How Stupid Are Commissioners Lesley Briones and Adrian Garcia?
I am not a fan of either Lesley Briones or Adrian Garcia. I don’t think much about their politics; they
Because a damned greaser is not fit to sit side of a white girl.
The title is from a quote by a White Tenant farmer. They called Mexican children dirty, kept them in separate
Meme and His Theory of Creation
Long before anyone called me the Rain Man, I had another idea that sounded just as strange. It was about
The feisty young Latina that white MAGAs loved to hate: Lina Hidalgo
Why Did So Many People Hate Lina Hidalgo? A young Anglo man who is aggressive and confrontational may get called
The Skinning War: When Being Mexican Was Enough for Them to Kill You
I started reading a new book, and when it mentioned the Skinning War, I was surprised to find a war
Republicans May Have Misread South Texas
Immigrants built this country. Republicans looked at the 2024 election returns from South Texas and thought they had discovered something
Houston Charges Poor Families $5 More a Month for Garbage — Then Hands NRG Tens of Millions in Tax Breaks
Whether it is Donald Trump, Greg Abbott, or John Whitmire, the cycle of taking money from the poor to hand
Mark Twain Has Come Back as Donald Trump — and America Is the Joke
I have finally figured out Donald Trump. Mark Twain has come back from the dead. Not literally, of course. I
Company E, the all-Mexican-American unit – The War Ended. “No Mexicans Allowed” Did Not.
When do we lose the hyphen? One of the Twenty-Seven When the survivors of Company E answered roll call after
The US went to war for land and slaves
You won’t find it in our history books, but one reason—perhaps one of the major reasons—the United States invaded Mexico
Republicans Would Rather Spend $2 Billion Stoking Trump’s Stupidity Than Feeding Children.
It’s Easy to Spend Someone Else’s Money — Especially When It’s $2 Billion When Houston Congressman Mickey Leland went to
America Asked Them to Serve. Then ICE Took Their Families.
My father and uncle left home for the Army the day after Pearl Harbor. Other members of my family served
The Woman You Hear but Do Not See
The man on the album cover is holding the accordion (YouTube video below). The woman is nowhere in sight. Then
La Onda Chicano – Ruben Ramos and the Mexican Revolution
Ruben Ramos is one of the old timers for those who have been here in Texas listening to the Tejano
What Americans Read in the Last 24 Hours
Friday, July 31, 2026 — 6:35 a.m. Central There is no single audited national “most-read” list. The closest real-time measure
Houston Improves Police Response Times by Making People Afraid to Call
July 29, 2026 Houston may finally have discovered the secret to faster police response times: fewer people asking the police
We Became More Modest About Words—and Less Modest About Everything Else
I woke up from a dream in which I was trying to reassemble a robot. I had the pieces spread
