What Will Become Of Texas’ Redistricting?
What Will Become Of Texas’ Redistricting?
Well, I could’ve said “I told you so!” but I’ll reserve that trite comment for another occasion. Instead, I’m simply going to register my dismay at the current state of […]
Tony Romo, San Antonio Have Much To Prove To The NFL
By Robert Crowe San Antonio, Texas — The Tony Romo-versus-Eli Manning match-up for the NFC East crown is getting a lot of play in San Antonio, which, I’m convinced, has more […]
Protect Seniors, Veterans And Close Corporate Tax Loopholes
By U.S. Representative Silvestre Reyes, El Paso – D A couple of months ago, the Budget Control Act of 2011 created a select committee of 12 Members of Congress charged […]
U.S. College Completion Cannot Grow Without Latino Success
By Justin Rodriguez, Candidate for State Representative District 125, San Antonio, Texas San Antonio, Texas — Recent legislative cuts to K-12 public education in Texas total approximately $4 billion in […]
The Hispanic Republican Caucus: Latino Voters “Unwinnable”
By Anthony Gutierrez, Deputy Executive Director of the Texas Democratic Party The Chair of the Hispanic Republican Conference (HRC) in Texas, Republican State Representative Aaron Peña, recently announced his retirement from the […]
The Texas GOP Strategy To Disenfranchise Latino Voters
I know I promised a few essays on redistricting, but other writers have done an admirable job discussing it. Also, just to refresh your memory, the Republican-controlled State of Texas, […]
Did Joaquin Luna Commit Suicide Over The DREAM Act?
By Cindy Casares The day after Thanksgiving, 18 year-old high school student Joaquin Luna of Mission, Texas, put on a suit and tie, kissed his family goodbye, went into the […]
South TX Oil Fields: Short-Term Benefits, Long-Term Probs
By Roberto R. Calderón So here we are again visiting the subject of the developing oil and gas field by intensive fracking technologies in a wide swath of South Texas counties. The Eagle Ford […]
How Texas’ Redistricting Lawsuit Really Went Down
A lawsuit over new state and congressional districts that disenfranchised Latino voters in Texas just wrapped up. A panel of three federal judges redrew the map for the upcoming 2012 […]
Joaquin Castro’s San Antonio Strategy
San Antonio, Texas — Congressional Candidate Joaquín Castro has had a busy week. Just a few days ago he was campaigning in the newly created 35th congressional district, hoping a […]
