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Plaintiffs Want Texas Congressional Districts Redrawn for 2018

NewsTaco March 27, 2017

*Why you should read this: Because this is huge! Because this could represent a crack in the GOP gerrymendered stronghold in staunch-red Texas. Because it may be the path to […]

I voted for the first time in 2016 and why I’ll vote again

NewsTaco March 24, 2017

Supreme Court refuses to dismiss Menendez corruption charges

NewsTaco March 21, 2017

Rep. Cuellar Slams Trump Proposal to Hire Attorneys to Take Land for Border Wall

NewsTaco March 20, 2017

*Why you should read this: Because we need to keep up and stay informed about Trump’s policies more than his antics. Because landowners along the U.S.-Mexico border have already received […]

El Paso Firm Interested in Bidding for the Border Wall Insists It’s Not a Political Choice

NewsTaco March 9, 2017

*Why you should read this: Because the seeming contradiction of U.S. Latino businesses being open to participating in the construction of the border wall is an illustration of the layered […]

How Crazy Can It Get?

NewsTaco March 6, 2017

*Henry Flores lays out his case for why President Trump should be impeahced. VL By Henry Flores, NewsTaco  (6.5 minute read)   Just when you thought things had achieved a […]

Mexico’s Cemex willing to provide quotes for border wall cement

NewsTaco March 3, 2017

*Why you should read this: Because the story is dripping with irony. That’s all. VL By David Alire Garcia, Jeffrey Benkoe and Alistair Bell, Reuters (1.5 minute read)   Mexico’s Cemex, one […]