GOP Set To Spend $3 Million On State Level Latino Candidates

GOP Set To Spend $3 Million On State Level Latino Candidates

NewsTaco July 19, 2011

The problem with putting a price on politics is that you put a price on politics – it’s a doomed idea by definition. Case in point: the GOP says it will spend […]

2 Supermajority Latino Districts Created In Milwaukee

Mary Mata July 6, 2011

The Milwaukee Common Council just approved a redistricting map that would include two districts with what was described as a “supermajority” of Latino voter districts. According to JSOnline, 60% of the […]

¡Happy Cuatro!

NewsTaco July 4, 2011

I spent some time last night with my Dad watching Texas Ranger baseball on the TV. He’s been around for more than 90 of the U.S.’s 235 years, and he’s […]

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 […]

Arkansas Could Get A Latino State District

NewsTaco June 28, 2011

Word is that the Arkansas state legislature will have it’s first Latino-majority district in time for the next legislative session. That’s right, Arkansas, catty-corner to Texas, stuffed between Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana: where […]

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 […]

Want Latinos To Vote? Just Ask

NewsTaco

Latino voter turnout is expected to reach record numbers in 2012. That’s according to a National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) projection. The estimate is that 12.2 million Latino […]

Latino Voters Will Come Out In Record Numbers In 2012

Mary Mata June 23, 2011

[Editor’s Note: The following is an editorial from NALEO.] San Antonio, Texas — Latinos will turnout in record numbers in the next Presidential election, with at least 12.2 million casting […]

Latinos Care More About Immigration Than The Economy

Mary Mata June 14, 2011

According to a national poll released on Monday, the issue of immigration has surpassed that of the economy and jobs as the top concern for Latinos. The poll, conducted by […]

How To Get 2 Latinos Into The White House

Mary Mata

By Dr. Henry Flores, Ph.D. San Antonio, Texas — Bueno, those of us in the know already have decided that Julián Castro will be either the first Latino President of […]