Ensuring everyone is counted in the growing Latino population will require a community-based effort. Participating in Census 2010 will help you and your family. All that we learn about ourselves through the census will help the United States and you and your family succeed over the next decade.
The primary elections will take place on March 2, with candidates from the Republican and Democratic Party vying for the chance to run in this year’s Texas governor election, which will take place November 2. We have the rundown of the candidates from both parties.
The Texas Senate recently passed a bill that would require each voter to show photo identification before being able to cast a vote. Lets take into consideration the repercussions that this bill will have on minorities.
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The mayoral candidates try to keep their cool when asked critical questions regarding immigration, the state of the economy, and some of their past personal achievements that would help them succeed as Houston’s next mayor.
Sheriff Adrian Garcia shares his thoughts on Sotomayor’s victory, immigration reform, how his daughter inspires him, and the advice his father gave him that he will never forget…
How the Texas congressional delegation recently voted, in a 54-44 decision, on the the Mexican Border Fence…
In a 68-31 vote by the Senate, Sonia Sotomayor, 55, is confirmed as the first Hispanic, third woman, and 111th justice to serve on the bench of the nation’s highest court.
In an effort to quiet the furor triggered by the racially-charged issue of the arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the President has convened a “beer summit,” to be held this evening at the White House near the Oval Office.
On January 29, President Obama signed into law The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a civil rights bill that outlaws discrimination in wages and employee benefits for women, blacks, Hispanics and other minorities.
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