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Lone Star Lore

A Podcast by Griffyn.Co ProductionsHosted, produced, and edited by Matthew ThorntonWritten by Joleene Maddox SniderFeaturing expert voices from across Texas historyLone Star Lore uncovers the myths, truths, and untold stories of Texas — not to rewrite the past, but to widen…

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Sep 6, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 6, 2026

    Julio Galvez Part II: The Cost of Separation | A Texas Immigration Story (opens the original)

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    Julio Galvez, Part II: The Cost of Separation | A Texas Immigration Story A Life in Texas. A Family Divided. In Part I, we followed Julio Galvez from Guatemala to South Texas, through a failed asylum claim, removal in 2003, and his decision to return without authorization because he believed his family needed him. For the next twenty-one years, Julio built a life in Corpus Christi. Then, in July 2024, that life came apart. After a traffic stop on the road to Houston, Julio was taken into immigra

  2. Episode · Aug 2, 2026

    Julio Galvez Part I: The Cost of Belonging | A Texas Immigration Story (opens the original)

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    Julio Galvez, Part I: The Cost of Belonging | A Texas Immigration Story A Life in Texas. A Family Divided. In July 2024, a traffic stop on the road to Houston ended with immigration authorities taking Julio Galvez into custody and removing him to Guatemala. He left behind his wife, three children, customers, church members, and a Corpus Christi community that had come to depend on him. But Julio’s story did not begin there. This is the second chapter of Lone Star Lore’s three-part series on migr

  3. Episode · Jul 4, 2026

    Texas: A State of Movement and Change (opens the original)

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    Welcome to Lone Star Lore — hosted by filmmaker Matthew Thornton, and written by historian Joleene Maddox Snider, the series pairs thoughtful narration with expert guests who help us ask better questions: What happens when a place this vast and mythologized is shaped by centuries of movement? Who gets counted as a settler, an immigrant, a citizen, an outsider, or a Texan? And how does the history of movement still shape the way we argue about law, belonging, identity, and change today? Texas: A

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