Texas Politico: Mexicans Having “Little Terrorist” Babies

Texas Politico: Mexicans Having “Little Terrorist” Babies

Mary Mata March 3, 2011

This one’s a doozy! Do you remember the immigrant labor-loving Texas Republican State Rep. Debbie Riddle, who proposed a bill making it illegal to hire people without papers — unless […]

Texas Today Is The U.S. Tomorrow

Mary Mata March 2, 2011

[Editor’s Note: Victor Landa wrote an editorial for Fox News Latino entitled, “To See America’s Future, Look at Texas” on March 1.] My colleague Victor Landa recently wrote an editorial […]

Chef Michael Recipe: Tomatillo Salsa For Green Enchiladas

Mary Mata

[Editor’s Note: Yummy! Tomatillo salsa, with its tanginess is one of my favorite salsas, check out this recipe from Chef Michael.] Ingredients: 1 jar Michael Flores Tomatillo Salsa (regular or […]

Texas Report: Poor Latinos Have Really Bad Health

Mary Mata March 1, 2011

A report released from the Health Collaborative in San Antonio, Texas shows that Latinos in this city suffer from poor health — especially the poor ones. It’s not a surprise […]

The Pain Of Losing A Son In Iraq, One Latino’s Story

Mary Mata

[Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in The Texas Observer and was written by Eugene Richards.] Carlos Arredondo: I remember the war in Nicaragua in the 1980s, the Contra scandal, […]

Texas Non-Profit Offers Scholarships To White Men Only

Mary Mata February 28, 2011

A Texas non-profit, Former Majority Association for Equality, has begun to offer $500 scholarships to a group they contend is discriminated against when it comes to funding for higher education: […]

Census: Democracy Requires Addressing Latino Interests

Mary Mata

[Editor’s Note: This post was written by Sylvia Manzano originally appeared in Latinovations and is re-posted here with permission.] The U.S. Census Bureau recently released the Texas state file including […]

Happy Friday From Diego Bernal!

Mary Mata February 25, 2011

Diego Bernal is a 34 year-old renaissance man. He’s originally from San Antonio, became a social worker and attorney, worked for MALDEF, is currently running for city council, and somewhere […]

Re-Writing Civil War History From Slavery To States’ Rights

Mary Mata February 23, 2011

[Editor’s Note: This story, written by David Martin Davies, was originally published by the Texas Observer] EVERY YEAR, AROUND FEB.19, a crowd of tourists gathers in front of the Alamo to […]

Texas, U.S. Must Adjust To New Latino Majority

Mary Mata February 18, 2011

[Editor’s Note: The following is a commentary from Professor Roberto R. Calderón, Ph.D. from the Department of History at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. He previously appeared on NewsTaco commenting […]