latino environment
Emerging Energy & High Speed Rail In Central Texas
By Zach Gonzalez & Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez Austin, Texas — San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and his brother State Rep. Joaquín Castro spoke today at the Texas Tribune Festival about San […]
HB 87, Georgia’s Arizona-Style Law, Is Not About Race?
By Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) Just a few weeks ago, our state leaders appointed an all-white male panel to enforce HB87, […]
Bien Hecho: Latina Journalist Runs In Santa Barbara, CA
A Latina journalist has turned into a city council candidate in Santa Barbara, California. She would be the first Latina ever elected to the city council if she wins, she’s […]
Arizona State Rep Rubén Gallego: Racism, Immigration & More
At the recent NALEO conference News Taco had the chance to sit down with Arizona State Rep. Rubén Gallego, the following is an interview with him and a short video […]
What Texans Can Learn From The Argentines
By Dr. Henry Flores I really don’t know what to say about all the ugliness that is going on right now in the Texas State Legislature and, frankly, across the […]
John McCain Uses One Fire To Start Another
By Randy Parraz Most recently Arizona has been in the national headlines because of the outbreak of wildfires. At no time in our history have we ever experienced fires of […]
Border Residents Stand Up To Big Coal
The fight is still in people along the border of Eagle Pass, Texas and Piedras Negras, Coahuila against a huge strip mining proposal that many say would have detrimental effects […]
Keep Your Kid Healthy WIth 20 Minutes Of Play A Day
I don’t remember much from my days in elementary school, but I do fondly recall the moments I spent on the playground during recess. For 20 minutes every day I […]
Georgia Cops Go “Hispanic Hunting” With New Law
Now that Georgia’s House Bill 87 has become law, Latino leaders in that state are bracing themselves for an onslaught of anti-Latino behavior and profiling. News Taco spoke to Jerry […]
Georgia Gov Signs Anti-Immigrant Bill Into Law
Today Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, a Republican, signed into law HB 87, The Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011, which targets Latino immigrants in a variety of different ways. We […]