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Julián Castro for Governor of Texas?
*When asked if he’s thinking of running for Governor of Texas, Julián Castro said no, for now, but not never … VL By Josh Hinkle, KXAN As political speculation continues […]
Latinos and the GOP
By Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez, NewsTaco Since the election of 2012, Republican political operatives have devoted significant attention towards increasing their party’s appeal towards Latinos. Journalists and other political analysts noted […]
Cultural Competency, New Media Vital To Young Latino Success
Every year I endeavor to advance the capabilities of a strategic sector of undergraduate students by providing leadership training, exposure to new Latino-based research findings and a multidimensional model for […]
Is Immigration About Jobs, Humans Or Business?
By Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez Austin, Texas — A diversity of thought and ideas about the economics of immigration reform informed a panel Sunday at the Texas Tribune Festival. The panel […]
Steve Murdock: Educating Latinos Vital To Future Of U.S.
By Zach Gonzalez Austin, Texas — With a great presentation of the United States population change and immigration, renown demographer Steve H. Murdock had the opportunity to end the Texas […]
Juggling Optimism & Pessimism In U.S.-Mexico Relations
By Zach Gonzalez Austin, Texas — The complexity of the issues both Mexico and the United States face in working together to come up with solutions to the drug war […]
NewsTaco Weekly Roundup, September 18-24, 2011
Redistricting was a big part of our coverage early this week, we had a story about how a Latino Republican seems to have lied about his role in the redistricting […]
Tony Garza: Why The U.S., Mexico Need Each Other
By Zach Gonzalez & Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez Addressing the question of why the U.S. and Mexico need each other, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza opened his remarks this morning […]
Emerging Energy & High Speed Rail In Central Texas
By Zach Gonzalez & Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez Austin, Texas — San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and his brother State Rep. Joaquín Castro spoke today at the Texas Tribune Festival about San […]