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What Was Life Like In 1776 In Texas And Mexico?

Mary Mata July 4, 2011

By Richard G. Santos Texas, the geographic area now called the U. S. Southwest and Northern Mexico, in 1776 was a war zone. The Spanish settlements, ranchos, haciendas and missions […]

In Monterrey We’re All Becoming Just Numbers — Or Targets

Mary Mata July 1, 2011

Puerto Rico’s Hostile Environment To LGBT Leads To Murder

Mary Mata June 29, 2011

Whatever Happened To Millions In Aid To Haiti?

Mary Mata

Port-au-Prince, Haiti — Written on the walls of Haiti’s dilapidated palace in crimson-red graffiti, are the words “No president, no government.”  A people who have proven the utmost resilience after a […]

News Taco To Go: Boys, Votes, Obama, Babies & Violence

Mary Mata June 23, 2011

The U.S. is failing Latino Boys Let’s Mobilize One Million Latino Voters In 10 Texas Cities Obama Issues Dream Act Into Law Via Memo All The Reasons I Don’t Need […]

Looking For The Last Place In Monterrey That’s Safe

Mary Mata June 22, 2011

By Wuicho Vargas McAllen, Texas — It has been more than three years, and the violence in Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas has not come to an end.  It has gotten […]

Deporting Haitians Only Aggravates Recovery Efforts

Mary Mata

Port-au-Prince, Haiti — Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, many governments seem to believe that deporting Haitians back to Haiti is a good idea. Despite the painstakingly slow progress to rebuild […]