Will Texas Eventually Embrace Affordable Care Act?
Will Texas Eventually Embrace Affordable Care Act?
By Peter Malof, Public News Service – TX UPDATE :Gov. Perry announced Monday morning that his administration will oppose Texas participation in the Medicaid expansion provision of the Affordable Care […]
Latin America Climate, Energy and Environment News
By Amanda Maxwell, La Onda Verde Chile The Spanish company, Solarpack, was chosen by the mining company, Collahuasi, to provide 60,000 megawatt hours per year of solar energy to the mining […]
Texas to test 1965 voting rights law in court
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Editor Forty five years ago the Voting Rights Act (VRA) was all but a slam-dunk. In 1965 the law was approved by the US House of […]
Mexicans Protest Presidential Election In Austin
By Prescila Mosqueda, The Texas Observer Protesters, in traditional Aztec attire and wearing colorful headdresses, marched down 6th Street toward Congress Avenue in downtown Austin Saturday afternoon. Drivers honked their […]
Low Latino Voter Turnout Would Send ‘Terrible Message,’
By Griselda Nerávez, Voxxi After a year of being labeled as a voting bloc that will play a significant role in this year’s presidential elections, there is mounting pressure on Latinos […]
“Show Your Papers”: More Legal Challenges to Come for S.B. 1070?
By Deb Courson Smith, Public News Service – CA SACRAMENTO, Calif. – One decision is on the books, and there’s talk already about future challenges concerning Arizona’s immigration law. The U.S. […]
New Obama Immigration Policy Guidelines Raise Concern
By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi Although the guidelines for President Obama’s new policy of deferring the deportation of younger undocumented immigrants remains virtually “non-existent” until mid-August, it hasn’t kept speculation at bay about […]
Journalist’s Political Asylum Denial Makes News
By Veronica Villafañe, Media Moves Mario Guevara, a reporter for Mundo Hispánico, the Spanish-language weekly published by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, has made headlines. The Salvadoran photojournalist, who has been […]
Morning NewsTaco
Monday July 9, 2012 Former Arizona governor detained at border checkpoint (Associated Press/Fox News Latino): Former Arizona Gov. Raul Castro, who in the 1970s served as the state’s first and […]
Gallup Poll: Half Latinos Are independent voters, For Now
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Editor The big news this week for those handicapping the Presidential horse race came from the recent Gallup poll that measured political identity among Latinos. It matters among the […]
