Latinos May Need More Than ‘Miracle’ To Prosper In Texas

By Texas Public Radio President Obama brought a message of economic recovery when he visited Austin, the first stop in his “Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour.” Latinos in the U.S., however, are […]

By Dianne Solis, Dallas Morning News Ana Reyes became the first Hispanic to win a seat on the Farmers Branch City Council in the new District 1 after historic single-member district […]

By Yvonne Marquez and Lule Winkie, Dallas Morning News Hispanics have passed whites as the largest ethnic group in Texas schools, making up almost 51 percent of public school enrollment. […]

PRESS RELEASE Verónica de Lafuente will serve as Associate State Director of Outreach for the Rio Grande Valley With a membership of over two million and offices located in Austin, […]

By Andrew Romano, Newsweek/Daily Beast Mayor Julián Castro is on his way to Austin. This wasn’t always part of the plan, or so I’m told. Castro was originally scheduled to […]

By Michael Tackett, Bloomberg The ultimate goal of Battleground Texas is to build enough Hispanic support for a Democratic presidential candidate to win the state. Without Texas, a Republican nominee would […]

By Wade Goodwyn, NPR Like almost everything in the Texas, the construction industry in the Lone Star State is big. One in every 13 workers here is employed in the […]

By Bryan Weakland, NBCLatino CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Cumbia rhythms blaring from loudspeakers, a young singer taking to the stage belting out familiar lyrics and the crowd dancing the “washing machine” […]

By Adam D. Young, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Republicans wanting to maintain their stronghold on politics in Texas and even the South Plains have a challenge in the state’s changing demographics. And outreach […]

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco On a typical day there aren’t many Latinos walking around in front of the Alamo in downtown San Antonio, TX. Aside from the Latino raspa vendors, […]