It is election season again here in Texas and Gov. Rick Perry will do anything in the war for voters. According to the Houston Chronicle, Gov Perry, who openly opposed the federal stimulus package, has no problem accepting “one of the biggest pots” of federal stimulus package – crime grants to local law enforcement agencies.
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It’s with a heavy heart that I begin this entry. On Wednesday, Houston’s first Latino Superintendent for the Houston Independent School District, Dr. Abelardo (Abe) Saavedra, announced he will be stepping down by the spring of 2010.
“I have recently informed the school board of my intention to retire within the next year,” said Dr. [...]
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In the United States today, under a distorted capitalistic system, our education system has worsened. In Texas, 185 high schools can be considered “dropout factories” according to a national report from Johns Hopkins University, who conducted the study for The Associated Press.
The study found that half or more of high school students do not graduate, [...]
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The US military says it has met its recruitment goals for 2007. However, signing new soldiers is getting more difficult. New figures reveal there has been a 40 percent drop in African-Americans signing up for the army.
Watch the lies they are telling our kids. As one of the put it, “there is peer pressure and [...]
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It’s time for another installment of the Texas Progressive Alliance’s Blog Round-Up. This week’s round-up was complied by Vince from Capitol Annex.
Blue 19th wonders: Can someone ask Randy Neugebauer why he hates college students?
Evan at the Houston GLBT Political Caucus Blog asks where’s Human Rights Campaign as leaders in congress are considering leaving transgender works [...]
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This is the blog of Edmundo "XicanoPwr" Rocha, a social worker, an activist, freelance writer and founder and editor of The Sanctuary. My interests include: immigration reform, critical race theory and it's interaction with equality/inequality and freedom/oppression as they relate to the experiences of people of color in the Americas.
Para Justicia y Libertad is a Latino-centered political blog focusing on the humanistic perspective of politics, history, and society as they relate to the Latina/o community throughout Texas and the United States.
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