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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds UT-Austin’s Affirmative Action System
*There was a good news and not so good news today from the U.S. Supreme Court. This was the good news, and this is a good explanation of what happened. […]
UT-Austin Creates Major In Mexican American and Latino Studies
*This is good, this is very good. VL By Raul Reyes, NBC News Almost four out of ten Texas residents is Latino, and Hispanics are an integral part of the […]
Top 10% Admissions Reduced At UT-Austin, Will Affect Latinos
By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices It just got a little harder for Latinos to get into the University of Texas at Austin. The Houston Chronicle reported this week that U.T.-Austin […]
COVID-19 Increases Number of Children Going Hungry
AUSTIN, Texas — More than two million children are suffering from food insecurity in Texas, where the rate has increased more than 7% since the start of the pandemic. Harris […]
Poll: White Americans Unaware of Pollution Impacts in Disadvantaged Areas
AUSTIN, Texas — When high pollution levels occur in a neighborhood, residents are likely to be Black or Latino families, and a new survey finds many white Americans are unaware of the […]
Advocates worry vaccines will be out of reach for Black and Hispanic neighborhoods devastated by COVID-19
COVID-19 has been disproportionately deadly for communities of color in Texas. And advocates for those communities are worried that they will have more trouble accessing vaccinations than the white population […]
Outrage, Lawsuits Follow Governor’s Ballot-Dropbox Ban
AUSTIN, Texas — The head of the Texas League of Women Voters does not think a last-minute directive to limit ballot dropboxes will stop residents from voting on Nov. 3. […]
Mobilization Effort in Texas Encourages Young Latinos to Vote
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas group cultivating Latino voters under age 35 has ramped up its grassroots efforts to get them registered and out to vote in the November election. […]
Texas quinceañeras to offer voter registration at their coming of age parties
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas-based nonprofit is aiming to bolster the Latino vote by offering young women the opportunity to hold voter registration booths at their quinceañeras. And they already have […]
Today’s Latino News Headlines – July, 17, 2018
U.S. Latino news headlines, curated daily by NewsTaco. California’s Most Powerful Latino Politician Is Trying to Unseat Sen. Dianne Feinstein – Mother Jones On Saturday, the leadership of California’s Democratic Party […]