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With only a few sentences into his argument, the State's lawyer was interrupted by Justice Sotomayor (one Wise Latina) with a pointed question "does that not turn Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (Act) on its head?" And, from there it was about an hour and half of lively and engaging oral arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States. It was a "bucket list" item for me as a lawyer and former Judge but for all of us in Texas, it was a monumental hearing which will set ...

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RSVP Women for Barbara Breakfast Celebration Commemorative Stamp Unveiling Friday, September 16, 2011 8:00 AM - 10:00 ...

NALEO COMMEMORATES 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11th "The Boards of Directors and staff of NALEO and the NALEO Educational Fund commemorate the ten year anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001. We continue to remember the victims and the brave public servants who lost their lives in the tragedy that shook our nation a decade ago. We continue to pray for all the wives, ...

RSVP Thursday, September 8, 2011 6pm - 8pm The Rainbow Lodge 2011 Ella Blvd. $250 - Dove Hunters - ...

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RSVP Paid for by the Adrian Garcia Campaign Sylvia Garcia Campaign P.O. Box 8530, Houston, TX 77249-8530 ...

It's instructive to compare how the city of Houston and Harris County have handled redistricting of council districts and commissioners' precincts this year. While the municipal effort was a lengthy, inclusive and transparent project that solicited and responded to citizen input, the county's proposed map to be discussed on Tuesday at Commissioners Court has been formulated by consultants behind closed doors with minimal influence from the public at four ...

RSVP Save the Date for A Taste of the Wild West with Sheriff Adrian Garcia September 8, 2011 6pm - 8pm The Rainbow Lodge ...

HARRIS COUNTY REDISTRICING Community Briefing 10 years ago we faced this same ...

On behalf of the NALEO and NALEO Educational Fund Boards of Directors and NALEO Educational Fund staff, please accept our sincerest gratitude for your support of the NALEO 28th Annual Conference. With your assistance, San Antonio successfully hosted more than 1,000 policymakers and other leaders from throughout the country for three days of professional development seminars, public policy discussions, and exploration of the key concerns that most affect the Latino community and the nation. ...

More Hispanics than Anglos live in Harris County, and by a large margin. According to the recent census, 41 percent of us are Hispanic, 33 percent Anglo and 18 percent African-American. Yet Harris County has not a single Hispanic congressman. Nor is there a single Hispanic on the four-member county commission, since Sylvia Garcia was swept out of a seat drawn for Hispanic representation. Garcia contributed to her own loss. A week before Election Day, she had ...

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Friends, I hope you will join us this Saturday to celebrate our elected and appointed champions of Latina Health from 4pm - 6pm at the Grand Hyatt, Presidio C, 600 E. Market Street, San Antonio, TX. See you then, SRG

Dear Friends, Tomorrow at 10am I hope you will join us on my radio show, "This Week with Sylvia Garcia." Our guests for this week are Randy Czarlinsky, the Director of the American Jewish Committee's Houston Chapter and Meir Shlomo, the Consul General of Israel. Saturday, I returned from an 11-day trip to Israel and tomorrow we will discuss current events in Isreal. What: This Week with Sylvia Garcia When: Tuesday, May 10, 10am Where: UTC ...

Leaders of a national Hispanic organization are criticizing President Barack Obama for skipping their annual conference for the third consecutive year after he promised as a candidate in 2008 that he would return as president. Some members of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials also are questioning Obama's commitment to immigration reform, noting that deportations have increased under his watch - even as the administration intensifies its outreach ...

RSVP Please Join Us to show your support for Richard Schechter Houston Community College Board President June 3, 2011 Friday 5pm - 7pm Post Oak Grill 1415 South Post Oak Lane, Houston (map)