Ships, Streets And Honoring César Chávez

Ships, Streets And Honoring César Chávez

Mary Mata May 23, 2011

By Henry Flores, Ph.D. As long as one lives one would expect “things” to change or progress, but sometimes it seems that I am terribly mistaken.  For one thing, there is […]

Texas’ Latino Population Growth Absent On University Campuses

Mary Mata May 3, 2011

Texas has grown by leaps and bounds and it’s almost wholly due to Latino population growth. What this means for the state, or for the politicos that run it, is […]

Why Don’t Anglos Vote For Latinos?

Mary Mata April 26, 2011

By Henry Flores, Ph.D This past week I had the privilege of sitting on a panel on San Antonio Politics headlined by San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro and former Secretary […]

Texas Report: Poor Latinos Have Really Bad Health

Mary Mata March 1, 2011

A report released from the Health Collaborative in San Antonio, Texas shows that Latinos in this city suffer from poor health — especially the poor ones. It’s not a surprise […]

Happy Friday From Diego Bernal!

Mary Mata February 25, 2011

Diego Bernal is a 34 year-old renaissance man. He’s originally from San Antonio, became a social worker and attorney, worked for MALDEF, is currently running for city council, and somewhere […]

Happy Friday From Bombasta!

Mary Mata February 11, 2011

San Antonio, Texas-based Bombasta is hard to describe — but they know how to rock. Give ’em a listen! They call their sound Bomba Stilo and mix cumbia, hip hop, […]

VIDEO: Will A Latino, Castro Twin, Vie For Hutchison’s Senate Seat?

Mary Mata January 18, 2011

In case you haven’t heard, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison decided not to seek another term in the Senate. This is especially awesome because she didn’t vote for the DREAM Act […]

Fighting Obesity and Diabetes: A Latino Dr. Eye-opener

NewsTaco December 28, 2010

Dr. Roberto Treviño has been working to end diabetes for decades. I first met him some 20 years ago when I was a reporter at San Antonio’s local Univision station, […]

BREAKING: San Antonio DREAMers Will Not Be Charged

Mary Mata December 13, 2010

As we reported at the end of last month, DREAM Act protesters in Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison’s San Antonio, Texas offices were arrested after a sit-in there. Carlos Guerra […]

So Who Really Ordered SA DREAMers Arrested?

Mary Mata November 30, 2010

There is more to the arrest of the SA DREAMers’ story than has yet met the eye. Depending on the source, 15 or 16 students and activists were hauled off […]