Anytime an Austin mural is rescued from disrepair, it's cause for celebration, but the restoration of For La Raza by community group Arte Texas deserves a citywide cheer. It's revived an important community landmark – a vibrant statement of Chicano pride painted in 1992 by Robert Herrera and Oscar Cortez – and also reinvented it, with heightened colors and new images painted by the original muralists in collaboration with a new generation of Eastside artists. As restored, the mural simultaneously pays tribute to Holly Shores' past and again makes a bold statement about the community's present and future.
