A Visionary in the Borderlands

While he lived, Eduardo "Eddie" Canales saved countless lives in the remote South Texas ranchlands. A statewide center in Texas to identify missing migrants would be a fitting legacy.

Eduardo “Eddie” Canales next to a water station he maintained in Brooks County, Texas in 2016. He worked to save lives for over a decade in the remote ranchlands of South Texas. (Photo credit: Jen Reel, Texas Observer)

When a desperate family, searching for a missing loved one, felt as if they had no one in the world to help them, they’d soon find they h…