UPDATE: All San Anto DREAMers Released
UPDATE: All San Anto DREAMers Released
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
[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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]