$20 Million In Weed Found In Cilantro

$20 Million In Weed Found In Cilantro

Mary Mata October 13, 2011

Sometimes there’s a story that comes along that just blows your mind — this is one of those stories. Millions of dollars in marijuana was found bundled up with cilantro […]

NewsTaco Weekly Roundup: Sept.24 – Oct. 2, 2011

Mary Mata October 2, 2011

There were a lot of stark contrasts this week on our weekly NewsTaco roundup. For example, while we featured a piece by Salomón Baldenegro about Arizona’s racist stance on ethnic […]

Texas Border Residents Pawns In Border Security War Games

Mary Mata September 30, 2011

A new report commissioned by Texas’ next wannabe Lieutenant Governor and current Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples literally labels the border as a warzone. This, despite actual reality and statistics to […]

Juggling Optimism & Pessimism In U.S.-Mexico Relations

Mary Mata September 26, 2011

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 […]

Looking Past Mexican Violence Into The Future

Mary Mata September 25, 2011

By Zach Gonzalez & Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez A Mexican newspaper publisher of Grupo Reforma and professor at the University of Texas, Alejandro Junca De La Vega gave a speech Saturday titled, […]

Tony Garza: Why The U.S., Mexico Need Each Other

Mary Mata September 24, 2011

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 […]

Happy Birthday Mexico. Love You, But I’m Glad My Parents Left

Mary Mata September 14, 2011

Some of the happiest moments of my life have taken place in Mexico. The highlights of my childhood were from our trips to my parents’ hometown of Tepehuanes, Durango — […]

Mexico Isn’t All Violence, Despite Soccer Match Gunfire

Mary Mata August 29, 2011

By Wuicho Vargas On August 21 of the year 2011 the game of Monarcas from Morelia, Michoacán Mexico versus the Santos of Torreón, Coahuila was being played like normal in Torreón. The game […]

News Taco To Go: Horchata, Debt, Avocados & Weed

Mary Mata August 2, 2011

Strawberry Horchata Debt Ceiling Deal Bad News For Latinos U.S. Gobbles Guacamole As Mexico Suffers Avocado Shortage California Marijuana Eradication Evokes Secrecy, Military

California Marijuana Eradication Evokes Secrecy, Military

Mary Mata August 1, 2011

By Tim Crews, Publisher, The Sacramento Valley Mirror Willows, California — Close your eyes, you nosy reporters and citizens. The helicopters and hundreds of officers spread out over the North State […]