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South TX Oil Fields: Short-Term Benefits, Long-Term Probs

Mary Mata December 1, 2011

By Roberto R. Calderón So here we are again visiting the subject of the developing oil and gas field by intensive fracking technologies in a wide swath of South Texas counties. The Eagle Ford […]

How Texas’ Redistricting Lawsuit Really Went Down

Mary Mata

Joaquin Castro’s San Antonio Strategy

Mary Mata November 30, 2011

Nebraska County Refuses To Print Ballots In Spanish

Mary Mata

By Dustin Mendus Dodge County, Nebraska, is not going to produce any bilingual ballots for next election year and beyond, despite the population being 10% Hispanic. The county clerk, Fred Mytty, told supervisors on […]

Gonzalez’s Retirement Makes Room For Younger Latino Politicos

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The last two times I spoke to congressman Charlie Gonzalez I noticed a sense of futility in his demeanor. It wasn’t a fatalism that you’d attribute to someone who’d given […]

Group In Arizona Explores Brewer Recall

Mary Mata November 29, 2011

The group behind the historic recall of SB 1070 sponsor Russell Pearce is currently gathering feedback from voters on whether a recall of AZ Governor Jan Brewer should be attempted in 2012. […]

Perry Endorsed By Arpaio, Romney By Former DREAM Act Supporters

Mary Mata

Today Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry was endorsed by hardline Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Mitt Romney by three prominent Latino Republicans in Florida. All of this, of course, in light […]