Texas – Outlaws, Outrages and Outright Lies

Bad Mexicans

A Book that Could Be Banned As I read Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands, I was reminded of the extraordinary efforts of the state of Arizona to ban the teaching of Mexican-American Studies by the Tucson School District. The conservative leaders of my state lived in fear of telling the truthContinue reading “Bad Mexicans”

Headed off to Texas

Headed off to Texas, down by the Alamo, headed off to Texas, forget about the snow. Gonna’ put on my Luccheses and dance until it’s dawn, do the Texas Two Step or maybe just rock on. See pretty Senoritas down on the River Walk, learn to say y’all when I need toContinue reading “Headed off to Texas”