Texas Voter ID Law Hurts Minorities The Most, Experts Say

Texas Voter ID Law Hurts Minorities The Most, Experts Say

Mary Mata July 13, 2012

By Raisa camargo, Voxxi Washington D.C. — The Texas Voter ID law that requires specific identification for voters in that key state will have a far greater impact on minority […]

Romney Launches Spanish Site, Son Pitches for His Dad

NewsTaco July 12, 2012

By Rebeldes, Latino Rebels You don’t think the US Latino vote is not important? Conventional political wisdom pretty much has said over and over again that for Mitt Romney to win the […]

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Mary Mata

Thursday July 12, 2012 Mitt Romney NAACP Speech Shows He Failed To Learn Father’s Civil Rights Lessons, Black Caucus Says (Huffington Post):  Prominent members of the Congressional Black Caucus gave […]

Controversial Texas ‘Voter ID’ Law Argued In Federal Court

Mary Mata July 11, 2012

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi Washington, D.C. — A voter ID law in Texas upheld by Republicans last year is expected to carry long-lasting political implications — no matter which side […]

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Wednesday July 11, 2012 Joe Biden to Latino voters: Mitt Romney “wants you to show your papers, but he won’t show us his” (Houston Chronicle):  Vice President Joe Biden used […]

The Texas Path Is Not Good For Latinos

NewsTaco July 10, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Editor I live in Texas. No, my daddy doesn’t grow oil, and I don’t wear boots or ride a horse. On the other hand, yes, Rick […]

Will Texas Eventually Embrace Affordable Care Act?

Mary Mata

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 […]

Texas to test 1965 voting rights law in court

NewsTaco July 9, 2012

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 […]

Gallup Poll: Half Latinos Are independent voters, For Now

NewsTaco July 6, 2012

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 […]

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NewsTaco July 5, 2012

Thursday July 5, 2012 U.S. immigration agent injured in Mexico border shooting (Reuters):  A U.S. immigration agent was shot and wounded during a surveillance operation on a desolate stretch of […]