Texas OKs Mexican-American studies curriculum under new name

The Texas Board of Education on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to creating statewide academic standards for a Mexican-American studies high school course — but only after changing the name to “ethnic studies,” […]

A 31-year-old man who benefitted from the DACA program President Donald Trump is expected to end reportedly drowned while trying to save others from deadly floodwaters that besieged Houston in the wake of Hurricane […]

His wife warned Sgt. Steve Perez not to go. He insisted. The 34-year-veteran Houston police officer drowned in his patrol car in Harvey floodwaters, a tearful Chief Art Acevedo said […]

*Texas Observer update: At around 10 p.m. Tuesday night, Blanca Borrego was released from Harris County jail after her family posted her $35,000 bond. Though an immigration detainer was not placed on […]

*A fascinating read! It turns out that traditional Latino neighborhoods are more prone to gentrification because new white residents are less likely to move into a neighborhood that has a […]

By Tony Castro, Voxxi Estoy muy contenta de estar en el gran estado de Texas y  estar con ustedes que forman parte de la noble tradición española que tanto ha […]

By: Victor Escalante, NewsTaco A survey from The University of Texas, released this past week in San Antonio, at the annual convention of The Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers […]

Friday August 17, 2012 Federal court gives 5 Florida counties extra early voting days (The Washington Post): A federal court on Thursday gave five Florida counties four extra days of […]

By Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez Joseph Carlos Madden, 28, is running for a seat in the Texas legislature. Originally from Houston, he already directs the Legislative Study Group and is the […]