Book Review: “High Pink,” Latino, Pocho, Gay And Human

Book Review: “High Pink,” Latino, Pocho, Gay And Human

Mary Mata June 28, 2011

The first thing that happens when you begin reading Franco Mondini-Ruiz’s book “High Pink: Texas-Mex Fairy Tales,” is that you lose yourself in the stories the artist and former attorney […]

News Taco To Go: Georgia, Perry, Latino Politicos & Voters

Mary Mata

Perry Bombs At National Latino Conference How Many Is Too Many Latino Elected Officials? Georgia’s Immigration Law Blocked By Federal Judge Want Latinos To Vote? Just Ask

How Many Is “Too Many” Latino Elected Officials?

Mary Mata June 27, 2011

By Dr. Henry Flores, Ph.D. The reason we can’t get anything done in the Texas state legislature is that there are too many Latinos elected to that “august body.” So […]

Perry Bombs At National Latino Conference

Mary Mata

By Melissa Del Bosque Thursday in San Antonio, the national press got one of their first honest-to-God looks at Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential potential. They got to evaluate his candidate […]

Attacking Racial Profiling In Texas

Mary Mata June 26, 2011

[Editor’s Note: The following post was written by the hosts of The TNA Show, a radio show every Friday night from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.] In Texas, the legislature […]

Texas Rep Joaquín Castro To Run For Congress

Mary Mata June 25, 2011

Current Texas State Rep. out of San Antonio Joaquín Castro is set to run for a newly-redistricted congressional seat, which will probably see some minor adjustments in court, against longtime […]

Texas Gov. Perry Gets Cold Reception At NALEO Conference

NewsTaco June 24, 2011

There was a point during Texas Governor Rick Perry’s speech to a packed lunch crowd at this year’s National Association of  Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) conference that I […]

Latino Voters Will Come Out In Record Numbers In 2012

Mary Mata June 23, 2011

[Editor’s Note: The following is an editorial from NALEO.] San Antonio, Texas — Latinos will turnout in record numbers in the next Presidential election, with at least 12.2 million casting […]

Latino Legislators Gather In Texas

Mary Mata

This week in San Antonio, Texas hundreds of Latino legislators from all across the country, across levels of government, will gather to discuss a wide variety of issues affecting the […]

Let’s Mobilize 1 Million Latino Voters In 10 Texas Cities

Mary Mata June 22, 2011

By the 2012 presidential election, I believe that we can achieve a 60% Latino voter rate in the state Texas. We have just under five hundred days to mobilize a […]