Tortillas Cause Liver Cancer, And Other Lies

Tortillas Cause Liver Cancer, And Other Lies

Mary Mata November 9, 2010

Well, scientists have saved us again! Put down that taco bub — unless you want liver cancer.  A study from the Southside of San Antonio found that people there had […]

Photos From the Matamoros Friday Shootout

Mary Mata November 8, 2010

Mexican TV reporter Joaquín Peña Arana from the Televisa Canal 7 affiliate in Matamoros, Tamaulipas has gracefully shared some photos he took of the carnage with NewsTaco.  The photos come […]

Susana Martinez: First Latina Governor

Mary Mata November 4, 2010

Let’s get to know Susana Martinez , the next governor of New Mexico, a Republican/Tea Partier who will likely be tough on border security, reports Slate: “Martinez, who grew up […]

Moving Past Bumper Stickers: The Complexity of ‘Border Issues’

Mary Mata October 28, 2010

As you may or may not know, this month’s Texas Monthly magazine is billing itself the immigration issue, “Eighteen Texans tell us exactly what they think about illegal immigration.” Some […]

El ‘Eslica Kino’:Valley Legislator Found Guilty

Mary Mata October 27, 2010

Kino Flores was found guilty of numerous campaign financing and reporting violations. Flores has long been a problem among Valley Dems. While he professed to stick with his party, for […]

Town Discriminates Against Latinos and their BBQs

Mary Mata

Can you imagine a world in which not even carne asadas are sacred?  Well, welcome to South Padre Island! A lawsuit was filed in federal court this week alleging that […]

Mexitarianism in Action: ‘Cheese’ Enchiladas

Mary Mata

Perhaps you recall my post about being a Mexitarian — that is that I refrain from meat except when guilted into it by my relatives — well, there’s another dimension […]

Hablando Bien: The Dynamics of Spanglish

Mary Mata October 22, 2010

Recently I was having a conversation with a gentleman from the Deep South in San Antonio, Texas and he informed me that he’s been told, “Hispanics are too lazy to […]

Arroz, Es Arroz, Es Arroz

Mary Mata

Rice is one of the few things in a kitchen you really need to measure because the ratio of rice to liquid will determine if it’s arroz or sopa de […]

Hate Fills the Air

Mary Mata October 21, 2010

The group Houston Votes was accused of being “a bunch of white guilt ridden assholes, NIGGERS and greasy mexican spics,” “fraudulent Marxist pigs,” and “American hating A-holes.” It is the […]