LatinaLista — Just how divided has this election become? Well, it’s become so divisive that one “Red” state has decided to challenge the international community over it. Earlier this week, it was made known that more than 40 parliamentarians…
By Giselle Guadrón La Prensa San Antonio San Antonio.- The number of Hispanic-owned businesses (HOB’s) has rapidly increased since 2002 in Texas and in the nation. This reality led to a study conducted by Dr. Bruce Kellison and Dr….
LatinaLista — The U.S.-Mexico border has become synonymous with the issue of national security — but for two different reasons. On the one hand, immigration restrictionists still cite a “porous” border being the reason for the arrival of undocumented…
By Juan Flores Latina Lista (Editor’s Note: Though the following post speaks about Texas, it’s important to note that in those states that are also considering refusing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and Latinos comprise a percentage of their…
By Steve Taylor Rio Grande Guardian EDINBURG,TX — If the Republican Party does not significantly increase its share of the Hispanic vote in Texas in the coming years it is “toast” as a governing party. That is the view…
By José Antonio López LatinaLista Editor’s note: Ted Cruz, a Texas Tea Party favorite, beat his opponent this week, a staunch Republican politician and current TX Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. In his acceptance speech, Cruz made a statement that…
LatinaLista — The political world is in a frenzy today because of what happened in last night’s Texas Republican Senate primary race — newcomer Ted Cruz beat veteran and current Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst. The election of Ted Cruz has…
LatinaLista — Today’s unsurprising announcement from Texas Gov. Rick Perry that he “has no intention” to expand Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. because, according to a press release issued by his office: Expanding Medicaid would…
By Alfredo Santos La Voz de Austin AUSTIN — When I moved to Austin, Texas eight years ago I quickly noticed how people would refer to Guadalupe Street as “Gwadaloop.” I also heard the neighborhood Del Valle called “Del…
LatinaLista: Texas is home to half a million Latino residents — 9,460,921, according to the U.S. Census. In a state where Latino students comprise the majority in the public schools, more small businesses are started by Latinos and Latinas and…
LatinaLista — Last week, Sen. Lindsey Graham surprised a lot of people by saying that he was going to propose an amendment to the Constitution to end birthright citizenship. People were shocked at this announcement because among his GOP…
LatinaLista — When the Arizona SB 1070 was signed last week, critics warned that a variety of things would happen. Namely, that Latino citizens would suffer an infringement on their civil rights because law enforcement would get them confused…
LatinaLista — At about 6 this evening, busloads of people from El Paso, Houston, Waco, the Rio Grande Valley and Fort Worth began filtering into the chapel of the Lovers Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas, TX. Church staff…
LatinaLista — Laredo, Texas is known for being on the frontlines of national security when it comes to border enforcement. The Border Patrol is ever vigilant about who and what gets across our shared border with Mexico. Yet the,…
LatinaLista — Texas is a majority-minority state. Of the minorities that call the Lone Star state home, 8.9 million are Latinos — making Texas only second to California in having a high Latino population. Along with that distinction is…
LatinaLista — It was just a couple of weeks before Christmas that the City of Laredo got the news that no man, woman or child should ever have to hear at this time of the year — the Grinch…
LatinaLista — There has been ongoing debate for years about the merits of breastfeeding. Everything from whether or not it’s beneficial for the baby to the ethics of breastfeeding in public, the topic always stirs passionate debate. Well, it…
LatinaLista — The saying “food for thought” has two literal meanings in Laredo, Texas thanks to the efforts of three dynamic women educators. These three women, Beverly Herrera, Carmen Escamilla and Annie Treviño (no relation that I know of…
LatinaLista — Amid all the bills that were signed into law in this session of the Texas legislature, there was one that was loooooong overdue about 500 years to be exact. El Tejano Sculpture by Armando Hinojosa The bill…
LatinaLista — The mayor of Carrollton, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, made illegal immigration a part of his victorious campaign platform when he ran for office last year. As is common knowledge, he wasn’t the only small-town mayor who…
(Update: August 6: Jose Medellin was executed at 10 p.m. CST at Huntsville, Texas: Update: August 5, 9 p.m.: The Supreme Court has decided to review the request of Jose Medellin’s appeal for a stay. As such, his execution…
LatinaLista — Today, Texas is seeing the kind of unbridled excitement that first showed itself at the Obama rallies when upwards to 18-20,000 would show up to hear the Illinois senator speak. (Source: Getty Images/Houston Chronicle) And so far…
LatinaLista — Residents in the Texas Rio Grande Valley have been fighting two wars: the war in Iraq that has taken many of their young people from the region and the war against the Department of Homeland Security which…
LatinaLista — Today, The Dallas Morning News ran an editorial titled “The Fence Must Go Up.” Fence between El Paso area and Mexico (Source: Sprague Photo) In the editorial, the writer(s) say that though they don’t see the fence…
LatinaLista — When it comes to waffling on the issue of security in this country, presidential candidates aren’t the only ones doing it. There is one particular Republican who seems to have multiple personalities when it comes to being…
