Peña’s Political Leap is Really About Democrats

Truth be told, Texas state Rep. Aaron Peña’s outing himself as a Republican is not the scandal we may think it is. It’s the natural succession of political tendencies that […]

We’ll call it the paradox within the paradox. Scientists and health professionals have been talking and scratching their heads about the Latino paradox for years: the fact that, despite unfavorable […]

A horrible milestone, to be sure, but reports are that Ciudad Juárez counted its 3,000th murder victim in 2010; the deadliest year yet.

Texas State Rep. Aaron Peña has filed a bill calling on the state police to monitor vehicles traveling toward Mexico. “If the U.S. is serious about taking out the drug […]

Just when you think the drug-related violence in Mexico can’t get any worse — it does. This just in, police in Mexico are searching for a 12 year-old hitman nicknamed […]

As always, there’s a lot happening with Mexico, the border and the U.S. response.  Here’s a quick roundup: The U.S. and Mexico’s relationship is deepening, including sharing information, soldier training, […]

Mexican TV reporter Joaquín Peña Arana from the Televisa Canal 7 affiliate in Matamoros, Tamaulipas has gracefully shared some photos he took of the carnage with NewsTaco.  The photos come […]

In an unsigned story (read:  Texas reporters fear for their lives so they don’t use bylines) The Brownsville Herald reported that the head of the Gulf Cartel, Ezequiel “Tony Tormenta” […]

Let’s get to know Susana Martinez , the next governor of New Mexico, a Republican/Tea Partier who will likely be tough on border security, reports Slate: “Martinez, who grew up […]

Molly Molloy and El Diario de Juárez report that there were 340 killings in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua in October of this year. A This is a new record, beating out 338 […]