2012 PRIMARY ELECTION PROFILE: TEXAS
2012 PRIMARY ELECTION PROFILE: TEXAS
By NALEO ELECTION DAY: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES: 38 TOTAL POPULATION (2010): 25,145,561 LATINO POPULATION (2010): 9,460,921 PROJECTED LATINO VOTE IN 2012: 1,987,000 PROJECTED LATINO SHARE OF […]
Morning NewsTaco
Wednesday May 23, 2012 Pizza Patron’s free deal for Spanish orders raises eyebrows (USA Today): Pizza Patrón, a 104-unit, carry-out pizza chain headquartered in Dallas, is raising eyebrows both inside […]
President Obama to Address NALEO Conference In June
PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) announced today that President Barack Obama will address the nation’s Latino leadership at the organization’s 29th Annual Conference […]
OPINION: What GOP Can Learn From Latinos And Same Sex Marriage
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The initial reaction was almost predictable. As soon as President Obama declared he was personally in favor of same sex marriage the ripple effect was scrutinized from all conceivable […]
Romney Hispanic Outreach Backfires
By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi WASHINGTON — A Mitt Romney Hispanic outreach event melted down Tuesday when its director declined to answer a question about the Republican’s position on immigration because “he’s still […]
Mitt Romney’s Sole Spanish Language Ad May Not Be Enough
By Latinovations Mitt Romney’s lack of campaign advertisements in Spanish has some in the Latino community wondering if his claims that he “believes” in the Latino population are true. At […]
Texas Democrats Set To Elect First Hispanic Leader
By Pete Litterski, Voxxi Gilberto Hinojosa, the odds-on favorite to be elected the next chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, knows he faces a formidable challenge once he takes the […]
Group That Funds War On Latinos Is Losing Support
By Jim Hightower, Other Voices No one likes a smart aleck — or a stupid one, for that matter. A really stupid one is called ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange […]
Will Latinos Get it Done for Texas Democrats?
By Anthony Gutierrez With Latinos quickly becoming the largest demographic group in Texas, there is no shortage of speculation on the political ramifications of that demographic trend. In fact, several recent columns […]
OPINION: The War on Mommies
By Martha Burk, Other Words The so-called “mommy wars” are heating up again. Once more, we’re seeing stay-at-home moms supposedly pitted against moms with paid jobs during an election year. […]
