Hispanic and Latino Issues

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Historic UH Chicano Mural Could Be Destroyed

Since 1973, César Chávez, Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata have had steady presences at the University of Houston. That's when Vietnam War veterans and then UH students Ruben Angel Reyna and Mario Gonzales painted the icons into the "Chicano Mural," located on the basement level of UH's University ... More >>

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Since 1973, César Chávez, Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata have had steady presences at the University of Houston. That's when Vietnam War veterans and then UH students Ruben Angel Reyna and Mario Gonzales painted the icons into the "Chicano Mural," located on the basement level of UH's University ... More >>

Dumb-Ass Arizona Law Keeps University of Houston-Published Books Out of Schools

Like the dreaded butterfly effect (the phenomenon, not the Ashton Kutcher movie, although that was pretty bad, too), a bizarre decision by an Arizona school official to shutter a Mexican-American studies class means kids won't be reading a few well-regarded books published by the University of Houst ... More >>

Why Do Mexican Business Owners Hire People Dressed as Shrek to Advertise Their Business?

And why do Mexicans Want to Redistrict Political Boundaries in their Favor?

Am I Supporting the Mexican Drug Cartels if I Smoke Pot?

And why don't more Mexis appear on television news talks shows?

Rebecca Forest: Tea Party Leader Tells Austin Rally There's Too Many Hispanics in Legislature

This weekend saw another thrilling right-wing rally in Austin, and in this one Rebecca Forest, a co-founder of an immigration group called Women on the Wall, offered a unique take on why Texas can't get hard-core legislation passed like Arizona and Alabama. If you want to know why we can't pass leg ... More >>

Why No Latino Rappers At The Box's Los Magnificos Car Show?

The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place -lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good- so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them to explain things. Have something you always wanted to ask a rapper? Email introducingliston@gmail. ... More >>

Welcome to Mi Pueblito, Washington

The small-town, family-farm lifestyle that we love to celebrate is being preserved — thanks to Mexican immigrants.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's reign of terror becomes Arizona policy, thanks to state Senator Russell Pearce and Governor Jan Brewer.

The small-town, family-farm lifestyle that we love to celebrate is being preserved — thanks to Mexican immigrants.

Forever Roc La Familia

Aztek Escobar talks about life after leaving Jay-Z's Latin record label.

SPECIAL WEDDING EDITION

Aztek Escobar talks about life after leaving Jay-Z's Latin record label.

It's The Middle of The Month -- And The Beginning Of Hispanic Heritage Month

​Hispanic Heritage Month started yesterday and if you didn't notice, we're betting you do today since the majority of Latinos in U.S. will be celebrating 16 de Septiembre -- Mexican Independence Day.Maybe you missed it because no other month-long celebration begins in the middle of the month. Yes ... More >>

The Rodeo Vs. Hispanics: A Scorecard

Having trouble keeping score on the latest Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo flap? Let Hair Balls help you out. We talked to both Ben Mendez, a self-described community leader and member of the non-group group protesting HLSR practices (we'll get back to that), and HLSR's Chief Operating Officer Ler ... More >>

SPECIAL NAVIDAD SHOPPING GUIDE EDITION

Having trouble keeping score on the latest Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo flap? Let Hair Balls help you out. We talked to both Ben Mendez, a self-described community leader and member of the non-group group protesting HLSR practices (we'll get back to that), and HLSR's Chief Operating Officer Ler ... More >>

Study Finds That Houston Hispanics Like Beer. Next Up: Are Baseballs Round?

A study done for the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research (Motto: "You Don't Want To Come To Our Office Parties") has revealed a shocking truth: Hispanics like beer. More than 5,000 Hispanics were interviewed in Miami, New York, Philly, LA and right here in Houston to determine ... More >>

Aztec Prophecy and Is "Brown" the New "Black"?

A study done for the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research (Motto: "You Don't Want To Come To Our Office Parties") has revealed a shocking truth: Hispanics like beer. More than 5,000 Hispanics were interviewed in Miami, New York, Philly, LA and right here in Houston to determine ... More >>

Fresa Spanish and Latino Soldiers

A study done for the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research (Motto: "You Don't Want To Come To Our Office Parties") has revealed a shocking truth: Hispanics like beer. More than 5,000 Hispanics were interviewed in Miami, New York, Philly, LA and right here in Houston to determine ... More >>

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Political Padre: Raymundo Chávez Vázquez and Illegal Immigration

An activist Roman Catholic priest with little English is sent to conservative Aggieland

Mexican American Culture

Can't take the rancho out of the wab

SPECIAL ONE-QUESTION EDICIÓN

Can't take the rancho out of the wab

No Virgins, No Velvet

An MFAH show and a crop of new galleries are redefining what Latino art is supposed to look like

Mex Messages

The Crazy Mexican Show serves up diet menudo and social commentary

Increased Clout

Interest in the fight game grows in the Bayou City

Hip-hop, Tejas

Latinos take on rap music and make it their own

¿Quién Eres Tú, Mun2?

Mun2 wants to be the new home for Latin culture -- without the Spanish

Edifice Complex

Another new sports facility, another round of hype

Cross Ways

Hispanics search for the origins of their unique faith that fuses Jewish tradition with the celebration of Christ

¡Viva El Vez!

Don't you step on the Mexican Elvis's huaraches azules

Runoff Worries

Brown duplicates 1997 showing, but Sanchez has the momentum

Cracking the Club

Latinos find little sympathy from Commissioners Court

Saints, Sacrilege and Retablos

Cultural activist Macario Ramirez goes on a holy war against a local art gallery

Arena Love

The establishment's attack dog is muzzled, so far

Combination Plates

Legendary restauranteur Felix Tijerina mixed Mexican food and Texas politics

Voters' Vida Loca

Uncle George's nephew finds what he never knew at Rice: Latino causes

Term Limits: The Next Generation

A fractious bunch fills the city ballot, but the blood flies in District H

Bully on the Bench?

Abrasive encounters with some Hispanics, cash-and-carry court appointments coupled with hefty campaign contributions. Critics wonder if Pat Shelton's speedy dockets are outrunning justice.

Black and White Only

County jail counts strip Hispanics of their ethnicity

Roll Over, Selena

And tell Emilio the news

Street Smarts

Nicolas Kanellos uses his radical training to get books to the people

Meet the Aztec Love God

Novelist Tony Diaz stirs up a Latino writers movement in Houston and, in some respects, becomes his own main character

The Insider

Novelist Tony Diaz stirs up a Latino writers movement in Houston and, in some respects, becomes his own main character

Frontier Fiesta

The annual western party at UH is not everyone's idea of a good time

The Unchanging Face of Milby

For more than 70 years, Milby High School has educated working class kids from the East End. In the early 1960s, I was one of them. I recently went back to Milby to see not what had changed, but what, if anything, remained.

Great Brown Hope

For more than 70 years, Milby High School has educated working class kids from the East End. In the early 1960s, I was one of them. I recently went back to Milby to see not what had changed, but what, if anything, remained.

What's Wrong With Wheatley?

It has history, it has heritage. But does Wheatley High School have a real future?

The Insider

It has history, it has heritage. But does Wheatley High School have a real future?

Zoot Me Up!

Joe Coleman, tailor to Houston's zoot suit culture, knows one thing for certain: Sometimes, clothes do make the man.

The Basics Aim to Cross the Border

But listen: These guys ain't a Tejano band!