There are 2.5 more uninsured Latinos today than their total population of 1.8 million during the 1968 U.S. Civil Rights Commission Hearing conducted in San Antonio. It’s a social justice issue that requires change from the decades of increasing right-wing political obstruction and discriminatory policies.
Author: texaslatinopolicy2019
What Texas’ Classroom Censorship Law Means for Students and Schools
Texas’ classroom censorship law, Senate Bill 3 (SB 3) will make it even more difficult to undo the myths of the Alamo. In particular, the myths and lies of its so-called heroes who supposedly died for liberty as opposed to the TRUTH – to protect slavery and to marginalize native Mexicans, and steal their land.
Latinos Think Tank: A Catalyst for Policymaking Power
Texas needs a Latino-focused Think Tank. It is confounding and disconcerting that none currently exist. Preferably, the Think Tank should be an independent non-institutional organization that can contribute to critical policy dialogue and a catalyst to impact public and private policymaking.
Latino Bienestar (Well-Being) among Texas’ 12 Economic Regions
Latinos are a diverse population that also encompass their respective achievement of social and economic progress across the states’ 12 distinct economic regions. The authors argued that much more progressive policies are needed than even before the Covid-19 pandemic. That Latino political engagement and messaging must increase to influence policymaking.
Building Latinx Electoral Power
The Texas Organizing Project is a grass-roots membership organization organizing in four cities at a neighborhood level. They’re organizing model involves strategic issue-based campaigns that engage people in the fight for their daily lives, direct actions, disrupt power structures, and deliver meaningful change with broad support base.
Texas’ Tax System: Why We Need To Change It
Texas’ ideology to accommodate the tax policy needs of the corporate sector while limiting human capital investments (e.g., education, health, housing, economic development) that equalize opportunities for economic mobility are legendary. The state’s regressive tax structure is a core pilar of this ideology where Latino and Black households are inequitably impacted. They pay more than […]
Mexican American Civil Rights: 1968 vs. 2021
Recent publications and events regarding the history of Mexican American Civil Rights in Texas have garnered public attention. It could not be timelier given current enacted state laws that target voter suppression and white-washing historical TRUTH regarding the treatment and contributions of Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and African Americans.
Texas is Not Financing College Readiness
Texas boasts about its economic power and its investment in economic development, but it doesn’t ensure that there are high standards for math and science. It really does create a double standard when you start seeing there are more affluent, wealthy districts who are providing that access. The current system maintains privilege for some and […]
Paid Sick Days: Workers Bienestar (Well-Being) Unfullfilled!
Over 4 million Texas workers, half of them Latinos, have their economic mobility impeded because they lack employer-based paid sick leave. The 87th State Legislative Session preferred focusing on divisive issues and corporate hand-outs versus supporting workers to gain economic prosperity on a level playing field. The legislature and AG continually fight against cities passing […]
Latinas and Covid – 19 Workforce Impact: Who’s Paying attention?
The resilience and importance of Latinas to our families have always been apparent. Their pivotal population and economic contribution to Texas’s growth and future must no longer be undermined or ignored. Covid-19 magnified multiple gender gap issues in a state ranked among the lowest nationally in gender inequities, particularly toward women of color.