Watch, read, listen

Media and public history

Reporting, documentary work, oral history, and public programs have helped move Porvenir from family memory into the historical record.

Current preservation campaign

The New York Times · Aug. 24, 2026: In Building His Border Wall, Trump May Bring Down a 110-Year-Old ChurchOpen source ↗Dallas Observer · Aug. 18, 2026: Trump is bulldozing the site of a Texas massacreOpen source ↗NBC 5 Dallas–Fort Worth · Aug. 12, 2026: Big Bend border construction draws bipartisan backlashOpen source ↗Texas Standard · Aug. 12, 2026: Border wall construction threatens access to the Porvenir siteOpen source ↗Big Bend Sentinel · Aug. 11, 2026: Wall path planned through Porvenir massacre siteOpen source ↗Mexico News Daily · Aug. 10, 2026: Border wall expansion threatens the memory of PorvenirOpen source ↗Texas Monthly · Aug. 7, 2026: Border construction and the historic siteOpen source ↗

Shared by preservation organizations

Organizations devoted to Texas history and the protection of massacre sites have helped carry the Porvenir story to wider audiences.

Alliance for Texas History: History Erased by Bulldozer?Open source ↗Sand Creek Massacre Foundation: Preserving Porvenir, TexasOpen source ↗

Film and video

PBS VOCES: Porvenir, TexasOpen source ↗Video interviews and public programsOpen source ↗

Historical background

Handbook of Texas: Porvenir MassacreOpen source ↗Refusing to ForgetOpen source ↗