Melinda Nickless, who worked as the assistant director of the Secretary of State’s elections division in Texas, was fired after joking that elections workers should deal with Spanish-speaking voters by communicating with them “loudly and slowly.”
12 November 2009
Texas Election Official Fired After Making Fun Of Spanish-Speaking Voters
By Alex Alvarez at 4:08 PM.
8 October 2009
Eva Guzman Becomes First Latina On Texas’ Supreme Court
By Alex Alvarez at 2:57 PM.
Justice Eva Guzman, taker of cameo-style oval portraits, has replaced Scott Brister on the Texas Supreme Court, making her the first Latina to do so. Hurrah!
27 September 2009
Principal Responds To ACLU’s Investigation Into Whether His School Singled Out Latinos For Talk On Sex, Gangs And Low Test Scores
By Alex Alvarez at 10:30 AM.
Principal Gene Suttle of Gainesville High School has issued a response on behalf of his administration after it was revealed that the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas would be looking into whether they discriminated against Latino students
25 September 2009
The ACLU Wants To Know Whether Latino Students Were Singled Out For Poor Test Scores At Texas High School
By Alex Alvarez at 4:41 PM.
The American Civil Liberties Union is looking into whether teachers at Gainesville High School in Texas singled out Latino ninth graders for an assembly about low test scores. Ay, que mean!
24 September 2009
Texas Governor Rick Perry Is Inventing Lawless Hordes Of Banditos For Election Season
By Cindy Casares at 5:56 PM.
Remember the idiot governor who wants Texas to secede? He’s sending Walker Texas Ranger to the border to handle all the gangs of Mexicans. Just in time for election season!
22 September 2009
Our Top Five Design Submissions For The Texas Republican Party Logo
By Cindy Casares at 1:00 PM.
The Republican Party of Texas has put out a call for a new logo design. We answered that call.
21 September 2009
Texas Trailer Park Won’t Allow Undocumented Immigrants To Tarnish Its Image
By Alex Alvarez at 2:16 PM.
A trailer park in Grand Prairie, Texas is at the center of a struggle against undocumented immigrants. The struggle does not, unfortunately, involve lawn flamingos or Christmas lights in July.
19 September 2009
“Everything That’s Been Accomplished In The U.S. Was Not Done By Minorities”
By Cindy Casares at 9:30 AM.
Meet the guys who have influence over your kids’ school books. No matter where in America you reside.
16 September 2009
FotoPost: Dies Y Seis De Septiembre Brings Out All The Pretty Charros
By Cindy Casares at 1:32 PM.
Two University of Texas Ballet Foklorico dancers dress for their dies y seis de septiembre performance last night.
1 September 2009
Chupacabra Is Back: Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go To The Outhouse
By Cindy Casares at 5:46 PM.
Ah, summer. The trips to the beach. The outdoor concerts. And the annual Texas sighting of the chupacabra.
28 July 2009
Guanabee Talks To The “Hispanics Keep Out” Guy In Azle, Texas
By Cindy Casares at 11:04 AM.
Remember those charming folks down in Texas with the “Hispanics Keep Out” sign on their house? Well, we went to visit them.
24 July 2009
Azle, Texas Homeowner Displays “Hispanics, Keep Out!” Sign
By Alex Alvarez at 10:30 AM.
Homeowners in Azle, Texas have created a mild stir in their neighborhood after choosing to display a sign reading “Hispanics, Keep Out!” on their property.
23 July 2009
6 May 2009
New Wal-Mart Supermercados Welcome Tiny Fatinos. But Are These Stores A Good Idea?
By Alex Alvarez at 2:00 PM.
Wal-Mart’s newest proposed stores - set to open up in various cities throughout Texas - are designed to cater to Latinos’ shopping habits in ways more specific than we could ever have hoped for. Finally, a place for short, fat people to stock up on cheap, mass-produced foodstuff.
29 April 2009
First American Swine Flu Death Confirmed In Houston, Texas. Child Was From Mexico, Visited Brownsville.
By Cindy Casares at 9:00 AM.
A Mexican toddler who was visiting relatives in Brownsville, Texas and traveled to Houston for treatment has died there from complications caused by contracting the swine flu, but experts warn not to freak out.
21 April 2009
Happy And/Or Terrible San Jacinto Day!
By Alex Alvarez at 3:30 PM.
Depending on where you loyalties lie, San Jacinto Day might be a cause for celebration or rueful commiseration - but, either way, it’s a cause for drinking. So today is ok by us.
20 April 2009
Denton, Texas “Police” Use Twitter To Post Mugshots Of Super Stylin’ Chongas, Eyebrows
By Alex Alvarez at 4:58 PM.
This 20-year-old woman from Denton, Texas was arrested on Saturday for possession of marijuana. How do we know this? Because DentonPolice Twitters recent mugshots. And, my God, are some of them terrific. Who knew there was such a high percentage of totally hot people getting arrested on a regular basis? Let’s check out some Spring [...]
9 April 2009
Fu: Texas Lawmaker Betty Brown Wants Asian Names To Be Made Easier
By Alex Alvarez at 1:30 PM.
Texas State Representative Betty Brown believes that the “Wang,” “Ng” and “Lee” families of her great state are messing things up for poll takers and that they should take steps to make their names “easier.” So, was the name that prompted Braun Browne Brown to make this statement something like “Pibulsonggram” or “Chandrasekaran?” Close! It [...]
2 April 2009
Former Nurse Kimberly Saenz Charged With Murder After Injecting 10 Patients With Bleach
By Alex Alvarez at 1:30 PM.
Kimberly Saenz, a 35-year-old former nurse, has been charged with injecting 10 patients with bleach, resulting in the death of 5. The Texas dialysis clinic where she worked, DaVita Inc, had to be shut down following a spike in deaths over a period of four weeks. In fact, with 19 deaths in five months, the [...]
