HispanicTips » brownsville http://www.hispanictips.com Hispanic & Latino News Redefined - Empowering & Engaging Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:56:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The town on the wrong side of America’s drugs war – A huge fence runs thousands of miles along the border with Mexico to keep migrants and narcotics out. Trouble is, it also cuts off half of Brownsville, Texas. http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/05/16/the-town-on-the-wrong-side-of-americas-drugs-war-a-huge-fence-runs-thousands-of-miles-along-the-border-with-mexico-to-keep-migrants-and-narcotics-out-trouble-is-it-also-cuts-off-half-of-brownsvi/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/05/16/the-town-on-the-wrong-side-of-americas-drugs-war-a-huge-fence-runs-thousands-of-miles-along-the-border-with-mexico-to-keep-migrants-and-narcotics-out-trouble-is-it-also-cuts-off-half-of-brownsvi/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 15:21:47 +0000 TomasC http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=129105 Tomás @ HispanicTips from www.independent.co.uk
Hispanic & Latino News Redefined. Empower Yourself!]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2011/05/16/the-town-on-the-wrong-side-of-americas-drugs-war-a-huge-fence-runs-thousands-of-miles-along-the-border-with-mexico-to-keep-migrants-and-narcotics-out-trouble-is-it-also-cuts-off-half-of-brownsvi/feed/ 0 Witness to history getting a new life – Building a home to artists whose muse is drug war – Rigoberto Gonzalez’s series Baroque on the Border in Brownsville, Texas http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/11/28/witness-to-history-getting-a-new-life-building-a-home-to-artists-whose-muse-is-drug-war-rigoberto-gonzalezs-series-baroque-on-the-border-in-brownsville-texas/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/11/28/witness-to-history-getting-a-new-life-building-a-home-to-artists-whose-muse-is-drug-war-rigoberto-gonzalezs-series-baroque-on-the-border-in-brownsville-texas/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:21:12 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=110359 HispanicTips from www.chron.com
Hispanic & Latino News Redefined. Empower Yourself!]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/11/28/witness-to-history-getting-a-new-life-building-a-home-to-artists-whose-muse-is-drug-war-rigoberto-gonzalezs-series-baroque-on-the-border-in-brownsville-texas/feed/ 0 Brownsville student witness to presidential ceremony on Hispanic initiatives – Javier Garcia II, 13 http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/10/20/brownsville-student-witness-to-presidential-ceremony-on-hispanic-initiatives-javier-garcia-ii-13/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/10/20/brownsville-student-witness-to-presidential-ceremony-on-hispanic-initiatives-javier-garcia-ii-13/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:29:53 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=106084 HispanicTips from www.brownsvilleherald.com
Hispanic & Latino News Redefined. Empower Yourself!]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/10/20/brownsville-student-witness-to-presidential-ceremony-on-hispanic-initiatives-javier-garcia-ii-13/feed/ 0 It was recently reported that U.S. Rep. Solomon P. Ortiz of South Texas is one of six congressmen who are subjects of a federal investigation into use of travel money. The Brownsville Herald decided to take a look at his travel habits since 1993. The information is gathered exclusively from public documents and is the first of several articles that will document some of Ortiz’s travels. http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/09/12/it-was-recently-reported-that-u-s-rep-solomon-p-ortiz-of-south-texas-is-one-of-six-congressmen-who-are-subjects-of-a-federal-investigation-into-use-of-travel-money-the-brownsville-herald-decided-t/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/09/12/it-was-recently-reported-that-u-s-rep-solomon-p-ortiz-of-south-texas-is-one-of-six-congressmen-who-are-subjects-of-a-federal-investigation-into-use-of-travel-money-the-brownsville-herald-decided-t/#comments Sun, 12 Sep 2010 22:39:50 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=99010 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2010/09/12/it-was-recently-reported-that-u-s-rep-solomon-p-ortiz-of-south-texas-is-one-of-six-congressmen-who-are-subjects-of-a-federal-investigation-into-use-of-travel-money-the-brownsville-herald-decided-t/feed/ 0 Pope names new bishop for Brownsville – Monsignor Daniel E. Flores http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/12/09/pope-names-new-bishop-for-brownsville-monsignor-daniel-e-flores/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/12/09/pope-names-new-bishop-for-brownsville-monsignor-daniel-e-flores/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:11:22 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=69698 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/12/09/pope-names-new-bishop-for-brownsville-monsignor-daniel-e-flores/feed/ 0 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 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/13/juliet-v-garcia-the-president-of-university-of-texas-at-brownsville-and-texas-southmost-college-has-been-named-one-of-time-magazine%e2%80%99s-ten-best-college-presidents-of-2009/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/13/juliet-v-garcia-the-president-of-university-of-texas-at-brownsville-and-texas-southmost-college-has-been-named-one-of-time-magazine%e2%80%99s-ten-best-college-presidents-of-2009/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:37:55 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67272 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/13/juliet-v-garcia-the-president-of-university-of-texas-at-brownsville-and-texas-southmost-college-has-been-named-one-of-time-magazine%e2%80%99s-ten-best-college-presidents-of-2009/feed/ 0 “BROWNSVILLE BRED…Growing Up Elaine” – A New York Latina’s Memoir and Coming of Age Story set in the 1980’s Brownsville Brooklyn Projects http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/27/%e2%80%9cbrownsville-bred%e2%80%a6growing-up-elaine%e2%80%9d-a-new-york-latina%e2%80%99s-memoir-and-coming-of-age-story-set-in-the-1980%e2%80%99s-brownsville-brooklyn-projects/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/27/%e2%80%9cbrownsville-bred%e2%80%a6growing-up-elaine%e2%80%9d-a-new-york-latina%e2%80%99s-memoir-and-coming-of-age-story-set-in-the-1980%e2%80%99s-brownsville-brooklyn-projects/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:34:19 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=65079 Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/27/%e2%80%9cbrownsville-bred%e2%80%a6growing-up-elaine%e2%80%9d-a-new-york-latina%e2%80%99s-memoir-and-coming-of-age-story-set-in-the-1980%e2%80%99s-brownsville-brooklyn-projects/feed/ 0 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. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/05/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-cana-de-maiz-maque-an-indigenous-for/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/05/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-cana-de-maiz-maque-an-indigenous-for/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:41:00 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=63317 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/05/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-cana-de-maiz-maque-an-indigenous-for/feed/ 0 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. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/22/utb-tsc-has-received-nearly-500000-in-federal-dollars-to-extend-postbaccalaureate-educational-opportunities-for-hispanic-students-u-s-rep-solomon-p-ortiz-d-corpus-christi-announced-monday/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/22/utb-tsc-has-received-nearly-500000-in-federal-dollars-to-extend-postbaccalaureate-educational-opportunities-for-hispanic-students-u-s-rep-solomon-p-ortiz-d-corpus-christi-announced-monday/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:13:15 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/22/utb-tsc-has-received-nearly-500000-in-federal-dollars-to-extend-postbaccalaureate-educational-opportunities-for-hispanic-students-u-s-rep-solomon-p-ortiz-d-corpus-christi-announced-monday/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/22/utb-tsc-has-received-nearly-500000-in-federal-dollars-to-extend-postbaccalaureate-educational-opportunities-for-hispanic-students-u-s-rep-solomon-p-ortiz-d-corpus-christi-announced-monday/feed/ 0 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 http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/21/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/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/21/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/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:22:47 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=61681 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/21/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/feed/ 0