Rick Perry’s Voter Legislation Disenfranchises Latino Voters
Rick Perry’s Voter Legislation Disenfranchises Latino Voters
By Rebecca Acuña, Dep. Political Director for Base Outreach for the Texas Democratic Party The 82nd legislative session began on a precipice of disaster. Absent of the federal stimulus dollars […]
Did Texas Rep. Peña Lie About Drawing Own District?
By Cindy Casares Texas Representative Aaron Peña (R, but formerly D–Edinburg) is in the hot seat this week after testimony in San Antonio federal court last week proved inconsistent with Peña’s […]
Two Texas Representatives Talk Budget, Census & Latinos
By Marc Rodriguez Depending on whom you ask, you’re very likely to hear several different appraisals regarding the overall condition of the state of Texas. “Economically, we’re outperforming the rest of […]
Latino Republican Dilutes Latino Votes, Lies About It
By Anthony Gutierrez, Deputy Executive Director of the Texas Democratic Party During the 82nd legislative session, I watched Republican State Representative Aaron Peña – Edinburg, stand on the House floor and vehemently […]
Texas Redistricting Trial Shows Anti-Latino GOP Policies
The fundamental reason we have a Census every 10 years is to determine how many seats each state will have in the United States House of Representatives. After the Census […]
Latino Republican Lied About Redistricting Involvement
Republican State Rep. Aaron Peña allegedly lied about his involvement in redistricting along the Rio Grande Valley (the border for non-Texans), according to a report from the Texas Democratic Party. […]
Texas Redistricting Case Is In The Hands of 3 Federal Judges
All of the arguments in the federal law suit against the State of Texas’ redistricting scheme have been made. The Plaintiffs – The Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC); LULAC; MALDEF – have […]
Political Icon Joe Bernal Testifies In Redistricting Trial
The legal battle that’s unfolding in a Federal courtroom in San Antonio, Texas, could well have repercussions across the country. News Taco has reported on the trial and how Texas’ Mexican […]
Rick Perry’s Latino Campaign Strategy: Dilute Their Votes
Rick Perry is not a pro-Latino candidate; we’ve said this before and this week as a lawsuit over Texas’ recent redistricting makes its way through the courts, this fact is […]
Texas Redistricting Battle Will Have National Consequences
There’s a battle of historic proportions brewing around the issue of voting rights and the constitutional idea of one person, one vote. And I don’t exaggerate when I say that it’s of historic proportions. […]
