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ESPINO, Salvador (b. 1967)

Oral Histories

OH 1640

For the North Texas Immigrant Rights Movement Oral History Project. Fort Worth city councilman. Childhood in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and Fort Worth; family’s immigration narrative; education in Fort Worth public schools, Texas Christian University and Southern Methodist University School of Law; career as a computer consultant, accountant, and attorney; volunteer work for Catholic Diocese and leadership of Cassata High School; decision to run for seat representing District Two on Fort Worth City Council; district demographics and priorities; creation of Latinos Unidos; involvement in Fort Worth’s 2006 immigrant rights march.