Latino Politician Takes Lead On Green Energy Policy
Latino Politician Takes Lead On Green Energy Policy
A Latino politician in Texas is taking the lead on green energy policy. Julián Castro, currently in his second term as mayor of San Antonio, a city that’s more than […]
The Top 10 Cities With The Largest Latino Populations
Last week we looked at the Top 10 States With The Largest Latino Populations. As I wrote then, understanding these trends is important not only to how Latinos are growing […]
Texas GOP Redistricting Plan: Biased, Prejudiced, Bigoted
News Taco interviewed Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair and San Antonio-area Democratic Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez, who spoke to us about the prejudicial undertones of the Texas Republicans’ redistricting plan in […]
Texans Protest For-Profit Prisons On World Refugee Day
This year, Austinites will be celebrating World Refugee Day a little bit differently. In addition to welcoming new refugee communities, tonight Austin groups will be defending a future detained community. […]
News Taco To Go: Rubio, Fathers, Venezuela & Immigration
The Two Marco Rubios On Immigration Who Are We Celebrating On Father’s Day? Texas Anti-Immigrant Bill Is Filled With Inconsistencies Socialist Dreams And Beauty Queens: Arriving In Venezuela
Texas Anti-Immigrant Bill Is Filled With Inconsistencies
The big news has been the vote in the Texas state senate to approve a bill, SB 9, called the sanctuary cities bill, which allows local police officers to question […]
News Taco To Go: Farmworkers, Tea Party, Surnames & Census
Texas, The U.S. Becoming More Latino Lots Of Latinos Don’t Have spanish Surnames (Like Me) Racist Statement Uncovers Real Tea Party California Law To Give Farmworkers Union Rights
Texas, The U.S., Becoming More And More Latino
Both sides of my family have long resided in the borderlands, specifically El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, but recently on the American side for just over one hundred years. During […]
Lots Of Latinos Don’t Have Spanish Surnames (Like Me)
So you’re probably wondering, how does the surname “Calderón” not count as a Spanish surname? Well, it does. But my other last name, Schuessler, certainly doesn’t. I’ve been thinking recently, […]
Texas Senate Passes Sanctuary Cities Bill
By Melissa Del Bosque After 9 hours of testimony Tuesday by Senate Democrats against SB 9, the controversial immigration bill passed anyway along a party-line vote. It’s pretty certain SB 9 will […]