Texas OKs Mexican-American studies curriculum under new name
Texas OKs Mexican-American studies curriculum under new name
The Texas Board of Education on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to creating statewide academic standards for a Mexican-American studies high school course — but only after changing the name to “ethnic studies,” […]
Man Who Drowned Trying to Save Harvey Victims Benefited from the DACA Program Trump Wants to End
A 31-year-old man who benefitted from the DACA program President Donald Trump is expected to end reportedly drowned while trying to save others from deadly floodwaters that besieged Houston in the wake of Hurricane […]
Houston Police Sgt. Steve Perez drowns in Harvey floodwaters
His wife warned Sgt. Steve Perez not to go. He insisted. The 34-year-veteran Houston police officer drowned in his patrol car in Harvey floodwaters, a tearful Chief Art Acevedo said […]
Daughter: Mom, Arrested at Gynecology Office, ‘Doesn’t Deserve What’s Going On’
*Texas Observer update: At around 10 p.m. Tuesday night, Blanca Borrego was released from Harris County jail after her family posted her $35,000 bond. Though an immigration detainer was not placed on […]
Do Latino Neighborhoods Have More to Fear from Gentrification?
*A fascinating read! It turns out that traditional Latino neighborhoods are more prone to gentrification because new white residents are less likely to move into a neighborhood that has a […]
JFK’s last night: The Kennedy mystique and Latino power
By Tony Castro, Voxxi Estoy muy contenta de estar en el gran estado de Texas y estar con ustedes que forman parte de la noble tradición española que tanto ha […]
Latinos Lag In New Business Creation
By: Victor Escalante, NewsTaco A survey from The University of Texas, released this past week in San Antonio, at the annual convention of The Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers […]
Morning NewsTaco
Friday August 17, 2012 Federal court gives 5 Florida counties extra early voting days (The Washington Post): A federal court on Thursday gave five Florida counties four extra days of […]
One Young Latino Hopes To Change Houston For The Better
By Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez Joseph Carlos Madden, 28, is running for a seat in the Texas legislature. Originally from Houston, he already directs the Legislative Study Group and is the […]
