Latinos Reshaping Texas’ Political Future

Ask most people who aren’t from Texas what they think about the state and the people from it, and you’ll get a pretty stereotypical response: Boots and trucks, boasts and […]

What’s a pocho, or a pocha for that matter? It’s a question that’s not confusing to me, but my piece last week about how dating Latinos doesn’t make me racist […]

As someone who is originally from Los Angeles and has lived in Texas for many years, I often am asked by my California-inclined friends why I would stay in such […]

To hear Texas State Rep. Joaquín Castro tell it, the very existence of the American Dream in Texas hangs in the balance given the current budget crisis. We spoke to […]

In case you haven’t heard, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison decided not to seek another term in the Senate. This is especially awesome because she didn’t vote for the DREAM Act […]

It’s been a crazy week, but 2011 is just getting started. We wanted to wrap up what was so that we can get down to the business of what will […]

Ask any half-interested Texan and they’ll tell you that the most important issue concerning the state legislature this year is the budget deficit. In that sense Texas is no different […]

Two men in Austin, Texas were arrested Friday after police there determined they were intoxicated while they rode their mule and horse down 6th Street. If you recall, 6th Street […]

In Texas currently there is a César Chávez Day, an optional state holiday that public institutions may elect as one of the 12 they celebrate every year. Recently, the University […]

¡Dios mío! These things just keep getting worse. Iowa U.S. Representative, and Republican, Steve King said in a recent interview that, if he were to become chairman of the House’s […]