GOP Latino Vote Manipulation Shows They Can’t Get Past Race

GOP Latino Vote Manipulation Shows They Can’t Get Past Race

Mary Mata January 26, 2012

Republican gerrymanderers were planning to create a “metric” to manipulate the numbers of Latinos to the advantage of the Republican Party before the redistricting process in Texas even began, according […]

Texas Redistricting: The Telenovela

Mary Mata January 5, 2012

A lot of people have commented lately that all of this redistricting business, especially in Texas, is terribly confusing and consequently, no one cares. For political nerds like me, that’s […]

Rick Perry’s Voter Legislation Disenfranchises Latino Voters

Mary Mata September 28, 2011

By Rebecca Acuña, Dep. Political Director for Base Outreach for the Texas Democratic Party The 82nd legislative session began on a precipice of disaster. Absent of the federal stimulus dollars […]

Texas Redistricting Trial Shows Anti-Latino GOP Policies

Mary Mata September 20, 2011

The fundamental reason we have a Census every 10 years is to determine how many seats each state will have in the United States House of Representatives. After the Census […]

Latino Republican Lied About Redistricting Involvement

Mary Mata September 19, 2011

Republican State Rep. Aaron Peña allegedly lied about his involvement in redistricting along the Rio Grande Valley (the border for non-Texans), according to a report from the Texas Democratic Party. […]