15 Percent Rule, We Hardly Knew Ye
One of the least popular bits in Texas’ new testing regime is the “15 percent rule,” which requires that part of a high school [...]
Republicans Flirt With Immigration Reform Again
Every so often, the GOP is beaten badly enough that some Republicans realize that appearing to support immigrants might be their ticket to relevancy with Latinos. That time has come again for retiring U.S. Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) and Jon Kyl (R-Arizona). The pair recently filed an alternative to the DREAM Act called the ACHIEVE Act.
Rancho Alegre Attempts to Revive Interest in Conjunto and Tejano
Seek first the obscure Conjunto music you desire, and ye shall find your refuge in the two-year-
old Rancho Alegre radio blog.
Q&A with Mary Cuddehe, Author of a Probing Investigation into the Death of Jaime Zapata
Melissa del Bosque interviews Marry Cuddehe, the first journalist to take an in-depth look into the mysterious shooting of ICE agent Jaime Zapata in Mexico.
Tonight: the Observer Environmental Justice Road Show Comes to Houston
Tonight, the Texas Observer’s own Melissa del Bosque will moderate a free public forum in Houston called “The True Cost of Environmental Justice.” At [...]