HispanicTips » El Paso http://www.hispanictips.com Essential Hispanic & Latino News :: Relevant, Trusted, Comprehensive and Useful Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:04:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Hispanic Entrepreneur profile: Entrepreneurship began early for Gándara family – El Paso http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/23/hispanic-entrepreneur-profile-entrepreneurship-began-early-for-gandara-family-el-paso/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/23/hispanic-entrepreneur-profile-entrepreneurship-began-early-for-gandara-family-el-paso/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:07:28 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68232 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68232 0 ICE audit plan for employers includes El Paso, draws criticism from rights group http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/21/ice-audit-plan-for-employers-includes-el-paso-draws-criticism-from-rights-group/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/21/ice-audit-plan-for-employers-includes-el-paso-draws-criticism-from-rights-group/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:02:24 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68207 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68207 0 A legislator from El Paso has criticized proposed history and social studies standards for public schools as being unfair to Hispanics. – Rep. Norma Chavez raised the issue Wednesday in Austin before the State Board of Education. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/19/a-legislator-from-el-paso-has-criticized-proposed-history-and-social-studies-standards-for-public-schools-as-being-unfair-to-hispanics-rep-norma-chavez-raised-the-issue-wednesday-in-austin-before/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/19/a-legislator-from-el-paso-has-criticized-proposed-history-and-social-studies-standards-for-public-schools-as-being-unfair-to-hispanics-rep-norma-chavez-raised-the-issue-wednesday-in-austin-before/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:42:31 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67832 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67832 0 Farewell to an icon: Artist who tore at racism is buried at 99 – R.I.P. José Cisneros http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/19/farewell-to-an-icon-artist-who-tore-at-racism-is-buried-at-99-r-i-p-jose-cisneros/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/19/farewell-to-an-icon-artist-who-tore-at-racism-is-buried-at-99-r-i-p-jose-cisneros/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:41:45 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67830 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67830 0 Jaime O. Perez, chief of staff to County Judge Anthony Cobos, announced that he will run for Congress as a Republican. – Perez, 53, will challenge Tim Besco, 42, in the Republican primary for the right to challenge U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/18/jaime-o-perez-chief-of-staff-to-county-judge-anthony-cobos-announced-that-he-will-run-for-congress-as-a-republican-perez-53-will-challenge-tim-besco-42-in-the-republican-primary-for-the-righ/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/18/jaime-o-perez-chief-of-staff-to-county-judge-anthony-cobos-announced-that-he-will-run-for-congress-as-a-republican-perez-53-will-challenge-tim-besco-42-in-the-republican-primary-for-the-righ/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:54:01 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67603 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67603 0 José Cisneros 1910-2009 – Iconic El Paso artist dies at age 99 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/16/jose-cisneros-1910-2009-iconic-el-paso-artist-dies-at-age-99/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/16/jose-cisneros-1910-2009-iconic-el-paso-artist-dies-at-age-99/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:46:10 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67415 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67415 0 U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes on Wednesday announced his plans to seek an eighth term in the 16th Congressional District of Texas. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/12/u-s-rep-silvestre-reyes-on-wednesday-announced-his-plans-to-seek-an-eighth-term-in-the-16th-congressional-district-of-texas/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/12/u-s-rep-silvestre-reyes-on-wednesday-announced-his-plans-to-seek-an-eighth-term-in-the-16th-congressional-district-of-texas/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:37:45 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67131 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67131 0 El Paso County Attorney Jose Rodriguez announces he will seek Texas state Senate seat http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/09/el-paso-county-attorney-jose-rodriguez-announces-he-will-seek-texas-state-senate-seat/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/09/el-paso-county-attorney-jose-rodriguez-announces-he-will-seek-texas-state-senate-seat/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:32:48 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=66440 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=66440 0 Hispanic Entrepreneur profile: For Thyme Matters chef, good food becomes a way to connect – Alejandra Chavez in El Paso http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/09/hispanic-entrepreneur-profile-for-thyme-matters-chef-good-food-becomes-a-way-to-connect-alejandra-chavez-in-el-paso/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/09/hispanic-entrepreneur-profile-for-thyme-matters-chef-good-food-becomes-a-way-to-connect-alejandra-chavez-in-el-paso/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:01:58 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=66361 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=66361 0 Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Tex.), the powerful chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, was the subject of a complaint to ethics investigators last year after an aide contacted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about the kidnapping of a distant relative of Reyes’s wife. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/05/rep-silvestre-reyes-d-tex-the-powerful-chairman-of-the-house-permanent-select-committee-on-intelligence-was-the-subject-of-a-complaint-to-ethics-investigators-last-year-after-an-aide-contacted-u/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/05/rep-silvestre-reyes-d-tex-the-powerful-chairman-of-the-house-permanent-select-committee-on-intelligence-was-the-subject-of-a-complaint-to-ethics-investigators-last-year-after-an-aide-contacted-u/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:51:09 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=66006 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=66006 0 U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes aide: No misuse of power in rescue of relative http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/05/u-s-rep-silvestre-reyes-aide-no-misuse-of-power-in-rescue-of-relative/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/05/u-s-rep-silvestre-reyes-aide-no-misuse-of-power-in-rescue-of-relative/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:44:15 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/05/u-s-rep-silvestre-reyes-aide-no-misuse-of-power-in-rescue-of-relative/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=66000 0 Remembrance at the border: Migrants killed while crossing remembered – About 200 attended the vigil hosted by the Border Network for Human Rights to honor the memory of undocumented immigrants who have died while trying to cross the border. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/02/remembrance-at-the-border-migrants-killed-while-crossing-remembered-about-200-attended-the-vigil-hosted-by-the-border-network-for-human-rights-to-honor-the-memory-of-undocumented-immigrants-who-hav/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/02/remembrance-at-the-border-migrants-killed-while-crossing-remembered-about-200-attended-the-vigil-hosted-by-the-border-network-for-human-rights-to-honor-the-memory-of-undocumented-immigrants-who-hav/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:56:15 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=65648 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=65648 0 Hispanic Entrepreneur profile: McDonald’s franchise owner said he would never cook another hamburger – Richard Castro in El Paso http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/02/hispanic-entrepreneur-profile-mcdonalds-franchise-owner-said-he-would-never-cook-another-hamburger-richard-castro-in-el-paso/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/02/hispanic-entrepreneur-profile-mcdonalds-franchise-owner-said-he-would-never-cook-another-hamburger-richard-castro-in-el-paso/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:48:19 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=65635 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=65635 0 Hispanic Entrepreneur profile: El Pasoan Leroy Candelaria found his niche in nuclear pharmacy http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/29/hispanic-entrepreneur-profile-el-pasoan-leroy-candelaria-found-his-niche-in-nuclear-pharmacy/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/29/hispanic-entrepreneur-profile-el-pasoan-leroy-candelaria-found-his-niche-in-nuclear-pharmacy/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:07:46 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=65384 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=65384 0 Mexicans Fleeing Violence Spur a Boom in El Paso – Spike in Murder Rate in Juárez Is Among the Factors Boosting Nightlife and Home Sales in U.S. Border City http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/28/mexicans-fleeing-violence-spur-a-boom-in-el-paso-spike-in-murder-rate-in-juarez-is-among-the-factors-boosting-nightlife-and-home-sales-in-u-s-border-city/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/28/mexicans-fleeing-violence-spur-a-boom-in-el-paso-spike-in-murder-rate-in-juarez-is-among-the-factors-boosting-nightlife-and-home-sales-in-u-s-border-city/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:45:06 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=65269 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=65269 0 El Paso-style Lotería: Photographer Rick Jimenez Carrasco comes up with winning idea http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/26/el-paso-style-loteria-photographer-rick-jimenez-carrasco-comes-up-with-winning-idea/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/26/el-paso-style-loteria-photographer-rick-jimenez-carrasco-comes-up-with-winning-idea/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:28:39 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=64951 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=64951 0 A book that aims to explain the business and culture of drug trafficking playing out in El Paso and Juárez was released today. – “Drug War Zone: Frontline Dispatches from the Streets of El Paso and Juárez” is written by University of Texas at El Paso professor Howard Campbell. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/17/a-book-that-aims-to-explain-the-business-and-culture-of-drug-trafficking-playing-out-in-el-paso-and-juarez-was-released-today-drug-war-zone-frontline-dispatches-from-the-streets-of-el-paso-and-j/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/17/a-book-that-aims-to-explain-the-business-and-culture-of-drug-trafficking-playing-out-in-el-paso-and-juarez-was-released-today-drug-war-zone-frontline-dispatches-from-the-streets-of-el-paso-and-j/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:14:09 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=64810 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=64810 0 Children sang, soldiers paraded and crowds cheered during the historic pageantry of the first meeting of the presidents of the United States and Mexico 100 years ago today in El Paso and Juárez. – The meeting between U.S. President William Howard Taft and Mexican President Porfirio Diaz will be commemorated by events and an exhibit at the El Paso Museum of History that opens Saturday to the public. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/17/children-sang-soldiers-paraded-and-crowds-cheered-during-the-historic-pageantry-of-the-first-meeting-of-the-presidents-of-the-united-states-and-mexico-100-years-ago-today-in-el-paso-and-juarez-the/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/17/children-sang-soldiers-paraded-and-crowds-cheered-during-the-historic-pageantry-of-the-first-meeting-of-the-presidents-of-the-united-states-and-mexico-100-years-ago-today-in-el-paso-and-juarez-the/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:57:26 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=64742 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=64742 0 National Latino Congreso Issues Call to Action – Action Plans Will be Launched on Justice for Immigrants, Climate Change, Saving Homes, and Creating Jobs during Jan. 2010 National Latino Congreso in El Paso, Texas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/15/national-latino-congreso-issues-call-to-action-action-plans-will-be-launched-on-justice-for-immigrants-climate-change-saving-homes-and-creating-jobs-during-jan-2010-national-latino-congreso-in/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/15/national-latino-congreso-issues-call-to-action-action-plans-will-be-launched-on-justice-for-immigrants-climate-change-saving-homes-and-creating-jobs-during-jan-2010-national-latino-congreso-in/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:42:19 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=64590 Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=64590 0 ‘Mr. Raza:’ Soft-spoken activist encourages others to remember their roots – Antonio Santos in El Paso http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/14/mr-raza-soft-spoken-activist-encourages-others-to-remember-their-roots-antonio-santos-in-el-paso/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/14/mr-raza-soft-spoken-activist-encourages-others-to-remember-their-roots-antonio-santos-in-el-paso/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:35:54 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=64399 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> 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