Dems In Florida Don’t Know How To Attract Latino Votes

Dems In Florida Don’t Know How To Attract Latino Votes

Mary Mata July 6, 2011

While this story in particular highlights Florida, I think it’s safe to say a similar pattern is playing itself out in the rest of the country. Although Florida’s Democratic voter […]

Is the Castro-Doggett Fight About More Than Race?

Mary Mata July 5, 2011

If the Joaquín Castro and Lloyd Doggett competition for the 35th Congressional District of Texas were a boxing match, Castro would inevitably be the young, up-and-coming fighter, all heart, hungry […]

News Taco To Go: Micheladas, Education, Spanish & Obama

Mary Mata July 1, 2011

Michelada: Your Favorite Drink You Just Found Out About Latino Students Are Not The Children Of Sanchez The Bilingual Versus English Only Debate Continues Obama Campaign Will Target Latino Voters

No Latino Legislators Means Plenty of Anti-Immigrant Laws

Mary Mata June 30, 2011

Remember Rebecca Forest? That lady who blamed all of Texas’ problems on “Hispanic legislators?” Well, according to PolitiFact, she had a point: states with big percentages of Latino legislators didn’t […]

California May Add Latino Seats With Redistricting

Mary Mata

As we reported previously, California’s first batch of redistricting wasn’t particularly complimentary to Latinos and other minorities in California. Since, the redistricting commission has taken a second stab at it, […]

News Taco To Go: Racism, Valedictorians, Voters & New Mexico

Mary Mata

Anti-Immigrant Bill Fails In Texas Pennsylvania Town Sees First Latino Valedictorian Why Does Jose Become Joe But Not The Other Way Around To Mobilize 12 Million Latinos Register 15 Million […]

New Mexico Senate Candidate Hector Balderas Sees Change

Mary Mata June 29, 2011

Democratic senate candidate from New Mexico Hector Balderas will tell you one thing flat out: it’s not because he’s Latino. Balderas, his home state’s former state auditor, is confident that […]

News Taco To Go: Georgia, Perry, Latino Politicos & Voters

Mary Mata June 28, 2011

Perry Bombs At National Latino Conference How Many Is Too Many Latino Elected Officials? Georgia’s Immigration Law Blocked By Federal Judge Want Latinos To Vote? Just Ask

This Is What Racial Gerrymandering Looks Like

Mary Mata June 27, 2011

The old adage goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, although I think you might agree with me when you take a gander at the latest redistricting map to […]

Ken Salazar: Latinos & Obama’s 2012 Pitch

Mary Mata

At the recent NALEO conference in San Antonio, Texas News Taco had the opportunity to ask U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar about President Obama’s campaign and the importance […]