Alexa Ura
@alexazura.bsky.social
Texas writer living the freelance life. Formerly covering race/ethnicity and power for The Texas Tribune. De aquí y de allá (and the other part of the 956).
Spending more time w/ Texas history these days, which is how I came across Porfirio Salinas.
Though he's recognized by some as one of the earliest Mexican American painters from Texas, the artist whose work inspired LBJ remains unknown to too many: texashighways.com/culture/the-...
Though he's recognized by some as one of the earliest Mexican American painters from Texas, the artist whose work inspired LBJ remains unknown to too many: texashighways.com/culture/the-...
The Hill Country Painter Who Inspired LBJ and Lady Bird
Porfirio Salinas’ wildflower paintings spurred LyndonB. Johnson and the First Lady's devotion to the environment
texashighways.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Spending more time w/ Texas history these days, which is how I came across Porfirio Salinas.
Though he's recognized by some as one of the earliest Mexican American painters from Texas, the artist whose work inspired LBJ remains unknown to too many: texashighways.com/culture/the-...
Though he's recognized by some as one of the earliest Mexican American painters from Texas, the artist whose work inspired LBJ remains unknown to too many: texashighways.com/culture/the-...
Reposted by Alexa Ura
Our annual Wildflowers issue drops tmrw. Stoked to have worked on these bangers:
@alexazura.bsky.social’s feature on landscape painter Porfirio Salinas
@iandille.bsky.social’s feature on the state’s video game industry
@egjames.bsky.social’s essay on celebrating her Jewish heritage in South Texas
@alexazura.bsky.social’s feature on landscape painter Porfirio Salinas
@iandille.bsky.social’s feature on the state’s video game industry
@egjames.bsky.social’s essay on celebrating her Jewish heritage in South Texas
March 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Our annual Wildflowers issue drops tmrw. Stoked to have worked on these bangers:
@alexazura.bsky.social’s feature on landscape painter Porfirio Salinas
@iandille.bsky.social’s feature on the state’s video game industry
@egjames.bsky.social’s essay on celebrating her Jewish heritage in South Texas
@alexazura.bsky.social’s feature on landscape painter Porfirio Salinas
@iandille.bsky.social’s feature on the state’s video game industry
@egjames.bsky.social’s essay on celebrating her Jewish heritage in South Texas