Soto presents at Coastal Bend College

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Manuel Andres “Andy” Soto, author of Life in a South Texas Colonia presented his book and artwork to students at Coastal Bend College in Beeville today, May 3. Some of the students were from Kennedy, Runge, and other nearby communities, which are very familiar with the subject of his book.




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