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
