Criminal Justice
Houston Chief Calls 1977 Police Killing ‘Straight-Up Murder’
Posted on · Joe Campos Torres was a Mexican-American Vietnam War veteran who was beaten to death by Houston police officers in 1977.
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Education
Greater Houston Coalition For Justice Recognizes State Board Of Education For Course On Mexican-American History
Posted on · Johnny Mata, the groups’s presiding officer, says the course is a ‘major step forward’
Texas
UPDATE: Texas Education Board Approves Mexican-American Studies Course For High School Students
Posted on · Schools around the state have been able to create their own Mexican-American studies classes, but there haven't been established curriculum standards.
Texas
UPDATE: Texas Education Board Approves Course Formerly Known As Mexican-American Studies
Posted on · After years of debate, the State Board of Education voted preliminarily to create curriculum standards for a Mexican-American studies class. But thanks to the objections of one member, it'll now be called “Ethnic Studies: An Overview of Americans of Mexican Descent.”
Houston Matters
Book Chronicles Mexican-American Baseball In Early Houston History
Posted on · For Mexican Americans growing up in Greater Houston, baseball was more than just a sport. A new book of photographs chronicles their story. We hear from the authors and a former player.
Houston Matters
Conference Aims to Help Texas Implement Mexican-American Studies Courses
Posted on · (Above: Lorenzo Cano, associate director of the University of Houston’s Center for Mexican American Studies. Photo: Abner Fletcher, Houston Public Media) Later this week (March 31-April 1, 2017), educators will meet for a conference on implementing Mexican-American studies in Texas public schools. HISD Superintendent Richard Carranza will speak on Friday (March 31). On Saturday (April […]
Full Show
Rainy Day Fund, and Texas Wildfires: Monday’s Show (March 27, 2017)
Posted on · The Texas Taxpayers and Research Association recently released a report exploring the creation and original purpose of the state's Economic Stabilization Fund, better known as the “rainy day fund." The report includes the history of the fund and analysis of how it has been used in the budget process over the past 30 years. On […]
News
It’s Final: Texas Rejects Mexican-American Studies Textbook
Posted on · After months of protests from historians, teachers and lawmakers, the Texas State Board of Education this morning unanimously rejected a controversial Mexican-American studies textbook that would have been used in public schools
News
Texas Education Board Says No to Mexican-American Studies Textbook
Posted on · Texas education officials took the first step to block a controversial book on Mexican American studies from reaching classrooms.
News
Activists Urge Texas Board Of Education To Reject Text Book On Mexican-Americans
Posted on · They say it is inaccurate and portrays members of that community in an unjust way.
Texas Originals
Dr. Héctor P. García
Posted on · Legendary medical doctor and social reformer who founded the American G. I. Forum.
Education News
Why Mexican American Studies is Coming to More Texas Schools
Posted on · Supporters want 50 schools teaching Mexican American studies next fall.
Education News
State Board Of Education Urged To Create Mexican American Course
Posted on · Supporters say course would give broader history lesson, engage students.