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Latinos in Texas Dig In for Redistricting Battle

Latinos in Texas Dig In for Redistricting Battle

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 11/03/2011 - 09:25 | 0 Comments

Texas saw explosive growth in the past decade, according to the 2010 census, 65 percent of it fueled by Latinos as part of a total of 90 percent growth fueled by minorities. That lead to the state receiving four new Congressional districts, which equals four additional seats in Congress. How those new districts were drawn by the state is now the subject of two big court...

Eva Longoria Parker and National Museum of the American Latino

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Eva Longoria Parker Joins Commission for the National Museum of the American Latino

By Mariela Rosario | 09/03/2010 - 17:00 | 1 Comment

Eva Longoria Parker teamed up with the National Museum of the American Latino and joined its commission alongside Emilio Estefan, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to push for the creation of a museum to memorialize the role of Latinos in the U.S....