I often get asked, what’s your beat? I like to say that, “I cover it all” since I’ve written about urban development, arts and culture, local politics, food, social issues, health and wellness, and more for the Rivard Report.
My work has been featured and highlighted by national news outlets such as DemocracyNOW! and PRI’s The World.
When I can direct my sail, however, I focus on covering U.S.-Mexico relations, immigration issues, and the culinary scene in San Antonio. I have an extensive repertoire of stories, so I decided to share a list of my top stories below:
*Stories in bold are my top picks.
Politics:
- Helped produce this film about Yanira, an immigrant woman from Guatemala who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in search of a better life:
Yanira’s Story from Rivard Report on Vimeo.
- Immigration:
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With DACA Deadline Past, ‘Dreamers’ Look to Congress for Their Future
- With Clock Ticking, ‘Congress Must Act’ to Replace DACA
- Will Trump Extend or Scrap DACA? ‘Dreamers’ Brace for Impact
- Stranded Immigrants Find Shelter from Hurricane Harvey
- Immigrant Tragedy Illustrates Increasing Danger of Crossing Border
- SB 4 Halted for Now, but ‘Fight Isn’t Over Yet’
- Despite Mayor’s Objection, San Antonio Sues to Stop ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Law
- Saldaña Suggests Using City Funds to Aid Immigrant Community
- Zachry Pulls Out of Border Wall Solicitation Process
- San Antonio Area Firms Show Interest in Constructing Trump’s Border Wall
- New Mexican Consul General Faces Trade and Border Challenges
- Mexican Consulates Open Legal Centers for Immigrants
- DACA Student Detained by ICE Vows to Speak Up for Immigrants
- Local DACA Student Released From ICE Custody Under Deportation Threat
- Officials Respond to ‘Chaotic’ Release of Migrant Women and Children
- Freed Migrant Women and Children Find Refuge in San Antonio
- More than 400 Migrants Released from Texas Family Detention Centers
- Seeking Asylum Inside the Immigration Maze
- ‘Let Our Babies Go:’ Protestors Rally Against Immigrant Family Detention
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- I captured this moment on film for the Rivard Report: Student and DACA holder Josué Romero, 19, was released from ICE custody and reunited with his father, José Francisco Romero. Video on Rivard Report’s Facebook page got more than 35k views and our footage was shared by Fusion. Read full story here.
Local DACA Student Released From ICE Custody Under Deportation Threat from Rivard Report on Vimeo.
- U.S.-Mexico Relations:
- Mexican Ambassador: U.S., Mexico Must Share Task of Stopping Human Smuggling
- Mexican Officials: SA Should Wield Influence in NAFTA Talks
- Castro and McCaul: Amid Washington Drama, NAFTA Deserves Careful Review
- Gerónimo Gutiérrez Bids Farewell to SA, Heads to D.C.
- Consul General Recalled Amid Political Turmoil in Mexico
- Elected Officials Decry Proposed Tariff, Defend U.S.-Mexico Relationship
- Consul General: San Antonio Knows the Value of the U.S.-Mexico Relationship
- Local Leaders React With Concern and Silence to U.S.-Mexico Tensions Under Trump
- NADBank’s Gerónimo Gutiérrez Appointed as Mexico’s New Ambassador to the U.S.
- Former Mayors Discuss San Antonio-Mexico Relationship
- Poll: U.S. Citizens View Mexico in a Negative Light
- Mexico’s New Consul General Offers a Deeper View of U.S.-Mexico Relations
- New Mexican Consul General: Border Wall? ‘Forget That’
Culinary
- La Panadería Coming to Downtown
- Battalion Turns up the Heat at Historic Fire Station
- A Trip Down South to Learn More About Mezcal
- Rain or Shine: Tamales Heat Up the Pearl
- Inmates Graduate from SA Food Bank ‘Second Chance’ Program
- RO-HO Pork & Bread: Making an Authentic Torta Ahogada
- Coming to La Cantera: Chef Weissman’s ‘Signature’
- Culinaria’s Farm: ‘Technology to Table’ in San Antonio
- ‘Call me Enrique’: A Conversation with Mexico’s Star Chef
- Rebelle Restaurant Opens in the St. Anthony Hotel
- Edible San Antonio: A Family Affair
Opinion/Latino Issues:
Arts & Culture:
- Pedro Valtierra’s Award-Winning Photographs Offer Glimpse of Humanity in War
- Migrants and Their Stories Take Center Stage at Instituto Cultural de México
- Whirling Lassos Capture Tradition During ‘A Day in Old Mexico’
- Wheelchairs Don’t Stop Mexican Couple from Realizing El Sueño Americano
- Common Currents: 300 Artists Celebrating San Antonio’s Tricentennial History
- McNay Celebrates Century of French Moderns
- Gini Garcia to Show Glassblown Creations to National Audience
- Diego and Frida Photo Exhibit Coming to Instituto Cultural de México
- Mission Concepción to Host Double Solar Illumination and Feast Day Mass
- Girl Zone Youth Document Lives, Heritage on Eastside
- Butterfly Festival Emerges at Instituto Cultural de México, More to Come
Articles in Spanish:
- Buscando Asilo Dentro del Laberinto Migratorio
- México Designa a Gerónimo Gutiérrez como Nuevo Embajador en EU
- RO-HO Pork & Bread: Preparando una Auténtica Torta Ahogada
- Instituto Cultural de México Cuenta Con Nuevo Liderazgo, Futuro Incierto
- Cónsul General de México Ofrece una Perspectiva Más Profunda de la Relación Bilateral
- Nuevo Cónsul General de México: ¿Un Muro en la Frontera? ‘Olviden Eso’
- “Llámame Enrique”: Una Conversación con el Chef Estrella de México
Work Published Abroad:
La Prensa. Newspaper in Honduras:
*Top image: José Samuel Hernandez, 24, from Honduras recalls as his cousin’s leg is chopped off by “la bestia,” the train that immigrants catch to make their way all through Mexico. “If you don’t run at the same pace as the train, if you go slower or faster than it, once you jump to climb it, your hands will slip from the metal bars and god help you…” Photo by Rocio Guenther.
Rocío Guenther 