500 Years In The Making: The Tejano Monument

500 Years In The Making: The Tejano Monument

Mary Mata February 13, 2012

By Cindy Casares On Jan. 13, workers finally broke ground on the Texas Capitol site where a 525-square-foot statuary honoring the legacy of Tejanos, or Texans of Mexican and Spanish […]

NewsTaco Roundup: February 5 – 12, 2012

Mary Mata February 12, 2012

Concerns about the Catholic Church were very popular with our readers this week, as well stories about immigration, sex, unions and Arizona’s White Appreciation Day. I wrote a story about […]

What Are Puerto Ricans Doing In Texas’ Redistricting Process?

Mary Mata February 10, 2012

What the heck do conservative Puerto Ricans have to do with the political plight of South Texas Latinos? It’s a good question, with a somewhat complicated answer. Earlier this week, when […]

Amazing Lemon Poppyseed Pound Cake

Mary Mata

Ever since I tried this cake at the Flour Bakery in Boston, I have fallen in love for poppyseed-everything!From pastries to bread, from sweet to savory, these amazing seeds just […]

Hablo Y Hablas: Arriba De La Pelota

Mary Mata

It’s Friday! Time to forget about work for 48 hours, hangout with friends, let loose and enjoy the weekend. For some of us, that means partaking in a tasty alcoholic […]

Cuban Oil Drilling Won’t Prop Up Communism

Mary Mata

Cuba has been in a state of nearly perpetual poverty since 1992. It’s greatest ally — the Soviet Union — dissolved over the Christmas season of 1991, leaving the island […]

@MexicanMitt TV Ad: “The Most Mexican Man In The World”

Mary Mata February 9, 2012

(PNS reporting from an undisclosed Goat Ranch in Chihuahua) Mexican Mitt Romney’s headquarters here today released their first television commercial, a tribute to the “most Mexican man in the world.” This ad […]

True Love Is About So Much More Than Sex

Mary Mata

When I taught a love literature class a few years ago, to a class comprised entirely of young college girls, I assigned stories and essays about various forms of love. […]

Indiana’s Immigration Law Tests Constitution, Foreign Agreements

Mary Mata

By Christopher Rangel Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels signed the Compromise Illegal Immigration Reform bill, SB 590 into law on May 10, 2011. Then, the ACLU and the National Immigration Law […]

My Husband Has A Second Family, Should I Take Him Back?

Mary Mata

Dear Martha: I’m in a very difficult situation, I need help. I have been married almost 15 years and it has been a nightmare. When I agreed to marry my husband, he […]