Latin@ high school students are rising to protest hateful SB 4 law in Texas.

Texas High Schoolers Rise Against Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Law

Victor Landa July 15, 2017

By Viri Sanchez and Karla Quinones  (2.5 minute read) Four months ago, on February 16, thousands of high school students across Texas joined in a collective effort to stand up […]

Memorial Day Repost: Cops Shoot Latino Marine 71 Times

Mary Mata May 28, 2012

(Editor’s note: We republish this article, almost a year to the day after it was first published; first in remembrance of a U.S. veteran, and secondly so that the incident […]

The Iraq War: 477 Latinos Killed In 9 Years Of Combat

NewsTaco December 16, 2011

The video of the men dressed in camouflage, casing the American forces flag that flew over Baghdad, was barely a few seconds long, but it signaled the end of almost […]

Rise In Suicides And Other Mental Health Problems For Veterans

Mary Mata October 7, 2011

Today marks the tenth year of the beginning of the war effort in the Middle East.  On October 7th 2001, the U.S. government sent combat troops into Afghanistan, and would later invade […]

Latina Army Wife Quits Job To Be With Husband On Leave

Mary Mata June 28, 2011

UPDATE: Wells Fargo Spokesman Joe Stroop told News Taco that the company is working with Mendez to find a mutually beneficial resolution to this issue. Cynthia Mendez was forced to […]

News Taco To Go: Sanchez In Senate, DREAM Act, Race Labels

Mary Mata May 12, 2011

Ricardo Sanchez To Run For Senate In Texas San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro: Immigration Initiative Soon Mexican & Mexican-American Are Not The Same Thing Analysis: Senate Democrats Re-Introduce The DREAM […]

Ricardo Sanchez To Run For Senate In Texas

Mary Mata May 11, 2011

We reported previously that retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez was probably going to run for Kay Bailey Hutchison’s soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat, well, now he’s formally announced. Today Sanchez, former U.S. Commander […]

Latino Vet, Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, Mulls Texas Senate Run

Mary Mata April 20, 2011

Retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez is looking at running for the soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat in Texas, according to New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, D-NJ. Yesterday during a conversation held […]

The Pain Of Losing A Son In Iraq, One Latino’s Story

Mary Mata March 1, 2011

[Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in The Texas Observer and was written by Eugene Richards.] Carlos Arredondo: I remember the war in Nicaragua in the 1980s, the Contra scandal, […]

NewsTaco To Go: Iraq, Egypt, Obesity, BP And Diabetes

Mary Mata February 1, 2011

Egypt continues its civil protests to change its government, Iraq is becoming more volatile, obesity may prevent women from receiving mammograms, diabetes during pregnancy may be a risk to the mother […]