Presidential Elections 2016
Presidential Elections 2016
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco Although it is still early to be thinking about who to vote for in the 2016 Presidential Elections, after all President Obama still has more […]
Immigration Fluency in the GOP Primary Field
*Two things to take note of: one is that the author, Thomas Shaller, gives us a different perspective from which to gauge the GOP presidential candidates. Specifically, he says the […]
Judge Outlines How Public Schools in Texas Are to be Funded
*An important read for all you Taquistas in Texas. For all of you outside of Texas, this is important because it paints a picture of education for Latinos in Texas […]
Dante’s Inferno and Governor Good Hair
By Dr. Herny Flores, NewsTaco The recent behavior by Governor Good Hair (Rick Perry) of Texas led me to reflect on Dante’s famous work The Inferno. I know that some […]
Rick Perry to turn himself in
By Rebecca Kaplan, CBS News Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, will surrender to authorities around 5 p.m. CDT on Tuesday to be booked and have his mug shot and fingerprints taken, […]
At Photo-Op with Soldiers, Rick Perry Offers Few Details on Border Deployment
*All eyes are on Ferguson, Missouri, and rightfully so. Meanwhile the militarization of the Texas border continues. Texas Gov. Rick Perry posed for pictures with soldiers and their weapons this […]
Good sense?
*The late Molly Ivins called him “Governor Good Hair,” it was her way of pointing out Rick Perry’s postcard politician character. This week Perry reminded me why Ivins held him […]
Perry expected to call up National Guard to Rio Grande Valley
*The Texas governor isn’t saying that the deployed guard would protect Texas against undocumented children. In fact, he’s said this is a reaction to an ignored request to help fight […]
Rick Perry’s Motives
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Sixth graders in Texas have known no Governor in their state other than Rick Perry. He was elected the year they were born. If you’re a […]
Texas Governor Vetos Funding For Mexican-American Studies
By David Martin Davies, Fronteras SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry is taking heat for his recent veto of funding for the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at […]