Texas’ GOP Loses Ground with Latino Candidates

Texas’ GOP Loses Ground with Latino Candidates

Mary Mata November 12, 2012

By Melissa del bosque, Texas Observer A day after the presidential election, even Republican strategists agree that Mitt Romney blew it with Latino voters and that the GOP has some […]

Recipe: Migas

Mary Mata November 7, 2012

By Vianney Rodriguez, Sweetlifebake Migas are well known in every corner of Texas as a quick and easy way to start your morning. It’s the one dish mi papi has mastered, […]

Political Ads, Spanish-Language TV and the Latino Vote

Mary Mata November 6, 2012

By Joseph Torres and Josh Stearns, New America Media Latino voters will play a critical role in the 2012 presidential race. An estimated 12 million Latinos will cast ballots this […]

Xicanosmotic Music @ the Border | Heavy Metal/Cumbia Edition

Mary Mata

Habla Texas, Laredo-style From the textmex obsessed imagination of William A. Nericcio Gracias, gracias, gracias, to South Texas Valley artist Izel Vargas (of Pocholandia fame) for forwarding me this video from […]

Binders Full of Voters: Activating the Texas Electorate

Mary Mata

By Peter Malof, Public News Service HOUSTON, Texas – Some are retired, some are students. Some are paid, others volunteer. Yet they all share a single goal. For weeks, a wide […]

Top 10% Admissions Reduced At UT-Austin, Will Affect Latinos

Mary Mata November 5, 2012

By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices It just got a little harder for Latinos to get into the University of Texas at Austin. The Houston Chronicle reported this week that U.T.-Austin […]

Texas DPS’ Snipers Part of Agency’s Militarization Problem

Mary Mata

By Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer Since a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter sniper fatally shot two Guatemalan men and critically injured another last week during a high speed pursuit,  the Hidalgo […]

If Latino Vote is High, Obama Will Carry 4 Key Swing States

Mary Mata

By Latino Decisions High Latino voter turnout could deliver swing states of Nevada, Colorado, Virginia, and Florida to the Democrats impreMedia & Latino Decisions today released the last in a […]

5 Things The Next President Should Learn About Latinos

NewsTaco November 2, 2012

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Regardless of who wins the Presidential race next Tuesday, there is one undeniable factor in the mix this election: the rise of the importance of the Latino electorate. While most […]

Is Ted Cruz Latino Enough?

NewsTaco November 1, 2012

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 […]