No crayons? Immigration bans attorneys from bringing colors to asylum seeking kids

No crayons? Immigration bans attorneys from bringing colors to asylum seeking kids

NewsTaco November 22, 2016

*This is just wrong. How do you not let kids have crayons? VL By Brett Barrouquere, Houston Chronicle (1.5 minute read) Attorneys visiting clients at south Texas immigration detention center can bring […]

Five Hispanics sue the Pasadena City Council municipal districts redesign

NewsTaco November 14, 2016

*MALDEF attorneys are in Pasadena, Texas, this week, starting work on this voting rights case. VL By Alvaro Ortiz, Houston Chronicle (3 minute read)  Five Hispanic residents of Pasadena (Texas) filed a […]

Democrat Beto O’Rourke looking at a U.S. Senate campaign

NewsTaco November 4, 2016

*This is new. Rep. Joaquin Castro is also mentioned for a possible U.S. Senate run. Texas senator Ted Cruz is up for reelection in 2018 and Sen. John Cornyn in […]

Texas’ booming Latino population lacks clout in local politics

NewsTaco October 24, 2016

*We’re 38 percent of the population in Texas, but only 10 percnet of mayors and county commissioners. VL By Jeremy Schwartz and Dan Hill, Austin  American-Statesman (1 minute read)  As the Nov. […]

Central American gang’s tentacles reach deep into Texas

NewsTaco October 19, 2016

*This is a very good, very scary read. VL By Julián Aguilar, Texas Tribune (7 minute read) HOUSTON — It’s the savagery that most bothers veteran police officer George Rhyne. […]

Texans deserve the full protection of the Voting Rights Act

NewsTaco October 10, 2016

*Any time legendary civil rights attorney Al Kauffman has something to say I consider it worthy of publication. VL By Al Kauffman, NewsTaco (6 minute read) Section 5 of the […]

First female Hispanic flight director will be Grand Marshal for Sun Bowl Parade

NewsTaco October 6, 2016

*This is a big deal – not so much the parade, but the flight director thing is huge. These are her creds: “Kerrick, the flight operations directorate division chief for […]

Texas to Revisit Issue of ID’ing Migrants’ Remains Near Border

NewsTaco October 5, 2016

*This is somber stuff, but it’s important. There are thousands of families that have no idea of what happened to their loved ones who made the trek north in look […]

Mexican Candy Made by White People Only

NewsTaco September 27, 2016

*I love leche quemada con nuez. This history is fascinating. VL By Adán Merdrano, Adán’s Blog WHAT? The Mexican candy advertisement above is from around 1915’s -20’s. The candy shop […]

Texas Music Museum preserves musician histories from the past of Tejano

NewsTaco September 26, 2016

*This is awesome! VL By Grace Speas, The Daily Texan (3 minute read) Legendary Tejano accordionist Bruno Villarreal was sitting in a nursing home, blind, unable to walk and without his […]