Obama Operatives Move to “Battle ground Texas” to Make it a Swing-State

Obama Operatives Move to “Battle ground Texas” to Make it a Swing-State

Mary Mata February 27, 2013

By Wayne Slater, Dallas Morning News Former Obama campaign operatives are relocating in Texas as part of a group that plans to use the tools of Barack Obama’s reelection nationally to make Texas […]

Supreme Court to Hear Voting Rights Challenge Today

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco We circled today’s date on NewsTaco’s calendar several months ago. Today is the day that the U. S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) hears arguments in the case […]

Feds Free Hundreds From Immigration Detention

Mary Mata

By Alan Gomez, USA Today Republicans on Tuesday denounced the release of hundreds of illegal immigrants from federal detention centers as an attempt to frighten Americans into supporting President Obama’s […]

Latinos Likely to Decide South L.A. Campaign

Mary Mata February 26, 2013

By Tony Castro, Voxxi For the first time in history, Latinos on March 5 will either elect a Hispanic or at least decide who represents traditionally black South Los Angeles […]

A Deep Dive: Losing the Latino Vote

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By Victor Landa, NewsTaco This isn’t being talked about very loudly in Latino political circles, in fact, it hasn’t been talked about loudly for a long time. But it has […]

Texas Ends Helicopter Sniper Policy, What About Gun Boats?

Mary Mata February 25, 2013

By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw announced Thursday that DPS officers would no longer shoot from helicopters to disable vehicles, “unless we’re being […]

Why We Still Need the Voting Rights Act

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By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco On February 27th the Supreme Court of the United States will hear arguments in a lawsuit originating in Shelby County, Alabama as to why Section […]

Mexicans Are Largest Group Eligible For Citizenship

NewsTaco February 21, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Here’s something to put into your bag of facts as we move into a full throttle debate on immigration reform. According to a study compiled by […]

Amid Questions on Ethics, Battle- Tested Senator Digs In

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By Raymond Hernandez and Sam Dolnik, The New York Times He has taken to little-used routes in the nation’s Capitol to avoid attention. His allies have hinted at conspiracies hatched […]

Poll: Senator Menendez Sees 15-Point Drop in Approval Rating

Mary Mata

By Latino Rebels As allegations and investigations continue for New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, the only Latino Democrat in the U.S. Senate, a new poll released by Quinnipiac University shows that “New […]