UPDATE: All San Anto DREAMers Released

UPDATE: All San Anto DREAMers Released

Mary Mata November 30, 2010

UPDATE: All the DREAMers from San Anto, but for Rev. Lorenza Andrade Smith who continues her protest in jail, have been released. Everyone else has been charged with Class B […]

Alberto Gonzales is Sorry — Really

Mary Mata

[Editor’s Note: This post was written by Carlo Taboada is a second year law student at Texas Tech University. He recently attended a lecture by former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.] When you’re […]

UPDATED: 16 San Anto DREAMers Arrested

Mary Mata November 29, 2010

UPDATED: Sixteen DREAM Act protesters were arrested at Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison’s offices tonight after a six-hour sit-in. Apparently, the Washington, D.C. offices of Sen. Hutchison did not want the […]

Bota Fashion Or Foolishness?

Mary Mata

I saw these boots on a recent trip to the pulga, or flea market, on Sunday. Can you handle them? I couldn’t, and the steady stream of gawkers at this […]

Valley Lawmaker: Texas Troopers to Check Southbound Border Traffic

Mary Mata

Texas State Rep. Aaron Peña has filed a bill calling on the state police to monitor vehicles traveling toward Mexico. “If the U.S. is serious about taking out the drug […]

DeLay’s Strategy: Polarize Texas Politics

Mary Mata

The conviction of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on the afternoon before Thanksgiving Day sent shock waves through the national political scene. News reports seemed unanimous in reporting that DeLay […]

VIDEO: Carlos Guerra on Tom DeLay’s Conviction

Mary Mata

NewsTaco’s Carlos Guerra gave his take on the Tom DeLay conviction, what it means for the future of partisan politics, but mostly what it’s meant for Texas. The effects of […]

Emiliano Zapata’s Grandson Sin Papeles in Texas

Mary Mata November 23, 2010

That’s right, the grandson of the famous Mexican Revolution General Emiliano Zapata is living in Texas, has no papers, and is desperate. ¡Qué gacho! The short video features a very […]

Electoral Repercussions: GOP Redistricting

Mary Mata November 22, 2010

You knew it was coming, and, now it’s here:  Gerrymandering time! The GOP is set to control much of the redistricting for future electoral boundaries all over the country, The Washington […]

UT-El Paso’s Chicano Studies Program Turns 40

Mary Mata

Well this is an exciting milestone. The University of El Paso’s Chicano Studies program just turned 40 this year. What an amazing accomplishment, especially in these trying times, when places […]