about the history of the border cities and shares a story about the run-ins his family members had with the native people during the 1800s.

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  Robert Gonzales presentation on land grants and mineral rights

  Robert Gonzales

  Robert Gonzales talks about Texas and the Galan Spanish Land Grant. This recording took place at the McAllen Public Library during a land grant meeting sponsored by the Balli Family Organization. During this meeting, several land grant descendants gathered to discuss land grant and mineral rights.

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  San Isidro Tour

  Velinda Reyes and Margaret Dorsey

  Tour of an abandoned ranch and well in San Isidro, Texas.

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  Interview with Encarnacion and Hortencia Rodriguez

  Encarnacion Rodriguez, Hortencia Rodriguez, and Velinda Reyes

  Encarnacion and Hortencia Rodriguez talk about life in San Isidro.

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  Interview with Reynaldo Anzaldua [Texas Rangers]

  Reynaldo Anzaldua, Velinda Reyes, and Margaret Dorsey

  In this interview, Reynaldo Anzaldua talks about the Texas Rangers in the Rio Grande Valley.

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  Interview with Hermelinda Cantu

  Hermelinda Cantu

  Hermelinda Cantu talks about her father being kidnapped in Monterrey, Mexico during the Mexican Revolution as well as the Spanish Flu.

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  Interview with Hermelinda Cantu and Maria Cantu

  Hermelinda Cantu and Maria Cantu

  Hermelinda Cantu and Maria Cantu talk about livestock in the ranch as well as vegetation changes in the region.

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  Interview with Rogelio Cantu Jr.

  Rogelio Cantu Jr.

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  Interview with Ruben Cantu Jr.

  Ruben Cantu Jr., Alyssaa Aparicio, Arturo Cortez, and Ryan Lanoy

  The interviewee was Ruben Cantu, Jr., the son of Mr. Ruben Cantu. The interview crew consisted of Alyssa Aparicio, Arturo Cortez, and Ryan Lanoy, with each in charge of a group of questions. The interview was held at the Border Studies Archive located on the 3^rd floor of the UTPA Library. The primary topics focused in this interview consist of garbage, architecture, plants and animals.

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  Interview with Ruben Cantu Sr.

  Ruben Cantu Sr., Luis Reyes Jr., and Ashley Leal

  The interview was recorded while Ruben Cantu Sr. took us on a walk around the property. During the walk, we asked questions about past and present irrigation techniques, farming, waste (how they disposed of it), along with many other topics in regards to his and his family’s life on the land.

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  Interview with Lino Garcia

  Lino Garcia and Christopher Scott

  In this short segment, Dr. Lino Garcia talks about the border and the border wall.

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  Interview with Dennis Holbrook

  Dennis Holbrook and Margaret Dorsey

  Dennis Holbrook talks about land grants of South Texas. The interview took place at South Texas Organics (6700 N. Doffing Rd. in Mission, TX), which is located on land originally granted by the king of Spain to Jose Francisco de la Garza.

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  Interview with Marcos Ramirez

  Marcos Ramirez, Alexis Casiano, Ramiro Garza, and Daniel Nicholson

  Marcos Ramirez talks about inter-ethnic relations in Edinburg, Texas.

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  Interview with Norma Valdez

  Norma Valdez and Alexis Casiano

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  Interview with Carrol "Kelly" Norquest, Jr. [Bracero excerpt]

  Carrol Norquest Jr. and Daniel Nicholson

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  Interview with Neil Norquest

  Neil Norquest and Sarah Garza

  Neil Norquest talks about plants, animals, as well as historical events that occurred and impacted the Lower Rio Grande Valley in some way.

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  Interview with Odilia Norquest

  Odilia Norquest, Lupita Olivarez, Samuel Victoriano, Michelle Martinez, and Geoffrey Schwarz

  The interview helps to contextualize the impact the Norquest family has made in the Edinburg region over the past four decades and provides a unique perspective on the rich Norquest family history.

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  Interview with Marie Norquest Sleeth

  Marie Norquest Sleeth, Sandra Salinas, Amanda de la Fuente, Eduardo Robles, and Miguel Gutierrez

  Themes that were focused on throughout the interview were archaeological, biological and geological matters of the property, but there were oral histories, and historical matters of the family brought to life in this wonderful interview.

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  Interview with Virginia Norquest

  Virginia Norquest, Aaron Pena, and Oscar Ysasi

  The parts of the interview that were discussed or focus of the interview was on the plants, animals, garbage, human waste and architecture.

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  Interview with Dixie Setti

  Dixie Setti, Robin Galloso, Mary Noell, and Maria Vallejo

  In this segment, Dixie Setti talks about going to Pan American College.

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  Interview with Caroline Twist

  Caroline Twist and Geoffrey Waters

  In this short segment, Caroline Twist talks about weather events and the University of Texas Pan American.