Perry’s Hiding Record Behind Angry Rhetoric

By Maria Cardona Texas Gov. Rick Perry wants to be the next president of the United States. He announced his candidacy on Saturday and has since campaigned like an angry […]

I love Lydia Mendoza because, even in the 1930s recordings I first heard of her music, she’s got sass. She ain’t takin’ nothin’ from nobody and she’s going to let […]

By Dan Arellano On April 7, 1812 the Republican Army of the North crosses the Sabine River into Spanish Texas. Flying the Emerald Green Flag of Liberty, Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de […]

Which Democratic leader does the 35th congressional district “belong” to? The longtime congressman Lloyd Doggett or the state representative-turned-congressional-candidate Joaquín Castro? Considering that both are essentially new residents to this emergent […]

There’s a battle of historic proportions brewing around the issue of voting rights and the constitutional idea of one person, one vote. And I don’t exaggerate when I say that it’s of historic proportions. […]

By Cindy Casares Rick Perry is using religion to court Spanish-speaking voters, too. In addition to his affiliation with the  New Apostolic Reformation group and The Response prayer rally in Houston, Perry […]

By studying at the undergraduate level, and then pursuing a graduate degree, Latinos may gain influence in the highest levels of our society. Every year I work to create opportunities to […]

By Cindy Casares STATE SEN. CHRIS HARRIS OF ARLINGTON recently made national headlines when he lambasted a witness during the legislative special session for testifying in Spanish (with an English-language interpreter) […]

So it’s official, Texas Governor Rick Perry will seek the Republican nomination for president. At News Taco we thought it would be good to point out all of the anti-Latino […]

On paper Rick Perry looks like the Republican Party’s best bet for 2012. He’s the Governor of Texas, a state that has managed to grow its economy and add jobs through the […]