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Biography: Chicano Legend José Ángel Gutiérrez to New Audience
From Politic365 on December 20, 2012: Students of the Chicano movement in the U.S. are either familiar with, or have heard the name, José Ángel Gutiérrez and the source of his initial work, Crystal...
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Eva Longoria, Julian Castro, Ted Cruz: 2012’s top 10 moments in Latino Politics
From Politic365 on December 24, 2012: As the year winds down, a look back on the Latino political scene shows that it was a pretty momentous year for Latinos in the United States. First there was the...
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Chicanos? La Raza Unida? Latinos In Texas & California Are Fighting The Same...
Originally appeared in Latinopia on March 31, 2013. Recently I found myself in a room with Chicanos from East LA, Tejanos from the South Texas border, and even a few Tejanos from South Texas who have...
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Latina Takes Helm Of Texas Senate
Originally published in Politic365 on January 15, 2013. San Antonio State Senator Leticia Van de Putte, a Democrat, was sworn in as the pro tempore of the state senate last week. “I’m only the sixth...
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Immigration Reform Won’t Come Until 2014, Expert Says
Originally published in Politic365 on January 18, 2013. House Republicans are continue to be a roadblock for immigration reform, despite efforts in the Senate and from President Barack Obama, according...
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Battleground TX: Smart Data Plus Money Could Turn Texas Blue
Originally appeared in Politic365 on February 27, 2013. Using a combination of “smart data” and the successful organizing strategies from the Obama campaign, a group of former Obama campaign staffers...
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Texas Rep Hopes To Pass Online Voter Registration This Year
Originally appeared in Politic365 on March 11, 2013. Online voter registration is not a new concept, but one Texas representative hopes to make it new to the Lone Star State with a bill aiming to make...
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U.S. Citizens, Not Mexicans, Responsible for Most Drug Trafficking
Originally appeared in Politic365 on April 1, 2013. Most drug busts by the Border Patrol involve U.S. citizens, not Mexican citizens, according to a recent study from the Center for Investigative...
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Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Raises Inspection, Safety Concerns
Originally published in Politic365 on April 19, 2013. An explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, about 20 miles north of Waco, has resulted in the deaths of eight to 10 people and more than 160...
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Dems, GOP Vie For Latino Voters Via Education Issues in Texas
Originally published in Politic365 on May 23, 2013. Republicans and Democrats are pursuing Latino voters in Texas, but perhaps one of the most vivid illustrations of their different approaches is the...
View ArticleThe Lone Star State’s Latina Congresswoman Deficit
From Politic365 June 12, 2012: In San Antonio, Texas Sylvia Romo’s loss to Democratic Congressman Lloyd Doggett in a recent primary dashed the hopes that Texas would elect its first ever Latina to...
View ArticleDespite Loss, Sylvia Romo Says Texas is Ready for a Latina in Congress
From Politic365 on July 9, 2012: Sylvia Romo lost the Democratic primary for congressional district 35 to Austin Congressman Lloyd Doggett in May, but despite this, she insists that Texas is ready —...
View ArticleTexas’ First Latino Senator will be a Cuban American Republican
From Politic365 on Nov 1, 2012: The first Latino senator from Texas is set to be a Cuban American Republican who was born in Canada. The most interesting thing about Cruz’s political rise is how little...
View ArticleGerrymandering: The Ground Game of Mobilizing Latino Voters
From Politic365 on November 19, 2012: Democratic Congressman-elect Pete Gallego had an uphill battle in Texas’ 23rd congressional district, one which was drawn to specifically include low propensity...
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