San Antonio has been a breeding ground for Latino Rights Organizations

San Antonio has been a breeding ground for Latino Rights Organizations

Mary Mata November 26, 2013

By Al Kauffman, San Antonio Express News San Antonio, distinctively Latino for all of its history, is naturally distinctive in another respect: as birthplace and incubator for scores of state, […]

San Diego’s Mayoral Race Heads To Runoff As David Alvarez Looks To Become City’s First Latino Mayor

Mary Mata November 21, 2013

By Associated Press/Fox News Latino (AP) –  A first-time councilman in came a distant second, but he’ll get another chance to prove to San Diego voters he deserves to be […]

‘Catch An Illegal’ Protest At U.T.-Austin Totally Backfires

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By Huffington Post Latino Voices An ill-fated attempt by a conservative student group to mock undocumented immigrants on the University of Texas at Austin campus has backfired. The Young Conservatives of Texas […]

Latino Activists Want Texas Schools To Address ‘Institutionalized Racism’

Mary Mata

By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices Latino activists in Texas are demanding a public school curriculum that reflects the student body, calling on the State Board of Education to […]

George P. Bush makes state candidacy official

Mary Mata November 20, 2013

By Cindy George, Houston Chronicle George Prescott Bush, a political newcomer who is the grandson and nephew of U.S. presidents, filed to run for Texas land commissioner on Tuesday — […]

JFK’s last night: The Kennedy mystique and Latino power

Mary Mata November 15, 2013

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 […]

Can Latinos turn Texas blue as early as 2014?

Mary Mata November 13, 2013

By Tony Castro, Voxxi A rising new Latina star in Texas politics predicts that the traditionally Republican Lone Star State will turn blue possibly as early as the 2014 mid-term […]

Latinos: The Peril of a Too-Early Presidential Campaign

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco You have to be careful these days, going from headline to calendar and back. Looking at one, then the other, over and over, you could get […]

Eva Longoria’s political ambition

Mary Mata November 11, 2013

By Bang Showbiz, Contactmusic.com Eva Longoria wants to move into politics. A source said: ”Eva wants to start small, maybe on a city council in her native Texas, or as mayor […]

Gov. Susana Martinez’s bipartisan portrayal riles some state Democrats

Mary Mata

By Steve Terrell, The Santa Fe New Mexican Since her trip to New Jersey to campaign for Gov. Chris Christie last week, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has received a […]