Anti-Latino hate is not new
Anti-Latino hate is not new
The 21-year-old who murdered 22 people in El Paso added another chapter to the long history of anti-Latino violence in the United States. He pulled the trigger alone, but acted […]
It’s Time to Take Down Statues of Conquistadors
In 2006, the city of El Paso financed the construction of a 36-foot statue of the infamous Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Oñate riding his horse into battle. For some […]
To beat Ted Cruz, Beto O’Rourke plans to throw out the Democratic playbook
*Why you should read this: Because it’s official, El Paso’s Congressman, Beto O’Rourke announced his candidacy to unseat Senator Ted Cruz in 2018. VL By Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune […]
First female Hispanic flight director will be Grand Marshal for Sun Bowl Parade
*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 […]
Finding My Place Within the Texas Myth
*The Texas myth looms large. Latinos’ place in that myth has been consistently whitewashed. This is a good, heartfelt piece. VL By Michelle Garcia, Texas Observer As a kid I […]
Q&A with Molly Molloy: The Story of the Juarez Femicides is a ‘Myth’
By Christopher Hooks, The Texas Observer For years, a specter hung over Ciudad Juárez. In the 1990s, the largest city on the Texas-Mexico border became infamous for its gruesome “femicides”—the murders […]
Not giving up – Mexican whose feet were cut off to ride bike 670 miles
By Kristina Puga, NBCLatino Two years ago Carlos Gutierrez lived in his native Chihuahua, Mexico and had it all — a wife, two young children and a lucrative beverage and […]
Thanksgiving More than Pilgrims And Turkey
By:Victor Escalante NewsTaco El Paso, Texas is known for many things; Chico’s Tacos, Fort Bliss, cowboy boots, the Sun Bowl, and the first Thanksgiving celebrated in America? Yes! But more […]
“West Texas Miracle” Producing Future Latino Leaders
There is a Catholic high school for boys from the borderland that has produced wave upon wave of scholars, entrepreneurs, and leaders for the last nine decades. Cathedral High School’s legacy […]
Protect Seniors, Veterans And Close Corporate Tax Loopholes
By U.S. Representative Silvestre Reyes, El Paso – D A couple of months ago, the Budget Control Act of 2011 created a select committee of 12 Members of Congress charged […]