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October 27, 2009

“BROWNSVILLE BRED…Growing Up Elaine” – A New York Latina’s Memoir and Coming of Age Story set in the 1980’s Brownsville Brooklyn Projects

October 5, 2009

Husband and Wife Team Keep Native Traditions Alive – Beatriz Ortega Ruiz y Mario Augustin Gaspar Rodriguez create using a pre-Hispanic technique called pasta de caña de maiz & maque, an indigenous form of lacquer ware that already had a long tradition when the Spaniards arrived 500 years ago.

September 22, 2009

UTB-TSC has received nearly $500,000 in federal dollars to extend postbaccalaureate educational opportunities for Hispanic students, U.S. Rep. Solomon P. Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi announced Monday.

September 21, 2009

Ganas Clothing is ready for the world – The T-shirts, tank tops and hooded sweaters with these colorful images are the creations of state Rep. Eddie Lucio III, D-San Benito, and his business partners, Ruben Gallegos and Edward Rodriguez – Texas

September 17, 2009

Kenny Lopez makes a 67 market jump from KVEO-23 in Brownsville to KTXL-40 in Sacramento as a general assignment reporter.

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

December 23, 2008

Mexican comedian Eugenio Derbez has been named as Mr. Amigo for Brownsville’s 2009 Charro Days

November 11, 2008

Red to Blue: Growing number of Hispanic voters in Texas promises to redefine politics

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

October 23, 2008

After 29 years of service, retired Texas State Trooper Minerva Peña is seeking election to Place 6 on the Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees.

October 15, 2008

One of the nation’s poorest school districts, already tousled by a hurricane and nervously awaiting division by a fence being built along the U.S.-Mexican border, won a coveted $1 million prize Tuesday for making academic advances. – The Brownsville Independent School District serves nearly 50,000 students — 98 percent Hispanic and 43 percent learning English.

June 30, 2008

Border fence would cut through Texas university

June 23, 2008

Careful word play targets Hispanics – Marketers increasingly using commingling of languages for ad messages – Texas

June 10, 2008

Grupo Mexico CEO arrives at Texas courthouse for Asarco trial

June 9, 2008

Obama needs to secure Hispanic vote before general election

June 3, 2008

Immigrants face hurricane dilemma – (more on the Border Patrol and hurricane evacuation)

Can fence be built without immigrants? – Can the U.S. border fence be built on deadline without the help of foreign laborers? – (doubt it)

May 28, 2008

To Omar Minaya, racial divide on Mets sounds altogether wrong

May 22, 2008

Alliance/Merck Ciencia (Science) Hispanic Scholars Program Announced

May 21, 2008

Hurricanes, Citizenship, and the Makings of an Unnatural Disaster

May 19, 2008

Univision Crowns Second Winner of ”Nuestra Belleza Latina” – Melissa Marty from Caguas, Puerto Wins the Coveted Title in Grand Finale

May 7, 2008

Border fence is a “racist thing,” says Brownsville mayor

April 29, 2008

FSN Houston Teams with Astros to Produce Spanish-Language Telecasts

April 25, 2008

Dozens of new federal prosecutors headed to Texas – (and other border states)

March 31, 2008

Univision Announces 12 Finalists in `Nuestra Belleza Latina’ Competition

March 13, 2008

Did You Know? researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health conclude that the McAllen metropolitan area is one of the five worst regions of the country in its proportion of Latino children who live in “low-opportunity” neighborhoods compared to white children.

Study: McAllen area Hispanic children have fewer opportunities – Texas

March 11, 2008

SXSW panel: Latino cinema knows no boundaries

March 9, 2008

Protesters to march against Texas-Mexico border fence – (organized in part by teachers)

February 18, 2008

Border Fence Could Leave Family on Mexican Side of Fence

February 12, 2008

Mexican Military returns guns to border police – (Tamaulipas border)

Perry says fencing the entire Texas-Mexico border “not the answer”

February 6, 2008

FSI Advertisers Love Home-delivered Publications

U.S. threatens to sue over access to UT Brownsville campus for border fence – Regents to discuss issue today after campus president refused to allow surveys.

Congressman Ortiz secures federal funds to support Hispanic health research at UT School of Public Health Brownsville Regional Campus

January 29, 2008

Brownsville Mayor Declares Federal Government is Doing Irreparable Damage to Texas Border Region with Proposed Fence (Latina Lista)

January 22, 2008

The National Hispanic Press Foundation Announces College Access Initiative

January 16, 2008

“To appease people in middle America, they are going to kill our communities along the border,” said Pat Ahumada, the mayor of Brownsville. “The rest of America has no idea how we live our lives here. We are linked by the Rio Grande, not divided by it. Our history, our families, our neighbors are tied together on both sides of that river.”

January 11, 2008

Border homesteading – colonias in Texas – (interesting)

January 8, 2008

H&H Foods owes more than $9 million to Valley businesses – Texas

January 7, 2008

Did You Know? Hispanics are the most likely to learn of their HIV status late in their disease progression, the least likely to gain access to quality HIV/AIDS-related health care, and the most likely to die within 18 months of an AIDS diagnosis

January 3, 2008

RICHARD F. CORTEZ (the mayor of McAllen, Texas): We should be building bridges with Mexico instead of barriers

December 5, 2007

Investigarán autoridades de EU homicidio de Zayda

Few leads in killings of Mexican singers

December 4, 2007

Brownsville deputies join investigation into singer’s death – Mexican police suspect love triangle in Peña’s hospital room slaying

December 3, 2007

Mexican singer slain in hospital while recovering from gunshot wounds

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

Hispanics absent from history lessons – Texas (if true in Texas imagine the rest of the country)

November 12, 2007

Angélica Vale Named Mr. Amigo 2007

November 4, 2007

Politiqueras warn candidates can’t win without them – South Texas

October 28, 2007

Legendary peformer Flor Silvestre continues after husband’s death

October 15, 2007

Albert Armendariz Sr., LULAC’s 22nd President, Known For Being a Passionate Advocate of Civil Rights Dies

October 11, 2007

Castañeda: Valley ‘best proof’ of life on the border done right – Distinguished lector speaks against border fence, for improved relations between U.S.-Mexico

October 8, 2007

Chicano activist to bring message to Valley – Jose Angel Gutierrez – Texas

Latino activist and judge dies at 88 – Albert Armendariz, Sr – Texas

October 3, 2007

Mayors along the Texas-Mexico border have begun a quiet protest of the federal government’s plans to build a fence along the border: They are refusing to give access to their land. – (awesome)

October 2, 2007

Grupo Salinas; Azteca America :: Azteca America Presents ‘Issues: Caras y Voces’ Political Forum with News Veteran Armando Guzman Direct from Washington

September 27, 2007

Latinas learn about college opportunities at HESTEC

September 25, 2007

Specs for Texas-Mexico Border Fence Finalized (Latina Lista)

September 23, 2007

Local: Hispanic businesses boom in (Rio Grande) Valley, nation

September 12, 2007

Mexican consul hosting independence day celebrations in Harlingen – Texas

August 30, 2007

“Hispanic Newspapers Partner with National Hispanic Press Foundation/Continental Airlines to Promote Culture & College Access’

August 29, 2007

Few answer TV casting call – “Friday Night Lights’ wants Hispanic extras for Mexico episode – Brownsville, Texas

July 10, 2007

Fewer immigrants being apprehended at border

July 2, 2007

Clinton Campaign Announces National Hispanic Leadership Council

June 18, 2007

Azteca America Broadcast in Sherman, TX, 58th Market for Growing Network

June 13, 2007

Discovery en Español to Premiere Ground-Breaking Documentary – Viviendo En Las Sombras

May 31, 2007

Azteca America Scores Big With Live Mexican Soccer Final

May 13, 2007

Azteca America Signal Is Carried on Cox Cable in Tulsa

May 7, 2007

For Del Castillo, El Paso feels like coming home

April 17, 2007

Azteca America Reports FCC Denies NBC’s Objections Against Azteca America and Its License Renewal of Its Affiliate Station in L.A.

April 4, 2007

Azteca America Analyzes Station Options in Houston and San Francisco

March 25, 2007

Feliciano opens Performing Arts Season – Brownsville

February 7, 2007

Honduras teachers forge new friendships in Los Fresnos – Texas

February 2, 2007

2nd Migrant March will get personal – Migrant March II – San Diego to Brownsville and back

January 25, 2007

MIGRANT MARCH II (February 2-17, 2006) San Diego to Brownsville to San Diego

December 21, 2006

Gallego re-elected to lead Hispanic caucus – Texas

December 8, 2006

Mexican pop singer, actress Lucero named Mr. Amigo

November 28, 2006

A growing influence: Rise in Hispanic population leads to growing influence across region – Lima, Ohio

November 15, 2006

Border Fence Plan Has Gaping Holes

November 6, 2006

Bell tries to rally Latinos – Governor’s race – Texas

November 2, 2006

Baptist General Convention of Texas reports $1.3M fraud, mismanagement in church funds – Several Hispanics involved

October 30, 2006

‘Don’t fence me off the river’

October 29, 2006

Sharp rise in bribery cases tests integrity of U.S. border

October 26, 2006

Border wall protester finishes 200-mile walk in Brownsville – Texas

October 25, 2006

Federal Reserve OK’s Spanish bank’s $2.2B purchase of Texas Regional

October 22, 2006

2,000 Miles Along the Us-mexican Border

October 21, 2006

Joe Lopez of Grupo Mazz found guilty on 3 counts

October 18, 2006

Vaya con Dios – Reflections on life of Freddy Fender offers several opportunities to learn

October 15, 2006

Sneaking Across The Mexican Border With 3 Elephants And A Mariachi Band – Pennsylvanian Republican’s border show

October 13, 2006

Matamoros presents Festival Internacional de Otoño – Texas

October 4, 2006

Hispanic assimilation into U.S. strong in Rio Grande valley – Texas

September 28, 2006

Consulate signs accord to help Mexican laborers in U.S. – Dallas, Texas

Latinas encouraged during science, technology day – Brownsville, Texas

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