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Jasmine Crockett Said the Quiet Part Out Loud About Latino Voters
Representative Jasmine Crockett angered people when she compared some Latino voting patterns to a "slave mentality" during a post-election interview with Vanity Fair. Her words have been resurfaced and people are obviously losing their minds. But nobody wants to talk about whether she was right about the matter. In a December 2024 Vanity Fair interview about Kamala Harris's loss, Crockett was asked about race and gender in the election. Trump pulled 46 percent of the Latino v

Maria Salinas
Jan 143 min read


A Starr County Case Returns to the Court of Appeals
A Starr County case reached the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio today, bringing a conviction for three counts of Super-Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child under close judicial examination. Jesus Moises Lopez received three life sentences last year. His attorney, Hilda Gonzalez Garza, is now asking the appellate court to decide whether the trial court followed the law when determining Lopez’s mental competency before trial. Garza’s position rests on two issues. The fir

Maria Salinas
Jan 134 min read


How to Win a Presidential Endorsement Without Really Trying
Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina didn't have to do much to earn President Donald Trump's endorsement. He just had to not be Henry Cuellar. That's the peculiar calculus propelling Tijerina's congressional campaign in Texas's 28th District, where Trump's backing arrived Tuesday as punishment for someone else's insufficient gratitude. The president pardoned Cuellar five weeks ago, eliminating federal bribery charges that threatened prison time. Cuellar responded by staying Democr

Maria Salinas
Jan 123 min read


RGV Counties Forced Into 287(g) Under State Mandate
The Rio Grande Valley just lost control over immigration enforcement in its own backyard. Hidalgo County confirmed full participation in the federal 287(g) program, not because officials chose cooperation but because Texas Senate Bill 8 gave them no alternative. The state law took effect January 1, 2026, requiring counties with populations over 100,000 to partner with ICE through 287(g) agreements. Hidalgo County already worked with federal agencies before the mandate, but SB

Maria Salinas
Jan 94 min read


Mexican Shoppers Are Bankrolling South Texas While Getting Scapegoated
I'm watching caravans of vehicles with Mexican plates stream across the road all morning long. The Rio Grande Valley's retail corridors look like Black Friday stretched across an entire month. Parking lots overflow. Cash registers sing. Store managers scramble to restock shelves emptied by Mexican nationals doing their Christmas shopping north of the border. Está hasta a la madre. Everywhere you turn, there are Mexican nationals standing in line to buy what American people ca

Janie Flores-Alvarez
Dec 18, 20253 min read


Texas Declares War on Gummies While Everything Else Burns
Welcome to Texas, where brisket is sacred, cattle are legendary, and state lawmakers have identified the gravest threat to civilization: watermelon-flavored hemp gummies. The legislature moved faster against peach rings than it ever has for failing schools or collapsing hospitals, treating candy-coated CBD like a national emergency. This is how politics works in 2025. A resident can legally stockpile enough firearms to outfit a small militia, but sell a hemp chew in a bag wit

Janie Flores-Alvarez
Nov 14, 20253 min read
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