New Movie Based On Late Latino Golf Pro Johnny Arreaga

New Movie Based On Late Latino Golf Pro Johnny Arreaga

Mary Mata September 12, 2011

“Seven Days in Utopia” is a story about the relationship between a budding golfer and his mental training coach. The movie stars Robert Duval, whose character is based on the late Latino […]

Susana Martinez Blasts Rick Perry: What Is She After?

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By the latest accounts Texas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry has surged ahead of the GOP presidential crowd. The most recent CNN/Opinion Research poll puts him at a […]

The Top Ways You Can Help Victims Of The Texas Wildfires

Mary Mata September 6, 2011

More than 1,000 homes and 100,000 acres have been consumed by about 60 wildfires currently raging in Central Texas. At least 5,000 people have been forced to evacuate in what’s […]

Federal Court Showdown Could Change Latino Politics

NewsTaco September 5, 2011

This is the week of the big showdown in a Texas courtroom. I don’t mean to breech the fuzzy limits of melodrama, but what happens in that federal courtroom could change the politics of […]

A Latina Catholic On Texas’ Overturned Abortion Law

Mary Mata September 1, 2011

By Christina Rodriguez As a Latina who was born and raised a practicing Catholic, I consider abortion to be a pretty terrible idea, but I understand extreme situations. A diabetic […]

How The Spanish Caste System Is Absent From U.S. History

Mary Mata

By Richard G. Santos I used to tell my students and now tell audiences when the occasion arises, that U. S. history is written and taught in black and white […]

Is There Tejano Culture Without Tejano Music?

Mary Mata August 31, 2011

By Wuicho Vargas Music, for me is more than just a bunch of notes played together at a certain rhythm. Music, for me, es vida!  I listen to all kinds of […]

“Dos Pocitos” Is A Play About Identity, Pride And More

Mary Mata

By Chelsea McCullough It’s 2026 in a border town in Texas called Texaco. What was once South Texas has degenerated into an “ungoverned, lawless territory” where the only remaining residents […]

Bien Hecho: 3 Latinas Lead UTSA’S First Marching Band

Mary Mata August 30, 2011

Three Latinas will head the 200-plus member University of Texas at San Antonio marching band as drum majors. The three were voted in by their peers and head the first ever […]

What Would Rick Perry Bring To The Presidency?

Mary Mata August 24, 2011

Rick Perry as President of the United States!?! Is this possible? Am I having a bad dream? Yes, I am saying this is a possibility. Governor “Good Hair” Perry has […]