News Taco To Go: Spiderman, Sarcasm, Redistricting And Sopes

News Taco To Go: Spiderman, Sarcasm, Redistricting And Sopes

Mary Mata August 4, 2011

Marvel Comics To Unveil A New Latino Spiderman Sarcasm As Self Defense Against Racism, Sexism Latinos Win Some, Lose Some In California Redistricting Sopes: A Step By Step Process

Latinos Win Some, Lose Some In CA Redistricting

Mary Mata August 3, 2011

Depending on what level of redistricting you consider, Latinos in California have either lost out, or won out, according to Rosalind Gold, who is the Senior Director of Policy, Research […]

Latino Politics Is Not Separate From American Politics

NewsTaco July 22, 2011

First things first: Latino politics is American politics. It isn’t a particular flavor of American politics, a separate segment of American politics or a special interest of American politics. It […]

How To Ensure Prosperity For 1.5 Million Latinos

Mary Mata July 20, 2011

Texas congressional candidate Joaquín Castro says he has a winning formula for economic prosperity for the nearly 1.5 million Latinos that reside in a cluster of six central Texas counties […]

Joaquín Castro Talks About His Run For Congress

Mary Mata July 11, 2011

Austin, Texas — We recently caught up with Joaquín Castro, who lately announced he would be running for Congress in the 35th congressional district of Texas. The district runs from […]

Is the Castro-Doggett Fight About More Than Race?

Mary Mata July 5, 2011

If the Joaquín Castro and Lloyd Doggett competition for the 35th Congressional District of Texas were a boxing match, Castro would inevitably be the young, up-and-coming fighter, all heart, hungry […]

California May Add Latino Seats With Redistricting

Mary Mata June 30, 2011

As we reported previously, California’s first batch of redistricting wasn’t particularly complimentary to Latinos and other minorities in California. Since, the redistricting commission has taken a second stab at it, […]

News Taco To Go: Military, Arkansas, Veterans & Ay!

Mary Mata June 29, 2011

Latina Army Wife Quits Job To Be With Husband On Leave Arkansas Could Get A Latino State District Bien Hecho: Working To Remember Latino Veterans The Top 5 Instances Of […]

Texas Rep Joaquín Castro To Run For Congress

Mary Mata June 25, 2011

Current Texas State Rep. out of San Antonio Joaquín Castro is set to run for a newly-redistricted congressional seat, which will probably see some minor adjustments in court, against longtime […]

Latino Leaders Critical Of California Redistricting Map

Mary Mata June 22, 2011

Newly drawn maps for congressional districts in California are being criticized for not adequately representing Latinos, with one prominent Latino leader calling them the “worse-case scenario for Latinos in California.” […]