Cruz Sworn in as Texas’ First Latino US Senator

By Will Weissert, Associated Press/Houston Chronicle Click on picture to read story. [Photo by Gage Skidmore]

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi Latinos are poised to play an increasing role this year and there is already a list of pending issues that supporters hope will be addressed in […]

By Elise Foley, Huffington Post Latino Voices WASHINGTON — Republican Sen.-elect Ted Cruz, who will become the first Latino senator from Texas when he takes office next year, blames his […]

By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices Ted Cruz is still taking heat from critics who say he’s not Latino enough. The Cuban-American with a southern drawl faced criticism over his […]

Friday August 31, 2012 Latino voters likely to make up 8% of electorate in 7 tossup states (Denver Post):  A new study by the Center for Immigration Studies projects that […]

Wednesday August 29, 2012 Jeb Bush chides Republicans to stop ‘acting stupid’ with Hispanic voters (The Miami Herald): With Mitt Romney trailing Barack Obama badly among Hispanic voters in the […]

Tuesday August 28, 2012 A race against time to get Latinos registered to vote (Voxxi): For get-out-the vote efforts, it seems like it’s going to be a race against the […]

By Jesse Treviño, HispanicLatino.com As the tropics churn with potential storms, they cast an ominous backdrop for Tampa as it prepares for the Republican National Convention that starts this week. It […]

By Tony Castro, Voxxi Clara Villalobos Russell remembers the days when she used to play princess tea party with her childhood friends in Texas. But those memories are nothing like […]

By Eileen Smith, Texas Observer The national Hispanic unemployment rate is at 11 percent and according to the latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, the poverty rate for Hispanics […]