Last Thursday, I commented on the Northern bias that is built into Christmas traditions in America.
One person who is fighting that bias can be found here in Texas. He calls himself Pancho Claus, and he comes from the South pole in his low-rider to deliver toys to los niños of the barrio.
Some reports say that Pancho Claus got his start in San Antonio, but here in Houston, Richard Reyes has been Pancho for thirty years.
You may have to sit through a commercial to see it, but if you’re interested, here’s a story about Reyes from AP:
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