Guapura 101: How To Make Adorable Nail Designs

Guapura 101: How To Make Adorable Nail Designs

Mary Mata October 24, 2011

One way to make yourself up in an inexpensive and fun way is to do your nails. Without a great amount of effort or artistry, you can usually do a […]

Alabama Is Now Playing The Victim Card

NewsTaco October 21, 2011

Alabama’s highest ranking law enforcement officer is accusing President Obama of pulling the race card to unfairly target his state. Here’s what happened: After Alabama approved the strictest state-level immigration law […]

A Brief Reflection On Sex Work

Mary Mata October 19, 2011

I grew up on a street with prostitutes on the corner. The Cove Motel on Cicero Ave. teemed with ragged-looking women and unctuous, terrifying men. At the time, I had […]

The Rise Of Young Latino Politicians In Texas

Mary Mata

It seems like every time you turn around in Texas these days, there’s another young, educated Latino professional with political aspirations who’s either running for office — or just won […]

Cain On Immigration: Electric Fence, Barbed Wire, Alligators

NewsTaco October 17, 2011

Herman Cain, the GOP darling du jour, was in Tennessee this past weekend where he shared 2 main points about his ideas on immigration: build a fence;  electrify it. Context […]

Dating And Texting Without Your Reading Glasses

Mary Mata October 13, 2011

I love my iPhone. It’s my office in my hand. I can take a call, send a text, check my calendar, send an email and play “Angry Birds” from the […]

How A Chicana Finally Learned To Cook

Mary Mata October 12, 2011

When I was an adolescent, my mom tried teaching me how to cook and clean. I was an obnoxiously rebellious girl at the time, so I usually refused. Here are […]

Guapura 101: Use Lip Balm With SPF

Mary Mata October 11, 2011

You may say, “Sara, why would I use lip balm with SPF? Why should I protect my lips against the sun?” I would counter, “Because you can protect yourself, your […]

Latino Students More Likely Than Whites To Be Suspended

NewsTaco October 7, 2011

Here are a couple of dots that I never thought to connect (I’m glad someone had the good sense to do it). It comes form a study done by the National Education […]

Houston Law Professor Honored As “Texas Primera”

Mary Mata October 5, 2011

The first Latina tenured law professor in Texas, Sandra Guerra Thompson, was honored last month by the Hispanic National Bar Association.  Thompson is a University of Houston Law Foundation Professor of […]