Latinas + Texas Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 24, 2009

Texas Secretary of State Esperanza “Hope” Andrade was the keynote speaker at The National Society of Hispanic MBAs’ 11th Annual Gala on Nov. 5.

November 20, 2009

Anabel Hernández Joins Hughes Watters Askanase L.L.P. – Houston

November 19, 2009

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.

November 13, 2009

LATINA Style Business Series Welcomes Texas State Representative Jessica Farrar as Luncheon Keynote Speaker

Juliet V. Garcia, the president of University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, has been named one of TIME Magazine’s Ten Best College Presidents of 2009

November 12, 2009

Dallas-Fort Worth programs helping Hispanic mothers find teaching moments

November 11, 2009

Two San Antonio sisters, just back from Iraq, become naturalized citizens – 23-year-old Blanca Estella, right, and 22-year-old Maria Isabel

November 9, 2009

Hispanic Entrepreneur profile: For Thyme Matters chef, good food becomes a way to connect – Alejandra Chavez in El Paso

October 9, 2009

Justice Eva Guzman – A judge whose Mexican immigrant mother earned only a third grade education and worked as a cleaning woman was named to the Texas Supreme Court on Thursday, becoming the first Latina to serve on the state’s highest court.

October 7, 2009

First steps: Horse helps 8-year-old Rhiannon Hernandez to reach dream – (touching)

October 5, 2009

Designer Angelina Mata will celebrate San Antonio fashion week with show

October 2, 2009

Edna Campos Gravenhorst to present her book at Texas A & M University

September 29, 2009

Angela de Hoyos, grande dame of Chicano poetry, dies in San Antonio

September 21, 2009

EL PASO — City Rep. Rachel Quintana is being treated differently under the law, but that is not improper, a prosecutor told a panel of state judges Thursday.

September 17, 2009

Karla Leal is moving to Austin to become the main anchor and reporter for the upcoming KEYE-produced Telemundo affiliate newscasts.

Erika Gonzalez is leaving her co-anchor job at Fox 2 News in McAllen, to become a reporter for KEYE-42 in Austin.

Latino Culinary Institute Coming Soon to Dallas – brainchild of Lydia Gonzalez Welch, who once produced a Latin food show for cable television.

September 10, 2009

A study released Wednesday found high breast cancer mortality and low early detection rates among African American, Hispanic and rural women in five Central Texas counties.

September 9, 2009

Meet ‘Confetti Girl’ author Diana Lopez Sept. 15 at the Twig – San Antonio

Matriarch’s 300 descendents gather for funeral – Gregoria Martinez – Texas

September 4, 2009

At Casa Margarita, FotoSeptiembre is all about legs, Italian legs – Photographer Gloria Garcia

August 27, 2009

Vicki Carr returns to El Paso, the city she was born in, for benefit performance – concert is being produced by Wise Latina Entertainment

July 23, 2009

Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas was recently recognized as one of the top 10 Latina Organizations in the country by Latino Leader’s Magazine.

June 29, 2009

Dallas Concilio of Hispanic Service Organizations leader inspires clients with her story – Florencia Velasco Fortner

New group aims to help Denton Hispanic women – Texas

Girl Scouts of Central Texas and Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas’ Austin Chapter Announces “Latinas Celebrating Achievements”

June 25, 2009

Adelfa Callejo’s Obama remarks could scuttle Dallas school naming

June 22, 2009

Former leader of Latino Cultural Center in Dallas discusses her tenure – Alejandrina Drew

June 15, 2009

The president of Texas A&M has resigned — the day before a meeting of school regents to discuss her job. Elsa Murano, the school’s first female and first Hispanic president, announced her resignation in a statement Sunday

June 5, 2009

New & first Hispanic president of Texas A&M University Elsa Murano not getting good grades/reviews

Hispanic Business Magazine Kicks Off Woman of the Year Gala – Several hundred people on Thursday attended the daytime festivities at HispanicBusiness Magazine’s 2009 Woman of the Year event in Houston, Texas.

March 11, 2009

Texas Candidate for 2010 U.S. Senator, Dr. Alma Aguado, Announces Political Platform on Education and Healthcare Reform

March 10, 2009

After bringing new leadership and diplomacy to the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, its president, CiCi Rojas, is being tapped to do the same for the Republican Party in Kansas.

March 9, 2009

An outspoken critic of Farmers Branch officials’ attempts to oust illegal immigrants announced Monday she is running for a spot on the city council of the Dallas suburb. – Elizabeth Villafranca

March 6, 2009

Mary Alvarez – USDA employee with the most years of full time federal service still employed is a Hispanic woman from south Texas

January 21, 2009

Inspiring University of Texas at San Antonio employee Rose Mendez dies at age 80

December 28, 2008

Bio of Rosa Flores – Reporter and Blogger for KHOU in Houston

December 18, 2008

KTSM-9, the NBC affiliate in El Paso has decided to eliminate its noon news show. Melanie Olivas was the anchor of the show.

University of Texas at San Antonio’s English department emphasizing cross-cultural identity – emphasis on transnational and cross cultural studies is only seven years old and is already turning out U.S. Latino literature experts such as Patricia Trujillo and June Pedraza who have had personal experiences with these issues.

December 15, 2008

Veteran Educator Wins Baby Abuelita National Song Contest – Maria de la Luz Huizar

December 12, 2008

Sandra Mendoza, a December graduate-to-be with a B.A. degree in sociology, is the fall 2008 winner of the UTSA Office of Information Technology Laptop Award. The winner is selected from graduates of the Academic Development Program (ADP) in UTSA’s Tomas Rivera Center for Academic Success.

Carmen Román-Shriver was recently awarded with the first-ever Distinguished Trinko Service Award by Latinos and Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition, an interest group of the American Dietetic Association.

The State Board of Education recently awarded Santa Barraza, professor of art at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, one of its 2008 Heroes for Children Awards during a Nov. 21 ceremony.

December 9, 2008

LULAC leader decries anti-Hispanic bias – Rosa Rosales, national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, said in El Paso this weekend.

November 21, 2008

Meet Elsa Ramon: Interview with Shelly Miles

November 18, 2008

El Pasoan Maria Ruiz, who several times a week crosses the border into Juarez to take food, clothing and toys to hundreds of impoverished children and their families, is one of 10 finalists for CNN’s Hero of the Year.

November 17, 2008

Meet Elsa Ramon: News 4’s Newest Anchor – WOAI in San Antonio

November 11, 2008

One Dallas Latina politician shares tips on running for political office – Dr. Elba Garcia

November 7, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama has looked to South Texas where he selected University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College President Juliet V. Garcia to join his transition team

November 6, 2008

Sheriff Lupe Valdez triumphant in bid for 2nd term as Dallas County sheriff

Elsa Ramón joins the WOAI News 4 team in San Antonio

November 3, 2008

Former KBTV morning anchor Rocio Garza filed suit against the station, claiming it required her to pay $10,000 to resign. – Texas

October 27, 2008

Sandra Sedillo-McGlothlin :: Currently the chair-elect of the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, McGlothlin recently received the Wells Fargo/USHCC Hispanic Businesswoman of the Year award and was honored by the Texas Association of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce with its Latina Legend award.

October 1, 2008

The El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and CEO Cindy Ramos-Davidson won national awards Saturday at the annual U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s annual convention in Sacramento, Calif.

September 29, 2008

Elsa Murano Formally Installed As President Of Texas A&M

September 22, 2008

University of Texas – San Antonio Professor Belinda Flores looks for new ways to prepare successful teachers

Wanda Fusillo Garcia, the widow of Hispanic civil rights leader Hector P. Garcia, has died. She was 88.

September 19, 2008

Esperanza “Hope” Andrade, a San Antonio native who was born into a family of cotton farmers and rose to become a successful businesswoman, was formally sworn in as Texas secretary of state Thursday, becoming the first Hispanic woman to fill the post.

September 15, 2008

LATINA Style Business Series Returns to Fort Worth, Texas Celebrating its 10 Year Anniversary Tour!

Miss Hispanic Lubbock Liliana Cordero begins reign, plans to promote mental health

The “Nuestras Mujeres: A Salute to Female Elected Officials” event honored 34 public officials – LULAC event in El Paso

September 11, 2008

The top female police officer in El Paso is suing the city, claiming she was unfairly passed up in the recent search for a new chief. Police Chief of Staff Diana Kirk claims in the 18-page suit filed last week in El Paso County court that she was passed over for promotion to chief in part because she is a Hispanic woman.

September 10, 2008

Rey of Light – Marie Reyes nominated for D Magazine’s 10 Most Beautiful Women in Dallas

September 8, 2008

Macarena Hernandez has left the Dallas Morning News -(wow, I always enjoyed her articles)

August 26, 2008

Reporter Selena Hernández, who earlier this month was laid off from KENS, landed a freelance reporting gig at KTVT, the CBS O&O in Dallas.

August 18, 2008

Lily Gutierrez leaves wonderful legacy of compassion – El Paso

August 17, 2008

San Antonio artist Kathy Sosa’s artwork to get TV viewership

August 14, 2008

University of Texas junior Susana Escobar wins her second Olympic swimming heat at the Beijing Olympics and places 18th in the 800m freestyle.

August 12, 2008

Pioneering Hispanic Houston Police officer who was shot last month dies – Velia “Belle” Ortega

August 6, 2008

Two El Pasoans were honored at the annual Texas Association of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce statewide convention last weekend in Austin. – Teresa Gándara y Janet Aguilar

Reporter Selena Hernández was among several KENS-5 employees laid-off today. – San Antonio

August 4, 2008

Valerie Onsurez named Hispanic Scholarship Fund coordinator at Texas Tech

July 29, 2008

Bilingual singer Patricia Vonne will perform a benefit concert on behalf of Latinitas Magazine. The digital magazine is attempting to launch its first print issue, and proceeds from the show will go toward the publication. The magazine originated six years ago from two University of Texas students. – Austin

July 24, 2008

Esperanza Andrade becomes Texas’ first Latina secretary of state

July 23, 2008

Sheriff Lupe Valdez Continuing on Crash Course with City Leaders and Employees – Dallas County, Texas

Hispanic HPD trailblazer fights for her life after shooting – Velia “Belle” Ortega

July 22, 2008

Houston Police Department’s first Hispanic woman cop shot – Belle Ortega

July 16, 2008

UTSA students attend Latina youth conference – University of Texas at San Antonio

Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez agrees to meet with employee groups

July 14, 2008

Meet Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, the only Hispanic Female County Sheriff in America

July 13, 2008

After 7-year cancer battle, teen gets her quinceañera

Filmmakers deliver story of ‘Conquistador’ to PBS series – Cristina Ibarra

July 9, 2008

LISD bilingual director takes Jacksonville job – Rita Rosales – Texas

June 24, 2008

Professor to join Hispanic journalists’ hall of fame – Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez

New executive director for Con Mi MADRE – Austin

June 23, 2008

Margarita Olivarez leads by example – Lubbock, Texas

Meet Myrka Dellanos at Rooms To Go – Arlington, Texas

Latina hero faces cancer with typical optimism – Adelfa Callejo – Dallas

June 18, 2008

Hispanic Woman President is a Texas A&M First – Elsa Murano

June 2, 2008

Documentary Brings Tejano Culture to Festival Circuit – Playwright Celeste Angela Estrada channels her ancestors through her brother in the new documentary “Tortilla Heaven: Behind the Masa” at the 30th Annual CineFestival en San Antonio

May 29, 2008

UTSA, Blue Star host ‘Latina Voices’ panel May 29 – University of Texas at San Antonio

May 22, 2008

Interview with San Antonio performer Anna De Luna about her upcoming one-woman show ¿Chicana Atheist?

May 12, 2008

Dallas council member Elba García considering run for county Commissioners Court | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Breaking News for Dallas-Fort Worth | Dallas Morning News

April 30, 2008

Lena Guerrero’s passing: What would Texas have looked like?

April 29, 2008

Fired Reporter Speaks Out On Local Radio Show – Rebecca Aguilar – Dallas

April 28, 2008

Nun who led civil rights march in Dallas leaving for Mexico – Sister Consuelo Tovar

Lena Guerrero’s rare journey through Texas politics

April 25, 2008

Lena Guerrero honored at Saturday services – Austin

April 24, 2008

Dr. Laura Murillo went from a poor neighborhood in east Houston to a successful career and is now the president of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Rebecca Aguilar is fighting back – Dallas reporter

Lena Guerrero dies – former Texas House member and appointee to the Texas Railroad Commission

April 2, 2008

Southern Methodist University appoints Cordelia Canrelaria as new dean of Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences

April 1, 2008

Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez interview closes Diversity Series

March 31, 2008

Sor Juana Festival is a celebration of Mexican women – Houston

Hepatitis Expert, Dr. Rita Lepe, to Report on Dangers Among Hispanics – University of Texas-Dallas

March 24, 2008

UTSA presents multimedia works of Latina artists – University of Texas at San Antonio

March 11, 2008

Longtime advocate for El Paso’s elderly, disabled dies – Lucy Acosta – first woman inducted into the LULAC Hall of Fame

March 10, 2008

Top Woman Leaders To Participate in LULAC National Women’s Conference in San Antonio, Texas | LULAC-League of United Latin American Citizens

March 9, 2008

Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez avoids runoff, awaits winner of Bowles-Cannaday

Latinas say Hillary Rodham Clinton’s strength is what swayed their votes – Texas

March 6, 2008

Did You Know? One of every five votes in Texas was cast by a Latina for the primaries

Hispanic Women Outvote Men in Texas

March 5, 2008

LOPEZ NEGRETE COMMUNICATIONS WELCOMES HISPANIC MEDIA VETERAN TO LEAD DEPARTMENT – Rosa Serrano

February 26, 2008

Political strategist Leslie Sanchez to speak Feb. 26 at the University of Texas at San Antonio

Eastfield College to host “Chicanas in Charge” – Texas

February 19, 2008

Latino Life Blog -Tribute to Emma Tenayuca

February 12, 2008

Advocate for Hispanic women, city’s poor dies – Arlene Valles in El Paso

February 5, 2008

Texas mayor Grace Saenz-Lopez resigns over Shih Tzu

January 28, 2008

Texas Sen. Leticia Van de Putte to give Democrats’ Spanish State of the Union response

January 23, 2008

Latinas take over at City Hall – San Antonio

January 16, 2008

Soccer’s Rodriguez Earns Playing Time With Puerto Rican National Team – Houston sophomore joined team for Olympic qualifying run

Did You Know? Texas state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, has landed quite a gig. She will respond in Spanish to President Bush’s Jan. 28 State of the Union address on behalf of Democrats.

January 4, 2008

Elsa Murano wastes no time taking Texas A&M reins

Lupe Valdez faces tough race for re-election – Dallas County, Texas

January 2, 2008

Whatever Happened to Rebecca Aguilar? (Latina Lista)

December 11, 2007

Dr. Elsa Murano tapped to be President of Nation’s 6th largest University

December 9, 2007

Texs A&M set to name first female and Hispanic president – Elsa Murano sole finalist for job vacated by Robert Gates.

December 6, 2007

San Antonio museum inspires N.Y. designer’s commissioned pieces – Marisol Deluna

November 25, 2007

Houston girl’s book tells of life as an immigrant – Yuliana Gallegos

November 13, 2007

“Not once is any Latino mentioned by name,” said Julio Noboa, an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmonst College who has written a book on the subject. “Not Latino, not Hispanic, not Mexican, not Mexican-American or any other term referring to Hispanics.” regarding Texas TEKS that Texas students study in fourth and 11th grades

November 11, 2007

Local justice named Latina Judge of the Year – Gina M. Benavides – Texas

November 6, 2007

Did You Know? The first Hispanic female Immigration and Customs Enforcement National Academy instructor announced Monday that she will run for El Paso County sheriff. – Maria Guadalupe Dempsey

November 4, 2007

Nov. 5 lecture series discusses Tejana identity – University of Texas at San Antonio

October 30, 2007

Latina journalist to speak on breaking stereotypes, sexism – Baylor University

October 23, 2007

Director reflects on 20 years of Esperanza – Graciela Sanchez – San Antonio

October 21, 2007

A matter of ethnicity and journalistic ethics – the Rebecca Aguilar saga in Dallas

October 20, 2007

Group wants Rebecca Aguilar back at Fox 4 – Dallas

October 14, 2007

Canutillo pediatrician’s skills sorely needed in El Paso – Julia Ruiz

October 2, 2007

Dora Olivo Announces Run For Re-election To Texas House District 27

Presentation and Book Signing: “Chicanas in Charge: Texas Women in the Public Arena” – University of Texas at Arlington

September 27, 2007

Latinas learn about college opportunities at HESTEC

September 26, 2007

University of Texas at San Antonio First-Year Faculty: Assistant Professor Anne-Marie Nunez – Interview

Fernandez helps West Side students reach new VISTAs by degrees – (a San Antonio pre-admissions program called “VISTA” which helps under-privileged Hispanic students apply and receive acceptance to college)

September 23, 2007

Miss Hispanic Lubbock plans to help health in her community – Amanda Salazar – Texas

September 16, 2007

Look-alike contest marks 10th anniversary of ‘Selena’ movie – Victoria, Texas

September 12, 2007

UTPA president undergoes major heart surgery – Blandina “Bambi” Cardenas

September 11, 2007

Democrat Linda Reyna Yanez joins race for Texas Supreme Court

September 10, 2007

Magazine’s fresh ideas target Latina readership – Chica Girl magazine

August 10, 2007

Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez gets ready for nasty fight

August 1, 2007

First Texas Latina Film Festival seeks submissions

July 31, 2007

Latina Leaders Unite in Dallas for CATALINA Magazine’s Dallas “Essence of Latinas’ National Tour Stop

July 24, 2007

Did You Know? Lynda de la Viña, Business dean at University of Texas at San Antonio was the first Mexican-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in economics in the United States

July 15, 2007

Energy, humor propel Texas lawmaker to national stage – Leticia Van de Putte – co-chairing next year’s Democratic National Convention

The Farmers Branch Rotary Club mum over its rejection of Hispanic businesswoman – Texas

June 25, 2007

Texas philanthropist Eva Camunez Tucker dies at 96

June 17, 2007

Financial, cultural barriers prevent many Hispanic women from getting mammograms in Texas

June 13, 2007

Noted Technologist Magaly Spector to Join UT Dallas as VP for Diversity, Community Engagement

May 21, 2007

Mary Alice Cisneros making a political name for herself – (elected to San Antonio’s City Council)

May 14, 2007

San Antonio Latina singing idol returns to family’s welcome – Erica Gonzaba of Objetivo Fama

April 17, 2007

Nelda Martinez chalks up a first in city politics – Corpus Christi

April 16, 2007

Latinitas, as told by Latinas – Austin

April 3, 2007

Commissioner Karen G. Perez to receive LULAC Hispanic Image Award – Las Cruces, Texas

April 2, 2007

Actress returns to El Paso for YWCA luncheon – Lupe Ontiveros

Where is Dora Alcala now? – Del Rio, Texas

March 28, 2007

I am Mujer – CineMujer Film Festival – San Antonio

March 13, 2007

Aeromexico Names Monica Malanco Austin Market Manager

Number of Hispanic women with HIV grows – El Paso, Texas

February 12, 2007

Café MangÚ Hosts Austin Dinner to Benefit Latinitas

February 6, 2007

Laura Murillo to lead Houston’s Hispanic Chamber

February 5, 2007

Award winner touts bilingual education – Annette Elias Torres – Texas

February 2, 2007

Professors play to premiere on New Yorks Theatre Row – Kathleen Anderson Culebro’s “La Llorona, The Crying Woman”

January 20, 2007

Student Erica Sanchez wins homecoming poster contest – University of Texas at San Antonio

January 7, 2007

Rosemary Saucillo Moreno, pioneering municipal court jurist – She was first Hispanic woman on the municipal court bench – Houston

January 2, 2007

Maribel Castillo is New GM for Corpus Christi Rayz – CHL Hockey

Gov. Perry appoints Naranjo as Judge of 419th Judicial District Court – Texas

December 20, 2006

Making a Life in the U.S., but Feeling Mexico’s Tug

December 12, 2006

Ethnicity said to make a difference when it comes to menopause, aging – Study needs Latinas 40 to 60 years old – Texas