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Marquez spent nearly two weeks working in the heat, painting what he refers to as the 'Trailer of Death.'

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Might as well call this week's roundup of the Current's most-read stories the 'Texas Atrocities Tour.'

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The exhibition, which challenges gender norms associated with Latinx car culture, will be on view June 30-July 31.

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Belmares is the former co-chair of the Community Alliance for a United San Antonio (CAUSA), the coalition that worked to get the 2013 non-discrimination ordinance passed.

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The Esperanza Peace and Justice Center and the Pride Center SA are presenting this free event merging artistry and activism on Thursday, June 30.

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'My job is chasing predators, rapists and human traffickers, not someone exercising a right,' he said.

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