News - Ya Es Hora - Hagase Contar http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news/ en-us contact@articulatedman.com (Articulated Man) Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:20:37 -0500 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Supreme Court Cases on Race Bear Watching Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0539 The influence of conservative justices has already been witnessed in the top court's January decision on Texas' redistricting maps. Based on the 2010 Census, Texas gained four congressional seats because of 4.3 million new residents, 65 percent of whom are Hispanic. But the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature drew up new maps that favored the GOP in three of the four new districts. Minority rights groups sued in federal court, which led a three-judge panel to propose redrawn maps more fair to Hispanics. http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0539 Once-burgeoning Latino population growth rate dips in many U.S. cities Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0538 For years, America's growing and mobile Latino population helped transform cities such as Atlanta and Las Vegas as well as many smaller communities. http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0538 Redistricting and the Latino Vote Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0537 Redistricting isn’t the first thing that comes to mind at the kitchen table. http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0537 For Many Latinos, Racial Identity Is More Culture Than Color Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0536 More than 18 million Latinos checked this “other” box in the 2010 census, up from 14.9 million in 2000. It was an indicator of the sharp disconnect between how Latinos view themselves and how the government wants to count them. http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0536 Texas Counties in Voting Chaos Over Redistricting Case Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0535 http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0535 High court to ponder Texas redistricting Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0534 When Texas came out of the 2010 U.S. Census with the biggest demographic prize in the nation - four shiny new congressional seats - everyone knew the stage was set for another bare-knuckled political fight for control of those districts. http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0534 Latinos Gain From New Electoral Map in Texas Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0533 The new redistricting plan federal judges announced last week for the Texas state House of Representatives creates three additional districts where Latinos will have a good chance to elect a candidate of their choice, activists said. http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0533 LA County supervisors reject 2nd Latino district Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0532 After hearing six hours of sometimes racially charged testimony, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday decided against creating a second district with a majority of Latino voters. http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0532 L.A. County rejects bid for second Latino-majority district Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0531 After hours of emotional testimony from hundreds of speakers, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a political redistricting map late Tuesday largely preserving the status quo. http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0531 Expert cites evidence of voting discrimination in L.A. County Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0530 Supporters of Supervisor Gloria Molina asserted Tuesday that Latino voting rights are squelched in Los Angeles County -– and the county risks a federal lawsuit if it does not change the district voting boundaries to better reflect a growing Latino population. http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/news?id=0530