Emerging Energy & High Speed Rail In Central Texas

Emerging Energy & High Speed Rail In Central Texas

Mary Mata September 24, 2011

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 […]

More Latinos Needed In Highest Levels Of Federal Government

NewsTaco September 23, 2011

All things being equal, with population growth rates remaining the same, by the year 2050 there will be no clear ethnic or racial majority in the United States. That’s according […]

Latinos Are The New Mainstream, Especially In Ads

Mary Mata September 22, 2011

If you didn’t know it before, you can certainly start to see it now, and that’s the fact that Latinos are increasingly becoming mainstream. It’s apparent in the ways that […]

New Mexico’s Model For Fomenting Latino Leadership

Mary Mata September 21, 2011

Last week I found myself eating New Mexican-style pozole with new friends, getting to know artists from the corridor between El Paso and Las Cruces, and reconnecting with colleagues from […]

Disappointed Dreams & Employment During The Recession

Mary Mata

I come from an incredibly hardworking family. My parents immigrated here for a life that was better than their hometown in Mexico could provide, and since their arrival, they have […]

Wanted: Billionaire To Swap Places With Me

NewsTaco

I’m not a millionaire (this will come as a surprise to no one), so I’m not about to raise a  fist clenched on a pitchfork to demand that the über wealthy of our country pay […]

Obama Says His Jobs Plan Will Help Latinos

NewsTaco September 20, 2011

It was bound to happen. Given the political grudge match in Washington; given the lackluster state of the economy; given all the talk of the Latino vote potential; and given […]

Obama Polls Are More About Spin Than About Latinos

NewsTaco September 19, 2011

Interesting question posed by the Washington Post: With Hispanic support for Obama waning, could Latino vote be up for grabs in 2012? I don’t know if the question was meant […]

How Not To Treat Your Latina Maid

Mary Mata September 15, 2011

By Marlen Castañeda Iʼm looking through Craigslist, as I usually do each day after checking e-mails and such. Iʼm browsing and decide to look at the gigs, under domestic. House cleaning […]

Rick Perry Throwing Latinos Under The Bus To Win

Mary Mata

By Raul A. Reyes, otherwords.org Texas Governor Rick Perry had a busy summer. In July, he told reporters he felt “called” to run for president. In August, he hosted “The Response,” […]