Undocumented Central American Immigration Surges Again at U.S. Border

Undocumented Central American Immigration Surges Again at U.S. Border

NewsTaco September 15, 2016

*This is going to play into presidential politics, soon. VL By Eleanor Dearman, Texas Tribune (3 minute read) For the second time in three years, the U.S. Border Patrol is […]

Cuban Refugees Flocking to Texas Border

NewsTaco March 22, 2016

*President Obama spoke of improved relations between Cuba and the U.S. But for many Cubans improved relations means an end to the Cuban Adjustmant Act (CAA) that gives anyone who […]

For Latinos in TX Border Communities, Politics Isn’t Just Local, It’s Personal

Mary Mata May 6, 2013

By Sylvia Manzano, Latino Decisions What happens under the pink dome in Texas doesn’t stay under the dome, according to a new Latino Decisions/Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) survey conducted […]

Lourdes Flores Helps Texas Colonia Residents Help Themselves

Mary Mata March 4, 2013

By Priscila Mosqueda, Texas Observer Lourdes Flores didn’t know she wanted to help others until someone helped her. She was born in Reynosa, Mexico, and moved to Mission, Texas, at age […]

Floating On The Border

Mary Mata June 20, 2011

By Belinda Acosta My father was born in Xilitla, a speck near another speck in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. To hear him talk, Xilitla is heaven on earth. The women […]