Tag Archives: Latinos
Lawsuit: City of Port Isabel Blocked Public Housing for Latinos Displaced by Hurricane Dolly
After the 2008 hurricane, city officials refused to issue permits so that public housing could be rebuilt in an affluent neighborhood, the complaint says.
City leaders in Port Isabel “repeatedly thwarted” efforts to rebuild public housing overwhelmingly used by Latinos after Hurricane Dolly hit the Rio Grande ...Read More
Supreme Court Decision Means 2018 Elections Could Use ‘Discriminatory’ Maps
The high court’s intervention raises the possibility that next year’s election may feature “intentionally discriminatory” congressional and state House districts.
In a 5-4 decision late Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the latest round in Texas’ marathon redistricting case, raising the possibility that nex...Read More
‘El Peso Hero’ is the 21st-Century Borderland Superhero Texas Needs
Hector Rodriguez couldn’t find a comic hero he could relate to, so he created one.
Hector Rodriguez couldn’t find a comic hero he could relate to, so he created one....Read More
Meet Jolt, the Latino Organization Aiming to Shake up Texas Politics
“[Change] requires real organizing and investment in the community. You have to be committed long-term to Texas.”
“[Change] requires real organizing and investment in the community. You have to be committed long-term to Texas.”...Read More
Valeria Luiselli’s ‘Tell Me How It Ends’ Is the First Must-Read Book of the Trump Era
The Mexican novelist writes that asylum-seekers come to the U.S. not in search of the American dream, but “to wake up from the nightmare into which they were born.”
The Mexican novelist writes that asylum-seekers come to the U.S. not in search of the American dream, but “to wake up from the nightmare into which they were ...Read More
In the Age of Trump, the First All-Latino Sci-Fi Anthology Hits too Close to Home
Sci-fi has a long tradition of talking about power, dystopian politics and authoritarianism — and it’s never been more necessary.
Sci-fi has a long tradition of talking about power, dystopian politics and authoritarianism — and it’s never been more necessary....Read More
Tired of Trump, Can Latinos Learn to Love a Libertarian?
Republican political consultant Juan Hernandez is trying to woo Latino voters with 'option c' — Libertarian presidential hopeful Gary Johnson.
Republican political consultant Juan Hernandez is trying to woo Latino voters with 'option c' — Libertarian presidential hopeful Gary Johnson....Read More
Adiós, GOP!
Donald Trump is trying to build a wedge between documented and undocumented Latinos. We can't let him.
Trump says he wants to make America great again. He doesn't. Trump wants to make America discriminate again, writes Houston scholar and activist Tony Diaz....Read More
The Interview: Rosie Castro
The matriarch of the Castro family reflects on fighting for Latino political representation and the rise of her twin sons.
The matriarch of the Castro family reflects on fighting for Latino political representation and the rise of her twin sons....Read More