Mi Carnal Frank: A Family Memoir and Biography of U.S. Congressman Frank Mariano Tejeda Jr. 1945-1997, written by his brother, Juan Tejeda, tells the story of the Tejeda family and Frank’s life from birth, to a premature death at age 51. Utilizing interviews with family and close friends, plus, 127 photos, documents and newspaper articles, this book chronicles Frank’s early years being raised by poor Mexicano parents on the southside of San Antonio, through his decorated Marine Corps service and combat duty in Vietnam, college education, and 20-year career as a politician and elected public servant, first as a Texas State Representative, then a Texas Senator and U.S. Congressman. During these twenty years, Frank was a fierce advocate for social, educational, economic and environmental justice, veterans benefits, the rights of the poor and his Mexican American community, and the people he represented. This is also a story of how Frank developed and was the leader of a grassroots political alliance of elected officials known as the “Southside Coalition” (who some called a “political machine,” while others called it the “Brown Mafia”), and in the process became one of the most powerful Mexican American/Chicano politicians that San Antonio and the State of Texas have ever known.

Publication date: February 1, 2024.
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Read the latest review of Mi Carnal Frank by Rafael Castillo in the San Antonio Express-News on April 5, 2024 here: https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/southside-san-antonio-chicano-tejeda-19381735.php

Check out the great review of Mi Carnal Frank by Yvette Benavides, which was published in the San Antonio Express-News on March 15, 2024: https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/article/frank-tejeda-biography-18929458.php

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Check out a recent news segment on Frank on KSAT12, a local TV station in San Antonio. Frank’s segment begins at 6:56 of the video:
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/12/13/brackenridge-stinson-tejeda-and-more-who-were-the-people-behind-san-antonio-namesakes-part-ii-ksat-explains/

Check out Juan Tejeda talking about his new book, Mi Carnal Frank, on the big city small town podcast with Bob Rivard recorded on January 29,2024:
https://www.bigcitysmalltown.com/41-a-conversation-with-juan-tejeda/

Nicholas Frank’s story in the San Antonio Report with Juan Tejeda speaking about his new book, Mi Carnal Frank, on the big city small town podcast with Robert Rivard/Jan 30, 2024:
https://sanantonioreport.org/bigcitysmalltown-juan-tejeda-podcast/

Check out the Lone Star Literary Life Review by Si Dunn/Feb 10, 2024:
https://www.lonestarliterary.com/content/lone-star-review-mi-carnal-frank

Nicholas Frank’s article and short review of Mi Carnal Frank in the San Antonio Report on Feb 15,2024: https://sanantonioreport.org/three-new-books-by-san-antonio-authors-delve-into-race-politics-and-life-in-texas/?fbclid=IwAR28R-fjsnQLNHXVVFn_-_69q84YxUdIiWloRlsZUxwxGkV4BB22TpnsOVI

Award-winning Chicano filmmaker, author, and creator of Latinopia.com, Jesus Salvador Treviño, interviews Juan Tejeda on Feb 17, 2024, about his new book Mi Carnal Frank:
frank/http://latinopia.com/latino-literature/latinopia-word-juan-tejedas-mi-carnal-frank/

Review of Mi Carnal Frank by José Ángel Gutiérrez published in Somos en Escrito online literary magazine on Feb 23, 2024: https://www.somosenescrito.com/essays-reviews-memoirs/the-life-of-a-pioneer-tejano-politicianas-only-a-brother-could-tell-it

Check out the complete, almost two-hour, live-streamed book reading of Mi Carnal Frank by Juan Tejeda, Conjunto Music performance by Juan & Armando Tejeda, and discussion at the Latino Bookstore & Gift Shop in San Antonio, Texas, which was sponsored by the Mexican American Civil Rights Institute and the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center on Feb 24, 2024: https://www.facebook.com/SomosMACRI/videos/832697258619010

Juan Tejeda discusses his new book, Mi Carnal Frank, with David Martin Davies on Texas Public Radio’s The Source. Recorded live on Feb 26, 2024: https://www.tpr.org/podcast/the-source/2024-02-26/remembering-rep-frank-tejeda-and-how-he-changed-san-antonio-politics

Review of Mi Carnal Frank by Russ Lopez, Editor of LatineLit, an online Latinx literary magazine. This review was published on March 7, 2024: https://www.latinelit.com/book-reviews/mi-carnal-frank