South Texas College presents ground breaking documentary ‘Border Bandits’

Author and director Kirby Warnock will be at South Texas College for two presentations of his groundbreaking documentary “Border Bandits.” The presentations will be at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, April 5, in the Pecan Campus auditorium. Presentations will be followed by a question and answer session.

The auditorium is located in the Administration Building, Room D-103, which fronts Pecan Blvd.

The producers of the award winning PBS documentary “Return to Giant” along with Warmock’s grandson, Kirby Warmock, produced the documentary. “Border Bandits” has received great reviews from The New York Times and media around Texas.

Thanks to those who keep telling stories of the old days, the history of the Rio Grande Valley has been able to survive time. One of these primary sources is Roland Warnock, a 19- year-old cowboy who worked on the Guadalupe Ranch near present-day Edinburg. He witnessed the killings of two bandits by the Texas Rangers and saw how James McAllen single-handedly defended his ranch against a band of 14 banditos.

The documentary re-enacts the events as the actual voice of Roland Warrock narrates what happened in 1915.

For over 160 years, the Rio Grande Valley has served as an international border between the United States and Mexico. Customary conflicts between the two have led to many historic events in the area.

For more information about the showings, contact Victor Gomez at vgomez@southtexascollege.edu.

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