Riojas, David, 1953-
Biographical notes:
David Riojas is a first generation Mexican American born in 1953 and raised in Eagle Pass, Texas. He was first involved with the Chicano Movement as a senior in high school when Ramsey Muñiz made his election bid for governor of Texas. David Riojas earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Ethnic Studies and Political Science from the University of Texas at Austin (UT) where he was a member of the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO). He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Texas Tech University in 1984 and made several bids for public office in Maverick County, including that of mayor of Eagle Pass, prior to his election to the city council in 1993. At the time of the interview, he was an attorney for Texas Rural Legal Aid (now Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid) and still serving on the city council of Eagle Pass. In 2004, he was elected to the board of trustees of the Eagle Pass Independent School District.
From the description of Oral history interview with David Riojas, 1996 [videorecording]. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 426941824
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Subjects:
- Bridges
- Campaign funds
- Chicano movement
- Coal mines and mining
- Economic development
- Foreign workers
- Gambling on Indian reservations
- Gas industry
- Hispanic American lawyers
- Investments, Foreign
- Kickapoo Indians
- Legal assistance to Hispanic Americans
- Local government
- Mexican American judges
- Mexican American politicians
- Mexican Americans
- Mexican Americans
- Political corruption
- Politics, Practical
- Real estate development
- Unincorporated areas
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- Texas--Maverick County (as recorded)
- Texas--Eagle Pass (as recorded)
- Mexico (as recorded)
- Maverick County (Tex.) (as recorded)
- Piedras Negras (Mexico) (as recorded)
- Mexico--Piedras Negras (as recorded)
- Texas (as recorded)
- Rio Grande (Colo.-Mexico and Tex (as recorded)
- Eagle Pass (Tex.) (as recorded)
