Blogante News + Texas Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 24, 2009
Zoot-suit wearing “Pancho Claus” has been discharged from a Houston hospital after treatment for an apparent heart attack.- Actor Richard Reyes
November 20, 2009
Angel Reyes Interview About Child Safety In Cars On Good Morning Texas
November 19, 2009
Hispanic leaders in Texas on Wednesday assailed a draft social studies curriculum under consideration by the State Board of Education, saying it woefully ignores the role that Hispanics have played in shaping state and national history.
November 18, 2009
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.
November 16, 2009
Officials at U.T. Permian Basin are hoping to making this weekend’s Hispanic Youth Summit a regular event. – More than 200 high school students from around the Basin and Big Bend have been in Odessa for the Summit.
November 13, 2009
Reaction to internal affairs investigation touches on Hispanic/police relations – Dallas
November 12, 2009
Hispanic student reunion scheduled Saturday at Texas State University
Texan Students Debate Financial Aid for Illegal Immigrants
November 11, 2009
Univision 23, TeleFutura 49, and Univision Radio’s local stations have partnered to present the 3rd Annual “Festival del Tamal” (Tamale Festival) on Sunday, November 15 from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the Dallas Market Hall.
Two San Antonio sisters, just back from Iraq, become naturalized citizens – 23-year-old Blanca Estella, right, and 22-year-old Maria Isabel
Cuban man executed Tuesday for Houston slaying
November 10, 2009
Gunmen targeting Hispanic businesses in Houston
A man who helped load smuggled immigrants into a tractor-trailer in which 17 of them later died in Victoria was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison Monday. – Abelardo Flores Jr in Texas
November 9, 2009
El Paso County Attorney Jose Rodriguez announces he will seek Texas state Senate seat
2nd annual San Antonio Latino Music Festival rules Main Plaza with variety
November 6, 2009
LULAC leader says new Arlington school should be named for Cesar Chavez
November 5, 2009
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.
U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes aide: No misuse of power in rescue of relative
November 2, 2009
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.
October 29, 2009
Jalapeno cheese bun recipe for a proper Texas burger
October 28, 2009
Pobre Pecos, Pobres Presos—Justicia Penal para los Inmigrantes en el Condado de Reeves en Texas
October 17, 2009
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.
October 14, 2009
‘Mr. Raza:’ Soft-spoken activist encourages others to remember their roots – Antonio Santos in El Paso
October 13, 2009
Lucha Libre SANTO Poster Exhibit AND Teatro Chicano Invade Laredo, Texas!
The University of Texas at El Paso is pleased to announce that Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Ph. D, chair for the Department of Chemistry, has been honored with the 2009 Distinguished Scientist Award by SACNAS, the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.
October 9, 2009
Clear your weekend: ‘La Gloria’ to dazzle with music, film, art, poetry and fashion – San Antonio
October 5, 2009
Designer Angelina Mata will celebrate San Antonio fashion week with show
About 150 Hispanic pastors and church members from across the city gathered for a spiritualistic precursor to Saturday’s meeting at the Convention Center. – San Antonio
September 30, 2009
Some Dallas City Council members are suggesting that part of Central Expressway be renamed for civil rights activist Cesar Chavez.
Rice University’s mathematician Richard Tapia receives Hispanic Heritage Award
September 28, 2009
ACLU investigating whether Hispanic students were singled out for poor test scores – Texas
Noted Hispanic authors read works for Texas Public Radio’s “Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story”
September 24, 2009
Bilingual young adult author to address children at library – René Saldaña Jr. – Texas
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.
Tension flares over ID requirement at Grand Prairie mobile home park – Texas
Border Congressman’s Record on Intelligence – Silvestre Reyes
Border forum on U.S. War on Drugs to focus on creation of ‘rule of law’ – El Paso/Cuidad Juarez
Noted Chicano artist Gabriel S. Gaytán and his son, Gabriel Itzai, will unveil their new mural, “El Corazón de El Paso,” during the Lincoln Park Car Show from noon to 5 p.m. today in the park. – El Paso
September 17, 2009
Latino Culinary Institute Coming Soon to Dallas – brainchild of Lydia Gonzalez Welch, who once produced a Latin food show for cable television.
September 15, 2009
Hispanic Heritage: Edward James Olmos, movie screening part of monthlong festivities – El Paso
September 14, 2009
Increasing Hispanic enrollment and the resignation of Elsa Murano — Texas A&M’s first Hispanic and female president — were on the minds of many at the annual Texas A&M Hispanic Network summit Friday in College Station.
The day after Gov. Rick Perry announced plans to deploy Texas Ranger teams to the border, local law enforcement officials said they were skeptical about whether the initiative would do any good.
Festival aims to keep Hispanics healthy – 16th Annual Festival Hispano de la Salud features health screenings and live music. – Austin, TX
September 9, 2009
UTSA hosting two lectures on Mexico’s Mayan sites, chilangos
Meet ‘Confetti Girl’ author Diana Lopez Sept. 15 at the Twig – San Antonio
September 8, 2009
Wheels of progress are turning for Hispanic college football players in Texas
San Antonio’s Gallista Gallery and seven of its prominent Latino and Latina artists are being recognized with a two-DVD set
September 4, 2009
At Casa Margarita, FotoSeptiembre is all about legs, Italian legs – Photographer Gloria Garcia
September 3, 2009
SVREP plans 2010 voter registration, ‘Texas Rising’ report
August 27, 2009
Fort Worth Hispanic horseback team has what it takes to compete — except for better finances
August 26, 2009
Politically-oriented Tejanos ticking off “el enemigo”
Former El Paso Police Chief Carlos Leon was involved in a serious motorcycle accident this morning near the town of Mesilla in New Mexico
August 25, 2009
Latino advocates are claiming victory over a federal court ruling that could put the complicated “Texas Two-step” presidential delegate system in jeopardy.
August 24, 2009
7 things you didn’t know about Latinos in WWII – “Images of Valor” exhibition at Museum of Coastal Bend at Victoria College
A Fort Worth criminal defense attorney with strong ties to the local Republican Party was appointed Friday by Gov. Rick Perry to the new 432nd District Court in Tarrant County. – Ruben Gonzalez Jr.
A Texas program to increase law enforcement along the U.S.-Mexico border by temporarily reassigning state troopers from other parts of the state is contributing to a critical personnel shortage in the Texas Department of Public Safety
U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes wants health-care plan to be ‘revenue neutral’
August 21, 2009
NOTICIAS de LATINO: Governor talks Texas-style trash – and other Lone Star tales
The Mexican consul for northern Texas will be reassigned amid an investigation into suspected irregularities in passport fees at the consulate
U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes is not calling it a town hall meeting, but he will be the guest speaker at a public forum Saturday at which he will answer questions about health care.
August 17, 2009
We call our neighbor city to the south Ciudad Juárez
Texan Educators Want Your Children to Learn all about ‘Brown’ People
August 16, 2009
U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes meets with public about health care
August 13, 2009
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo attended a reception Wednesday for newly sworn-in U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor at the White House hosted by President Barack Obama.
August 12, 2009
U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes opts not to have health-care town hall
August 4, 2009
Latinos In Social Media Heritage Tour! (#LatISM) First national tour – NY, TX, FL – during Hispanic Heritage Month
August 3, 2009
Retired state District Court Judge Enrique H. Peña, 73, has died, according to an obituary in the El Paso Times.
Jason Villalba: Saying “no” to Sotomayor isn’t betrayal to Hispanic community
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Business MBA program has been ranked as one of the top 25 programs in the nation for Hispanics.
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.
July 20, 2009
Every year, around July 20, El Pasoan Felipe Cardenas proudly tells people that his father buried Pancho Villa twice.
No go for local bilingual charter school in Austin – Supporters say approval process is tough, haven’t given up on the program
July 14, 2009
First Hispanic studies Ph.D. awarded at Texas A&M
A San Antonio pastor was elected this week to head the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas. Victor Rodriguez, pastor of South San Filadelfia Baptist Churc
Georgetown’s first Hispanic police officer retires after 35 years – Robert Hernandez saw the department grow from four officers to about 80.
Mexican President Victoriano Huerta rests in El Paso cemetery
June 29, 2009
National Association of Hispanic Nurses 34th Annual Conference Hispanic Nurses: Creating Pathways to Reduce Health Disparities – July 21-24, 2009 Crowne Plaza Riverwalk Hotel, San Antonio, Texas
Girl Scouts of Central Texas and Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas’ Austin Chapter Announces “Latinas Celebrating Achievements”
About 5,500 churches affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas are being invited to partner with the denomination to offer online GED programs for free
June 28, 2009
State Department Agrees To Fair Issuance Of Passports To Mexican Americans
June 25, 2009
Latino Cultural Center Showcases Dallas Artists with 6th Annual Hecho en Dallas Exhibit July 2nd – August 22nd, 2009
June 23, 2009
The renowned Peruvian visual artist Carlos Runcie-Tanaka is presenting his works in Houston (Texas, US) starting on June 27th.
Fort Worth councilman Sal Espino may challenge Burnam for state House
Book sheds light on El Paso’s role in Mexican Revolution – “The Secret War in El Paso: Mexican Revolutionary Intrigue, 1906 and 1920″
June 19, 2009
United Way reaches out to Central Texas Latinos – Vivir Unidos event gave Hispanic residents and local nonprofits a chance to get to know each other.
June 17, 2009
The 21st Century Chicano Activist Convention in Dallas – August 21st-23rd, 2009
June 15, 2009
Thoughts about Elsa Murano’s resignation – from Texas A&M’s student paper
June 12, 2009
LOS SABORES DEL MERCADO VENZA – Toyota Venza Celebrates the Culture and Cuisine of Latin America at the Newly Opened Pearl Farmers Market in San Antonio on Saturday, June 20
LOS SABORES DEL MERCADO VENZA – Toyota Venza celebra la cultura y cocina de Latinoamérica en el nuevo Pearl Farmers Market de San Antonio el sábado 20 de junio.
June 11, 2009
West Texas Mayor Quits Post, Moves to Mexico With Undocumented Lover
June 8, 2009
Our Lady of the Lake University has earned a spot on the Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education’s annual list of the 100 four-year colleges and universities in the United States for being a top granter of master’s degrees to Hispanics.
June 5, 2009
After 15 years at the University of Houston, the Spanish government’s Spanish Resource Center this fall will relocate to Rice University — a move that a top Rice official said underscores the elite private school’s commitment to Hispanic studies.
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.
June 4, 2009
Henry R. Munoz III steps down as Museo Alameda board chairman – San Antonio
LULAC’s state convention opens today in Dallas
June 3, 2009
A labyrinth in the barrio offers a place to pray, reflect and heal – San Antonio
May 31, 2009
Hispanic leader devoted his life to others, education – Family recalls how man fought for civil rights in Victoria – Raul Loa
On a night devoted to celebrating achievement, ABC News anchor John Quiñones recounted a few of his own Saturday night at the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s sold-out 2009 Fiesta Celebration at the Judson L. Williams Convention Center.
May 28, 2009
Oaxaca Meat Market in Dickinson – Houston area
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked No. 4 in the nation in the number of undergraduate degrees awarded to Hispanic students and No. 12 in the number of master’s degrees awarded to Hispanics, according to the May 2009 edition of Higher Education magazine.
March 25, 2009
The Hispanic got milk? Campaign Recently Visited Dallas Promoting the Drink Well. Live Well. Tour!
Hispanic enrollment at university continues to rise – Texas Christian University
March 17, 2009
Already a respected small businessman in the city of Hondo, Pete Pedroza first got involved in local politics because of flooding on the west side of town. Pedroza, the first Hispanic mayor of Hondo, died Friday of complications from diabetes. He was 91.
March 16, 2009
More than 74,000 gathered Sunday at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on Go Tejano Day to break the all-time paid Rodeo attendance record.
March 15, 2009
Tour aiming to change immigration policy stops in Dallas
March 13, 2009
Texas Christian University’s Office of Admissions invited prospective Hispanic students to campus this week as it began a new program called the Hispanic Senior Experience.
March 11, 2009
Texas Candidate for 2010 U.S. Senator, Dr. Alma Aguado, Announces Political Platform on Education and Healthcare Reform
March 10, 2009
Why has there never been a Latino mayor? Hispanics Are the Largest Racial/Ethnic Group in Houston, Yet We Have Never Elected a Latino Mayor: What Gives Here?
March 9, 2009
HOUSTON — The drug cartels that have brought fear and crime to the U.S.-Mexico border are bringing violence to this city that has long been a major staging ground for illegal drug imports, authorities say.
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
February 10, 2009
South Texas College alum intent on inspiring his generation – Leo Lopez III
February 1, 2009
Latino advocates sued the Texas Department of Public Safety on Wednesday over new rules affecting which non-U.S. citizens can obtain driver’s licenses and identification cards. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund filed the lawsuit in state district court in Austin.
The resurrection of legendary El Paso radio personality Steve Crosno is taking shape on the side of La Nave Grocery at Fourth and Campbell streets in South El Paso. Muralist Jesus “Cimi” Alvarado, 31, his friend Osvaldo Velez and volunteers have been working on the tribute mural on weekends and expect to finish it by mid-February.
January 28, 2009
Cuidad Juárez violence: Effects being noted in El Paso
Notre Dame teacher incorporates Zumba classes into PE program – Elementary School in Texas
The controversial U.S.-Mexico border fence could be finished in the El Paso region in about two weeks as construction nears its national goal, officials said.
January 26, 2009
Colombian and Dominican drug organizations have been detected in El Paso, in addition to the Mexican drug cartels, according to the National Drug Intelligence Center’s report titled “National Drug Threat Assessment 2009.”
January 21, 2009
The career of Father Vicente Peña spanned time and distance from the Spanish Civil War to St. Ann’s Catholic Church in San Antonio. – Peña, in his 73rd year of the priesthood, died Thursday of natural causes. He was 96.
Inspiring University of Texas at San Antonio employee Rose Mendez dies at age 80
January 2, 2009
Adrian Garcia to be sworn in as Harris County’s first Hispanic sheriff – Texas
December 28, 2008
Bio of Rosa Flores – Reporter and Blogger for KHOU in Houston
December 23, 2008
Al menos 600 inmigrantes, en su mayoría indocumentados, han sido vacunados este año en el Consulado de México de El Paso que busca mejorar así la calidad de vida de sus compatriotas que temen ser atendidos en centros de salud.
December 22, 2008
Hispanic professionals inspired to organize in Farmers Branch
The king of the oldies – Mike Guerrero spins the hits, El Paso- style
December 20, 2008
COURT DENIES TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY’S EFFORTS TO STALL STUDENTS’ RIGHTS TO EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
December 19, 2008
Francisco Cigarroa named sole finalist for University of Texas chancellor
December 18, 2008
Online Magazine Trains Latino Students to be Journalists – Borderzine, a bilingual online magazine launched by the University of Texas at El Paso
December 15, 2008
Census: In Farmers Branch, Hispanics now No. 1 demographic group
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.
December 10, 2008
Latinitas Magazine Anniversary Party
Urging an end to driver’s license requirements that are causing hardships for thousands of legal immigrants, lawmakers and civil rights groups in Austin on Tuesday called the policy institutionalized racism that could make Texas roads more dangerous.
Houston author’s work featured at Latin book fest – The Legend of Mariquita and Other Short Stories by Matthew Rosas
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.
December 5, 2008
Twenty-one Guatemalan immigrants told authorities they were abducted from a Texas smuggler’s safehouse and threatened, beaten and in some cases raped.
December 3, 2008
Chamber asking locals for patience with Mexican shoppers – Laredo, Texas
Dallas Mavs TV color man Bob Ortegal might have gone a bit overboard when he called J.J. Barea “the Puerto Rican A.I.,” but the lil’ guy has given folks reason to get excited recently.
Hispanic Executive Society International (HESI) brings dedication and vision to Hispanic community – Texas
December 2, 2008
Will Growing Number of Latino Voters Turn Texas into a Blue State? Houston, Dallas Already Voting Democrat
November 21, 2008
UTEP’s Jose Martinez nailed five Field Goals despite bruised hip
Lubbock officials predict one-third of the population of Lubbock will be Hispanic by 2010. But campus statistics tell a different story about Hispanic presence at Texas Tech.
November 19, 2008
Eduardo Díaz, who headed the city of San Antonio’s Office of Cultural Affairs for 10 years, has been named director of the Smithsonian Latino Center.
November 18, 2008
Cárcel de Texas deja libres a miles de inmigrantes
Report says El Paso is heavy human trafficking area
November 17, 2008
Leaders from Texas-Mexico border communities asked state legislators Thursday to help them take a stand against a federal border fence that they say harms business, culture and wildlife habitat.
R.I.P. – Eloy Centeno, 78, was an outspoken ex-grocery chain owner – San Antonio
November 12, 2008
Hispanic Rally focuses on salvation and its effects on family – Texas Baptists
November 11, 2008
A racially charged controversy over renaming a major Dallas street for civil rights leader César Chávez came to a head Monday at City Hall and ended with a decision to change Industrial Boulevard’s name to Riverfront Boulevard while preserving Ross Avenue’s name.
City Council officials in Dallas made it official this week – they’re not going to be rushed into naming a street for United Farm Workers founder Cesar Chavez
November 10, 2008
Storied career: Longtime legislator Paul Moreno loses seat, but his work for city reverberates – El Paso
November 6, 2008
Sheriff Lupe Valdez triumphant in bid for 2nd term as Dallas County sheriff
Harris County voters apparently held Sheriff Tommy Thomas accountable for various controversies in his office, electing Democratic challenger Adrian Garcia by higher margins than other countywide races in Tuesday’s historic election. – Texas
November 4, 2008
The Diversity Health Care Program of Mexico will officially accredit a Methodist Healthcare facility as a Hispanic Healthcare Hospital during the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Third Annual Healthcare Summit.
October 27, 2008
Hispanic baby boom has Texas ramifications
October 23, 2008
Dallas schools superintendent Michael Hinojosa said Wednesday that bilingual teachers were largely protected from recent layoffs because of the district’s student population.
The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute is looking to branch out past its current home of Washington, D.C., and the organization has set its sight on San Antonio as being one of the first places to look for student leaders.
October 20, 2008
Newest Cesar Chavez crusade is a Dallas street name
September 29, 2008
Elsa Murano Formally Installed As President Of Texas A&M
September 27, 2008
Latinos have new place to go as mental health needs grow – Texas
September 25, 2008
2008 Hispanic Heritage Month calendar – Dallas / Fort Worth Area
September 23, 2008
Hispanic Profs Open Homes To Aggies – Texas A&M
September 22, 2008
blankFarmers Branch, Texas Anti-Immigrant Ordinance Is Blocked While Challenge Continues
Dallas leaders reconsider renaming Ross or Industrial after César Chávez
Best-selling writer Victor Villaseñor, author of “Rain of Gold” and the Pulitzer Prize-nominee “Burro Genius,” will be in San Antonio Monday.
On Sept. 11, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the League of United Latin American Citizens paired up to do more outreach in the Latino community and educate people about the dangers of drinking and driving. – Dallas
Wanda Fusillo Garcia, the widow of Hispanic civil rights leader Hector P. Garcia, has died. She was 88.
September 17, 2008
A 20-year-old U.S. Marine Reservist from El Paso was found shot and killed in Juárez last week, possibly at the hands of police there, his family said Tuesday.
North Texas events for Hispanic Heritage Month 2008
September 16, 2008
Four Austin leaders who have increased awareness of Hispanic life in central Texas and have found innovative ways to preserve its history and culture have been honored by The University of Texas at Austin for their commitment to serving the community through the arts and humanities. The four honored were: author Martha Cotera; museum founder and director Sylvia Orozco; and theater founders JoAnn Carreon-Reyes and Rupert Reyes.
Mexican artist presenting painting to Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert in big hoo-ha ceremony on Tuesday
Dallas events for Hispanic Heritage Month 2008
September 15, 2008
REFORMA is pleased to announce its 3rd National Conference, taking place September 18-21, 2008 in El Paso, Texas. We are currently accepting submissions for presentations- for conference.
Miss Hispanic Lubbock Liliana Cordero begins reign, plans to promote mental health
The San Marcos Public Library will host a free presentation by Xavier Garza, author and illustrator of Creepy Creatures and Other Cucuys, Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask – A Bilingual Cuento, and Charro Claus & the Tejas Kid. – Sept. 21
CORPUS CHRISTI — A 10 a.m. ceremony at Seaside Memorial Park Chapel in memory of Dr. Hector P. Garcia will mark the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month
The “Nuestras Mujeres: A Salute to Female Elected Officials” event honored 34 public officials – LULAC event in El Paso
September 11, 2008
Many Hispanics still not insured Tech to host event on women’s health at Amarillo Civic Center
September 10, 2008
The Seguin Guadalupe County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s annual Fiestas Patrias event will kick off at 5 p.m. Friday with the community’s favorite foods and vendors, and entrants in the brisket and bean cookoff will be competing for bragging rights.
Hispanic Heritage Month Events Begin Sept. 18 at Texas A&M University
Rey of Light – Marie Reyes nominated for D Magazine’s 10 Most Beautiful Women in Dallas
September 9, 2008
School district offers Spanish immersion up to 7th grade – Bedford Heights Elementary – Dallas area
Dallas suburb’s move on illegal immigration being fought – Measure to keep illegal immigrants in Farmers Branch from housing has some seeking restraining order
The Capital One Bank Pecan Street Festival presents a FREE Day of Latin Music! – Austin – Sunday, September 21, 2008
September 8, 2008
As founding chairman of the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, I gotta tell you, Austin Hispanics have much to be grateful for. However, the recent firing of two Hispanic department heads by Austin’s Black City Manager, Marc Ott, could spell trouble ahead for race relations in Austin.
September 3, 2008
Opponents of a Dallas suburb’s latest effort to force out illegal immigrants filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to stop a city ban on apartment and home rentals to tenants who can’t prove they are legally in the country. – Farmers Branch
Hispanic Heritage Month will be celebrated from Sept. 16 through Oct. 16 at the Abilene Public Library. The theme for this year is “Getting Involved: Our Families, Our Community, Our Nation.”
August 28, 2008
Excerpt from a telephone conversation Thursday between Dallas Democratic State Rep. Rafael Anchía, a Barack supporter at the Denver convention, and Dallas Morning News editorial columnist William McKenzie
August 18, 2008
Mexico drug war’s costs, risks exported to U.S. – Officers and others wounded across the border are increasingly being transferred to an El Paso hospital.
Dallas Lawyer Angel Reyes Honored With Prestigious DiversityFIRST Award – MarketWatch
The Mexican army and drug cartel operatives are among the likely sources of recent interference with El Paso police communications and the Digital El Paso wireless network, city officials said.
August 17, 2008
San Antonio artist Kathy Sosa’s artwork to get TV viewership
Texas biologist: Cuero chupacabra is a pit bull
Dallas County addresses rise in foreign-born Latino population
August 14, 2008
Ovidio Rodriguez: TV show producer/director to be honored at Cadillac Bar – San Antonio
August 12, 2008
Dallas Diocese Warns Of ‘Fake Mexican Bishop’
Texas Hispanic HIV/AIDS Cases Increasing; Cultural Language Barriers Affecting Outreach
August 11, 2008
Mexican labor helped move El Paso a century ago
Do Hispanics have a voice in North Forest? They are 30% of district’s students but aren’t part of board, administration – Houston
August 4, 2008
Valerie Onsurez named Hispanic Scholarship Fund coordinator at Texas Tech
July 30, 2008
Dynamo beats Pachuca to advance to SuperLiga final
10th Annual Hispanic Wellness Fair in Fort Worth offers free medical services for all Aug. 2
July 29, 2008
Convocan a Primer Congreso Nacional por la Vida Hispano en Dallas
A federal magistrate judge has ruled that the U.S. Border Patrol was not negligent in the 2003 fatal shooting of 19-year-old undocumented Mexican immigrant Juan Patricio Peraza near Downtown El Paso.
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 27, 2008
City of Killeen implementing a bilingual pay incentive program – Texas
July 24, 2008
Border Smugglers Use Hurricane Dolly To Move Drugs and Illegals – One group of smugglers tried to bring in 9,600 lbs of marijuana and a group illegal immigrants.
El Pasoan seeks 1,000 people to document border life
July 23, 2008
Sheriff Lupe Valdez Continuing on Crash Course with City Leaders and Employees – Dallas County, Texas
July 22, 2008
Abilene’s first Cuban refugees brought by the International Rescue Committee arrive – Texas
Industrial/Cesar Chavez votes haven’t changed – Dallas
July 17, 2008
Home state groups jump-start active citizenship in immigrants – Dallas
Foundation Unveils Bilingual Scholarship Program for Social Work – Baylor University
El Paso delegation goes to Latino Congreso
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
Group files complaint against U.S. Rep. Reyes over role in getting kidnapped relative released
Border fence lawsuit will be heard in federal court in El Paso
July 13, 2008
Marchers pray for immigration reform, end to border fence – El Paso
Al Borrego found places for artists in El Paso, now Dallas.
June 26, 2008
Kidnapped, released relative of U.S. Rep. Reyes was Mexican citizen, memo states
Tarrant County College District trustees offered Chancellor Leonardo de la Garza a new three-year contract Wednesday, hiking his salary 10.2 percent to $325,000 per year. – Texas
June 25, 2008
Hispanics lead dropout rates in Beaumont, Texas
June 24, 2008
Mexican mother accused of killing son is pregnant – McAllen, Texas
Immigration activists content with recommendations to city – Austin
June 23, 2008
Margarita Olivarez leads by example – Lubbock, Texas
Latina hero faces cancer with typical optimism – Adelfa Callejo – Dallas
June 19, 2008
LULAC Offers Alternative Roads For Cesar Chavez – Dallas
Hispanic leaders weigh options for César Chávez street – Dallas
June 18, 2008
University of Texas at El Paso receives $1 million grant to help minorities earn doctorates
June 17, 2008
Hispanic leaders press for Chávez name – Dallas
June 12, 2008
El Paso County Judge Anthony Cobos, refuses to treat Mexican cartel victims
ICE doubles security efforts to ensure violence doesn’t spill over – El Paso / Juárez
Texas Latinos honor their LGBT chapter
June 11, 2008
Hispanic Heritage Foundation Presents Inspira Award to Texas Rep. Hinojosa, ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson
Hispanic Youth Leadership Camp offered at Grayson County College – Texas
June 10, 2008
Industrial Boulevard renaming poll has Dallas officials mired in controversy – Dallas – (to César Chávez Boulevard)
June 9, 2008
Bishop Cantú’s teachers remember their former pupil
Danny Villanueva’s greatest kicks, then and now – Dallas Cowboys
June 4, 2008
Bishop Oscar Cantú receives prayerful welcome to San Antonio at vespers, ordination
Hispanic man’s citizenship investigated following U.S.-Mexico border collision – Drunk driver plows into bike race, kills 1
June 3, 2008
Illegal immigration issue surfaces in race for League City mayor – Candidate wants to address how illegal immigrants are handled by police – Texas
Immigrants face hurricane dilemma – (more on the Border Patrol and hurricane evacuation)
June 2, 2008
Cooking up a storm in Farmers Branch
De La Hoya brings heavyweight class to Houston
May 29, 2008
UTSA, Blue Star host ‘Latina Voices’ panel May 29 – University of Texas at San Antonio
Immigration raid on Iowa kosher meat plant felt in Houston
Hispanic Futures Conference on Sat., May 31 – Austin, Texas
May 28, 2008
The Hispanic Community Will Receive Information on How to Obtain Their Dream House in EXPO TU CASA 2008 – El Mundo Newspaper Launches the Free Event on June 28 in Austin, Texas
May 22, 2008
Interview with San Antonio performer Anna De Luna about her upcoming one-woman show ¿Chicana Atheist?
Baldemar Borrego will seek a third term as president of the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas when it meets in Wichita Falls June 22-24.
May 20, 2008
Border agent accused of human smuggling denied bail – Texas
May 19, 2008
Hispanics, housing drive Dallas-Fort Worth population gains in last 8 years
May 15, 2008
Carlos Espinosa is man of many trades for McAllen golf fans – Texas
May 12, 2008
Spanish language plays role in police officer training – Waco, Texas
May 8, 2008
Dallas Attorney Angel Reyes Named to DART Board of Directors
May 6, 2008
Dallas’ Latino Cultural Center announces summer movie lineup
Leon Eguia, one of Houston’s 1st Latino firefighters
May 5, 2008
Illegal immigration could shake up Lewisville council races – Texas
Fewer immigration marchers rally in Dallas, U.S. – (More than 100 marchers in Dallas!)
May 1, 2008
Mexican Consulate To Visit Mt. Pleasant After ICE Raids
Texas adds almost 2 million Hispanics since 2000
April 30, 2008
Diversity and Leadership are Focus of Hispanic Faculty/Staff Association’s 2008 Leadership Symposium | The University of Texas at Austin
April 29, 2008
FSN Houston Teams with Astros to Produce Spanish-Language Telecasts
Fired Reporter Speaks Out On Local Radio Show – Rebecca Aguilar – Dallas
April 28, 2008
Calderón: ‘Mexico appreciates you … Mexico misses you’
Residents in Predominately Hispanic Southern Texas Region Suffer Higher Rates of Disease, Report Finds
April 25, 2008
Dozens of new federal prosecutors headed to Texas – (and other border states)
Lena Guerrero honored at Saturday services – Austin
April 24, 2008
Esperanza’s anti-Fiesta in San Antonio
UTEP names Ruben Salazar 2008 Distinguished Alum – El Paso
April 21, 2008
Texas works to boost Latino enrollment in universities
The need for bilingual teachers in East Texas
April 16, 2008
Man gets 30 years for immigrants’ deaths – Texas
April 10, 2008
Midland College awarded $2.8 million Title V Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) grant – Texas
April 8, 2008
Chicano photographer offers up-close view of Mexican-Americans
April 7, 2008
Rev. Richard Flores named rector of St. Patrick Cathedral
March 31, 2008
Pfizer Helpful Answers and Dallas Concilio Collaborate to Help Thousands of Uninsured Latinos in Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Hepatitis Expert, Dr. Rita Lepe, to Report on Dangers Among Hispanics – University of Texas-Dallas
March 26, 2008
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Department of Physics and Astronomy names new chair – Miguel Jose Yacaman
March 24, 2008
Latinos vie for school board, council seats in Irving – Texas
El Hispano News “Parents Step Ahead” Program Introduced in Irving, Texas
March 22, 2008
Houston Astros hire Francisco Romero for Spanish radio
March 20, 2008
MECA Honors Cesar Chavez – Houston
African American Legal Association responds to Hispanic community leader’s racial comments – Dallas
March 17, 2008
Some protest rodeo’s Go Tejano Day, but show thrives – Houston
Go Tejano Day Record Set Despite Protest – Houston
March 13, 2008
Tyson Foods, LULAC Partnership Offers Help to the Hungry in Latino Community Through Donation to San Antonio Food Bank Network
Mayor Tom Leppert says Dallas needs to work more with Hispanic contractors
March 11, 2008
Education Program Builds Steps to Success for Houston’s Latino Youth
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
March 6, 2008
Police Chief Acevedo celebrates Seuss – Austin, Texas
February 26, 2008
National American University (NAU), a fully accredited, four-year university with bachelor’s, associate and master’s level degrees, is working to reduce the barriers between higher education and the Hispanic community in Austin.
Political strategist Leslie Sanchez to speak Feb. 26 at the University of Texas at San Antonio
February 18, 2008
Mayoral races in Irving and Farmers Branch may put immigration policies to the test
February 12, 2008
Sheriff’s hopefuls want jail to check for illegal immigrants – Dallas County
Illegal immigration tops Irving campaign issues – Texas
Perry says fencing the entire Texas-Mexico border “not the answer”
February 7, 2008
Southwestern University launching center for Hispanic studies – Texas
