Westside Honors Gala Celebrates Civic Leaders, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
Westside Honors Gala Celebrates Civic Leaders, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
The Westside Development Corporation (WDC) spent Thursday night formally recognizing civic contributors. More than 500 people attended the City delegate organization’s ninth annual Westside Honors Gala at Rosedale Park. A Democratic political […]
Texas OKs Mexican-American studies curriculum under new name
The Texas Board of Education on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to creating statewide academic standards for a Mexican-American studies high school course — but only after changing the name to “ethnic studies,” […]
A girl with cerebral palsy is being held in immigration detention. The ACLU just sued for her release
Lawyers for an undocumented 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who was detained in Texas after undergoing surgery demanded her immediate release on Tuesday in a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration in […]
Ride Like a Girl
*Do yourself a favor. Give this a read. It’s one of the toughest and mot beautiful of the Mexican traditions. VL Women riders take the reins in the macho world […]
Julián Castro addresses potential presidential run in 2020
*Castro for President in 2020? He didn’t say no. VL By Kelsey Bradshaw, mySA (1.5 minute read) San Antonio native and former Mayor Julián Castro continued to fuel the 2020 […]
Alejandro Escovedo don’t need no six-string basses
By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog Last week, in the middle of a 90-minute set in West L.A., Alejandro Escovedo hunched over his black electric guitar and splayed his feet […]
Parents of Latina Former San Antonio City Councilwoman Respond to Intolerance
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco A storm of controversy has settled over San Antonio, Texas, concerning the expansion of the City’s anti-discrimination ordinance. The expansion proposes the inclusion of LGBT persons […]
The Latino Inventor of Fritos That No One Remembers
By Eduardo Diaz, Smithsonian Latino Center Innovation is, among other things, the act of introducing something new. In 1932, with this country in the throes of the Great Depression, a […]
One Step Ahead: San Antonio Invests in Early Education for Latinos
By Salud Today San Antonio business officials, educators, residents, and government officials have invested in free preschool for thousands of low-income, mostly Latino children, PolicyLink reports. Voters approved a one-eighth penny […]
Reverse Acculturation Taking Place In Latino Dominant Cities
By Victor Escalante, News Taco San Antonio is known for many things, The Alamo, Hemisfair Tower, The Spurs, and of course Mi Tierra restaurant. The city is known for throwing […]
