Ships, Streets And Honoring César Chávez

Ships, Streets And Honoring César Chávez

Mary Mata May 23, 2011

By Henry Flores, Ph.D. As long as one lives one would expect “things” to change or progress, but sometimes it seems that I am terribly mistaken.  For one thing, there is […]

Get Your Norteño Out Of My Conjunto

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By Saul Elbein, from the Texas Observer where this article was first published. Everything is going fine until Lupe Saenz sees the CDs. I’m paying my check at a run-down diner in […]

Texas Groups Promote Education For Latino Kids

Mary Mata May 20, 2011

A few different groups in Texas have selected today, May 20, as a day where statewide attention will be paid to the future — students — and in Texas that […]

Alligators In Border Moats Is Funny Stuff, I Should Know

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I grew up 2 blocks from the US-Mexico border, on the Mexican side. True story, I was born in Texas so I’m a US citizen, but I lived in Mexico […]

News Taco To Go: Arnold, Comedy, Chávez, Español, Redistrict

Mary Mata May 19, 2011

Arnold Fathered Child With Latina Comedy Central Taps Latino As Contributor For The Daily Show California Politico: Don’t Name Ship For César Chávez Texas Redistricting “Horrible” For Latino Voters NY […]

Texas Redistricting “Horrible” For Latino Voters

Mary Mata May 18, 2011

Latino voters lose under the current redistricting plan passed by the Texas House, according to attorney Rolando Rios, who has more than 30 years worth of experience in redistricting battles […]

Lamar Smith, You Are Wrong On Immigration And The Dream Act

NewsTaco May 16, 2011

By Lionel Sosa Lamar, where did you go wrong? You were such a sensitive fellow when we worked together 30 years ago. You’ve always been an anti-immigration advocate but as […]

Illegal Until Proven Legal

Mary Mata

By Eileen Smith, from Texas Observer From Texas Observer, where this blog was first published.   ONE OF TEXAS GOV. RICK PERRY’S EMERGENCY ITEMS this session was to ban so-called sanctuary […]

Two Latinos Shot By Texas Rancher, They Allege Racism

Mary Mata May 13, 2011

Norberto Velez, 56, and his son Norangel Velez were driving around looking for land to buy outside of El Paso, Texas Wednesday when a wrong turn put them face-to-face with a […]

Democrats Can Take Congress Back In 2012

Mary Mata

Democrats may be able to take back Congress, according to a CNN poll and a former congressman News Taco spoke to this week. The CNN poll asked more than 1,000 […]