Museo 956

10/17/2026

SATURDAY!! 11am

10/14/2026

Saturday Oct. 24th 11am at Museo 956.
Texas State Board of Education, District 2 Candidate Forum

Texas State Board of Education is one of the most important elected positions as they have an enormous impact not just on the education of our children, but the entire well-being of a community. The policies they create and support have long-lasting effects on students, families and long-term community sustainability in the Rio Grande Valley.

We have invited both candidates, Thomas Ray Garcia (Democrat) and Victoria Hinojosa (Republican) to answer questions from our organization and the public. We are happy to share that Thomas Ray Garcia has accepted our invitation. Victoria Hinojosa has yet to accept but we welcome her to still participate.

10/13/2026

Did you know that the first Chicano college in the U.S. was founded in Mercedes, Texas? Join us at Museo 956 this Friday October 16, 2026 at 6pm to learn more about Colegio Jacinto Treviño in a presentation by Dr. Carlos Cantú.

Dr. Cantú currently teaches at the University of Houston Downtown and Texas Southern University. He received his B.A. and M.A in History from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and a Ph.D. in History in 2016 from the University of Houston. Dr. Cantú serves on the board of the Holocaust Museum Houston’s Latinx Initiatives Advisory Committee and co-founded the Collective of Progressive Educators, a Houston-based non-profit group focused on promoting public history projects. Dr. Cantú studies the history of Mexican American educational activism, alternative Chicana/o education, and Texas-based independent Chicana/o colleges. His current work focuses on public history focused on the Colegio Jacinto Treviño and the Chicano history of South Texas.

We hope to see you there!

Museo 956
📍105 W US Hwy 83
San Juan, TX 78589
⏰ 6:00 - 8:00 pm

10/13/2026

Did you know that the first Chicano college was founded in Mercedes, Texas? Join us at Museo 956 this Friday October 16, 2026 at 6pm to learn more about Colegio Jacinto Treviño in a presentation by Dr. Carlos Cantú.

Dr. Carlos Cantú currently teaches at the University of Houston Downtown and Texas Southern University. He received his B.A. and M.A in History from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and a Ph.D. in History in 2016 from the University of Houston. Dr. Cantú serves on the board of the Holocaust Museum Houston’s Latinx Initiatives Advisory Committee and co-founded the Collective of Progressive Educators, a Houston-based non-profit group focused on promoting public history projects. Dr. Cantú studies the history of Mexican American educational activism, alternative Chicana/o education, and Texas-based independent Chicana/o colleges. His current work focuses on public history focused on the Colegio Jacinto Treviño and the Chicano history of South Texas.

We hope to see you there!

Museo 956
📍105 W US Hwy 83
San Juan, TX 78589
⏰ 6:00 - 8:00 pm

10/13/2026

Join us this Saturday, October 17th at 11am for the last PSJA ISD Place 3 School Board Candidate Forum at Museo 956.

All candidates for Place 3 have been invited. We are happy to share that Yolanda Castillo of Leading with Experience and Dr. Vittorio "Vitto" Puente of Next Level Leadership for PSJA ISD have accepted our invitation.

Dr. Elizabeth Chávez of Team PSJA - Students First is unable to attend. Mr. Pete García has not responded but is welcome to join us!

10/11/2026

Some of the results from PSJA AFT School Board candidate forum held for its members. Thank you PSJA AFT for making this information public. Museo 956 has been holding professional candidate forums for each place. All individuals running for each slate have been invited. These are completely open to the community, one doesn’t have to be a member of PSJA AFT. For any community members unable to attend the forum is available online via our page to view. This way all information is available to everyone. We chose to have a forum by Place vs. Slates so the community can understand the viewpoints of the individuals because we expect school board members to vote as an
individual and represent their values, not based on loyalty to others. We welcome all to our last forum this Saturday at 11am. Museo 956 does not endorse candidates but as a space in San Juan dedicated to education of Mexican American history, culture and civil rights organized by educators, parents, students and community activists we understand how critical these positions are. Again, thank you for making some of the information public.

10/11/2026

Thank you to José Bravo, Candidate for Place 2 PSJA ISD School Board, for joining us for our Candidate Forum.

Next week, Saturday October 17th at 11am, join us for our last PSJA ISD School Board Forum where candidates for Place 3 will answer our questions as well as questions from the audience. See you, Saturday.

10/11/2026

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10/10/2026

This Sunday, “join Poets
Against Walls and RGV Women’s Poet Society for an event about honoring our ancestors, our community’s history of survival, and the powerful poetry inspired by the sacred water and land of the RGV. Please come for a wonderful evening in our native forests!”

Sunday 6pm Bentsen Park. First 40 receive free admission to the park. Doors open at 5pm.

Flyer Design: Stacy Saenz