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Travis Comal Guadalupe Hays Free Gratis Volume 8 Number 3 LaLaLa VVVozozoz A Bi-cultural Publication March, 2013 www.lavoznewspapers.com (512) 944-4123 Ar tist: Rober t V aladez Page 2 La Voz Newspaper - March, 2013 People in the News Erica Saenz Richard G. Santos Promoted at UT Passes Away in Austin Diversity Pearsall, Texas Program Dr. Guadalupe Linda Medina Richard Glafiro Santos, age 73 Erica Saenz joined The Ron Oliveira of passed away Friday, February University of Texas at Austin in Zamora Appointed Takes New Job Leaves Austin’s 22, 2013 at his residence. He is 2008 and was recently promoted to Central With Austin ISD KEYE News preceded in death by his parents, to Assistant Vice-President for Alvino and Juana (Almeida) Health Board inda Medina has joined the Aus- Community and External L Long time media icon Ron Santos. r. Guadalupe Zamora, 53, who tin Independent School District Relations in the Division of D Oliveira was surprised to learn a practices medicine at his offices as the new Community Engage- Diversity and Community few weeks ago that his services A graduate of St. Mary’s on 6th Street was recently named ment Coordinator. Previously she Engagement. as one of the evening anchors at University and holder of a Masters to the Central Health Board of worked for McGraw-Hill Education KEYE News would no longer be from Trinity University, Santos She holds a Bachelors degree Director by the Travis County as a Regional Southwest Consult- needed. taught in various universities from The University of Texas at Commissioners Court. ant. including Texas Lutheran Austin and a Masters degree from “I am heartbroken because I University in Seguin before r. Zamora, who at one time UCLA. Prior to coming to UT- D Medina, who is originally from El love what I do,” said Oliveira when becoming the first Archivist of served as president of the Travis Austin, Erica held various Paso, Texas graduated from The asked qué paso? “I was informed Bexar County, Texas County Medical Society has also positions at UCLA including University of Texas at El Paso in that the corporate office in held leadership positions with the serving in the Chancellor’s Office 2001 and earned a Masters de- Baltimore decided not to renew The preservation, filing and Texas Medical Society. Most where she gained experience in gree from Concordia University in my contract.“ retrieval system he developed for recently he was the treasurer of managing emerging areas of 2005. She taught school for six the Spanish Archives is still used the campaign that was Before coming to KEYE in 2005, campus concern of both external years in the Austin Independent by the office of the County Clerk. responsible for the passage of Oliveira had appeared on and internal origin. School District before moving Mr. Santos authored and co- newscasts airing on three other Proposition # 1 that is going to joining the Greater Austin His- authored 31 books and Austin TV stations: KNVA, KVUE Also, while at UCLA, Erica served help fund the new medical school panic Chamber of Commerce as pamphlets and published over and KXAN. as production assistant to the in Austin, Texas. a Program Manager. 300 articles in the US, Mexico, Associate Dean in the School of Europe, and Japan. Dr. Zamora graduated from the Oliveira, who is originally from Theater, Film, and Television and She is also the founder of the University of Texas Medical Brownsville, graduated from The developed curriculum for a Young Hispanic Professional As- He also wrote, filmed and Branch in Galveston in 1985 and University of Texas and helped Dramatic Writing undergraduate sociation of Austin which now has produced documentaries, audio completed a three residency in launch KNVA, which is now the course that she taught in 2007 hundreds of members who come cassettes of Tejano folk music family practice in Corpus Christi, CW network affiliate for Central and 2008. Erica is a proud together to support and encour- and appeared in numerous local, Texas at the Memorial Medical Texas, as well as a station in the member of Austin Creative age higher education through state, and national television Center in 1988. Rio Grande Valley. Alliance, Austin Script Works, scholarships and mentorship documentaries and hosted history oriented programs on two local FuturoFund Austin, Hispanic programs As a father of four, Oliveira says radio stations. He also served as Women’s Network of Texas- he is not sure what his next step consultant for the Texas Austin branch, Las Comadres will be, but predicts he will Education Agency, a number of Para Las Americas, and the continue to work for a long time. Screen Actors Guild. Federal departments. PRODUCTION La Voz Newspaper - March, 2013 Page 3 PRODUCTION Editor & Publisher AlfredoEditor & SantosPublisher c/s Alfredo Santos c/s Pensamientos EDITORIAL Managing Editors Yleana Santos The Passing of Barrientos ManagingKaitlyn Theiss Editor Yleana Santos Amado Pardo Declines to Run Graphics Amado “Mayo” It started with an email from Paul Saldaña JuanMarketing Gallo Tom Herrera Pardo, passed of Brisas Communications anouncing there would a press conference at Saltillo Rosemary Zuniga away on January Distribution 23rd, 2013 from liver Plaza by Gonzalo Barrientos. The former JoAnn Sutherland El Team cancer. He was the senator was going to announce his deci- owner of the popular sion about whether he was going to run for Contributing Writers Contributing Writers restaurant and night Travis County judge. Alfredo R. Santos c/s Tom Herrera spot called Jovitas. Editor & Publisher JamesW Rodriguezayne I commented on the idea of the senator run- Layla Fry ning for elective office again and stated that Hector Tijerina Many community organizations came to his place for fundraisers. He was always a will- I didn’t think it was a good idea to risk his racist!” Es una racista. Marisa Cano ing sponsor and contributor. It could be said reputation and 30 plus years of public ser- that Mayo had a lot of friends. vice on a county judge race that would be As this went on, people turned to the back very competitive given that the incumbent, of the crowd to see who was disrupting the PUBLISHER’S But when he was arrested in late 2012 on Sam Biscoe was retiring. press conference. It was Alicia Perez. Ali- PUBLISHER’S STATEMENT drug charges it seemed like a lot of people cia, we remember, was one of the Travis STATEMENT who previously claimed him as a friend and I remember Paul commented that my post County employees who sued the county La VozVoz de Newspapers Austin is a monthly is a camarada, suddenly went silent. Mayo? had “fallen short.” He didn’t elaborate on why over a discrimination issue. publication.monthly publication The editorial covering and Mayo who? No. I don’t know no one named it had fallen short, nomas que, it had fallen businessComal, Guadalupe, address is P Hays.O. Box Mayo. short. Esta bueno. Well, the drama is over for now, but what I heard from others was that they did appre- 19457and Travis Austin, Counties. Texas The 78760. edi- n the day of the press conference a num- ciate being “used” as a political prop. For Thetorial telephone and business number address is (512) It’s understandable that when somebody gets O in trouble, there are those who will try and ber of Gonzalo Barrientos supporters the most part, people don’t like being used. 944-4123.is P.O. Box The 19457 use, reproduc-Austin, tion or distribution of any or put as much distance as they can between showed up at Saltillo Plaza to hear directly People don’t like being invited to a party Texas 78760. The telephone only to learn that there is no music, no food, part of this publication is themselves and the person under investiga- from the senator. Well low and behold, the number is (512) 944-4123. senator announced that he would in fact and you have to pay for your own beer. Que strongly encouraged. But do tion. The use, reproduction or dis- NOT be seeking public office again. pasó Senator? call and let us know what you tribution of any or part of this Say what you want about Amado Pardo, are using. Letters to the editor publication is strongly en- he was a community activist and stood up Then he turned to Travis County Commis- are most welcome. couraged. But do call and for issues and causes he believed in. He sion Sarah Eckhardt and called on his let us know what you are helped a lot of people in a quiet way and never supporters to join him in encouraging her to using. Letters to the editor boasted about what he did. run for county judge. At first there was some are most welcome. puzzlement and then it settled on the While he is no longer with us, those of us assembeled crowd what had just occurred. who knew Mayo will always remember him. That is when a woman in the crowd, Alicia Por cualquier Orale ese, te wacho later. Perez, began yelling out. “Eckhardt is a pregunta, llamanos: 944-4123 Mailing Address: E-mail: [email protected] Workers Defense Project Phone: (512) 391-2305 795-2818 5604 Manor RD Fax: (512) 391-2306 Austin, TX 78723 Page 4 Raza Round Table The Census Bureau Thinking in Austin, Texas about Changing the Way Every Saturday at 10:00am at Mexitas Mexican Res- taurant 1109 I-H 35 in Austin, Texas, community activ- Hispanics are Defined ists gather for a weekly platica and information sharing There has been some talk regarding the Census Bureau’s changing the way it classifies/ session.