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Sylvia Romo Wants To Be The First, Best Latina U.S. Rep From TX

Mary Mata March 29, 2012

Sylvia Romo should be preparing for retirement, instead, she’s campaigning as the Democratic candidate for the 35th district of Texas. The long-time tax assessor-collector of Bexar County and former state […]

Celebrating César Chávez Day On March 31

Mary Mata

Immigration Documentary Searching For Funding To Finish Film

Mary Mata March 27, 2012

Outgoing Hispanic Congressional Chair: There’s Still Lots To Do

Mary Mata

San Antonio, Texas — Outgoing Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair and Texas Congressman Charlie Gonzalez is currently working on a graceful exit, given that he has chosen not to seek reelection, […]

Law Firm Sues Over José Hernández’s “Astronaut” Title

Mary Mata

By Paul Adams Having conquered the agricultural fields of California and the infinite black abyss of space, José Hernández is now taking his talents to the grinding media battlefield of […]

The Racism In The Trayvon Martin Case, Voter ID Is The Same

Mary Mata

The recent shooting of Trayvon Martin in Florida led me to think more deeply about the issue of race in America today. I’m old enough to have remembered municipal buses […]

It’s Hard To Be Latina In Texas

Mary Mata March 25, 2012

By Cindy Casares When I was growing up, I’d imagine life in the 21st century and wonder what kind of amazing advances we’d be living with by then. If Hollywood […]