Austin-based, American singer-songwriter humbly showed off his smooth vocal chops, entranced the crowd with his piano playing and rocked the guitar alongside Guatemalan singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno at Joe's Pub in New York on Monday night.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reversed a district court judge's ruling and reinstated the strict voter identification law in Texas days before early voting begins.
The Texas Bond Review Board indicated the state's total local debt grew by $5 billion as the Lone Star State is having trouble compensating National Guard troops sent to the border.
Congressional districts redrawn by the Republican-dominated Texas Legislature were made to weaken Democrats in the state and not to affect black and Latino voters, according to Texas' special litigation chief Patrick Sweeten. The Department of Justice and the Obama administration claimed the 2011 redrawing of the state's congressional districts, supported by Gov. Rick Perry, were meant to discriminate against minority voters.
Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry has voiced his disapproval of President Barack Obama's request to Congress for $3.7 billion to tackle the influx of unaccompanied child migrants coming to the United States.
Texas Governor Rick Perry has drawn some attention to himself after comparing being a homosexual to being an alcoholic at an appearance in San Francisco on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Latino advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against Texas claiming that the state's schools do not provide enough resources for English language learners.
A gun rights activist group known as Open Carry Texas and the National Rifle Association are at odds over the demonstrative act of openly carrying weapons in public places.
In recent months, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has come under fire for treatment of immigrants it has arrested, and now public officials have raised concerns with agents in Texas who have been transporting detainees and abandoning them in other states.
Throughout history, hats have made a statement in entertainment, politics and pop culture as a symbol of sophistication, "status, occupation, and even political affiliation."
Upon a visit to Austin, Texas, to attend the Pachanga Latino Music Festival, Latin Post got a closer look at some of the finest hats made in the world, including Vivien Sheriff’s finest English hats and headpieces as well as the Borsalino of Italy, Christy's of London at the Hatbox: A Modern Haberdashery.
Smugglers have changed their target, and as a result, Texas is seeing a growing number of undocumented immigrants through its border, The Associated Press reported. Now, Border Patrol is looking for ways to fight back.