Texas Redistricting Trial Shows Anti-Latino GOP Policies

Texas Redistricting Trial Shows Anti-Latino GOP Policies

Mary Mata September 20, 2011

The fundamental reason we have a Census every 10 years is to determine how many seats each state will have in the United States House of Representatives. After the Census […]

San Antonio Names Street after Cesar Chavez

Mary Mata September 19, 2011

After months of legal hubbub and protest, and just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month, the city of San Antonio has officially named one of its streets in honor of […]

Latino Republican Lied About Redistricting Involvement

Mary Mata

Republican State Rep. Aaron Peña allegedly lied about his involvement in redistricting along the Rio Grande Valley (the border for non-Texans), according to a report from the Texas Democratic Party. […]

Texas Redistricting Case Is In The Hands of 3 Federal Judges

NewsTaco September 16, 2011

All of the arguments in the federal law suit against the State of Texas’ redistricting scheme have been made. The Plaintiffs – The Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC); LULAC; MALDEF – have […]

Rick Perry Throwing Latinos Under The Bus To Win

Mary Mata September 15, 2011

By Raul A. Reyes, otherwords.org Texas Governor Rick Perry had a busy summer. In July, he told reporters he felt “called” to run for president. In August, he hosted “The Response,” […]

Santorum Slip Reveals GOP Bias

NewsTaco

A big stink was raised recently about a comment made by Senator Rick Santorum during the Tea Party  presidential debate broadcast on CNN. The senator was on the offensive, joining […]

Security, Voter ID As Racializing Immigration Reform

Mary Mata September 13, 2011

The single most important public policy issue for Latinos of all nationalities is immigration reform. According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) which used to be called Immigration and Naturalization […]

Political Icon Joe Bernal Testifies In Redistricting Trial

NewsTaco

The legal battle that’s unfolding in a Federal courtroom in San Antonio, Texas, could well have repercussions across the country. News Taco has reported on the trial and how Texas’ Mexican […]

Livin’ La Vida En Spanglish

Mary Mata September 12, 2011

Last week I posted on Facebook that, sometimes, people are frustrated by my Spanglish speaking ways. But, that’s the way I think — so ni modo. I got some interesting […]

What The Tejano Monument Means To Me

Mary Mata

By José Antonio López The seeds of the Tejano Monument in Austin will soon grow to fruition.  What seemed an impossible dream is now a reality.  With a little patience, […]