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The Unnecessary Expense of Immigrant Detention
Can Hinojosa Revive Texas Democrats?
At the Texas Democratic Convention in Houston in early June, Gilberto Hinojosa of Brownsville, a former Cameron County judge and county Democratic chairman, was...Read More
Doggett-Romo Race a Tough Choice for Latinos
This year’s Democratic primary race for Congressional District 35, predicted to come down to long-time Congressman Lloyd Doggett and Bexar County Tax Assessor...Read More
Coverage of Changing Texas Schools Ignores the Racist Elephant in the Room
Last week, the San Antonio Express-News did a piece on the changing face of Texas schools. It seems the system has gotten noticeably browner and poorer and now ...Read More
More Evidence of Fast-and-Furious-Type Program in Texas
It sure seems like there was gun-walking going on in Texas, and yet U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder won’t answer any questions about it. The fourth member o...Read More
What I learned at The Daily Texan Panel on Racial Sensitivity
I recently attended a panel at The Daily Texan offices where some University of Texas educators and I had a conversation with the Texan staff of student reporte...Read More
Willie Nelson Statue Unveiled at 4:20 on 4/20, Also Pot
I just got back from the dedication of a statue of Willie Nelson from non-profit Capital Area Statues to the City of Austin. The Theme was “4/20.” For the u...Read More
Petition Launched To Reinstate Trayvon Martin Cartoonist Stephanie Eisner At Daily Texan
Stephanie Eisner—a cartoonist at The Daily Texan fired because of an incendiary cartoon she drew last week depicting the killing of unarmed Florida teen Trayv...Read More
Monument Unveils Tejano Legacy
I attended the unveiling of the Tejano Monument at the Texas State Capitol on Thursday. Seated in front of a crowd of hundreds on the South Lawn were dignitarie...Read More
Stephanie Eisner and the Case of the Racist Trayvon Martin Cartoon
On Tuesday, University of Texas student newspaper, The Daily Texan, published a political cartoon on the topic of Trayvon Martin and yellow journalism. The imag...Read More