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Volume 10 Number 10 A Bi-Cultural Publication October, 2015 La Voz

People in the News

Se Nos Fue Uno de Los Grandes

Austin Voices Receives 2.5 Million Grant

Interview with Tony Padilla

30th Annual Dia de la Raza

35th Annual Tejano Music Awards Ernie Nieto National Hispanic Institute Page 2 La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 People in the News

Yasmin Succar CMAS Welcomes Wagner Named New González as New AISD Trustee Associate Director Angela Valenzuela Dr. José Angel Mark Madrid Leads The Board of Trustees of the Austin Hispanic Chamber to Independent School District voted 7 Dr. Angela Valenzuela is the direc- Gutierrez Retires The Center for Mexican American to one abstention to name Yasmin tor of the University of Texas Cen- from UTA National Recognition Studies (CMAS) welcomes the new Succar Wagner to fill the open posi- ter for Education Policy and the new Dr. Jose Angel Gutierrez has retired Associate Director, Dr. John Morán The Greater Austin Hispanic Cham- tion in District 7. director of the National Latino Edu- from the University of Texas at González. Dr. González became the ber of Commerce was named His- cation Research Agenda Project Arlington with the status of new Associate Director effective Sep- panic Chamber of the Year by the In 2014, Yasmin Succar Wagner (NLERAP), which aims to create a Professor Emeritus. Professor tember 1, 2015. He joins the CMAS United States Hispanic Chamber of campaigned hard, securing 48% of the national teacher education pipeline for Gutierrez joined the UTA faculty leadership team comprised of Direc- Commerce. The announcement was popular vote for the District 7 seat. Latino youth. Her book, Subtractive ranks of the Political Science tor Dr. Domino Perez and Outreach made at 2015 USHCC national con- After the election, she continued to Schooling: U. S. Mexican Youth and department in 1993 after obtaining a Coordinator Dr. Victoria De vention, the largest gathering of His- remain active in our community. In fact, the Politics of Caring, is one of the de- law degree from the University Of Francesco Soto. panic business leaders in the country, while so many of us were celebrating finitive books on schooling for children Houston Bates College Of Law in in Houston, Texas. the Supreme Court’s landmark deci- in border towns and Latino students. 1988. He earned his doctorate from John Morán González hails from sion on June 26, Wagner and her daugh- Dr. Valenzuela’s work has broad ap- The University of Texas at Austin; Brownsville, Texas. He received his Award recipients were selected based ter were among the crowds of revelers, plication for curriculum and instruc- a Master’s degree from St. Mary’s Bachelor of Arts degree in English Lit- on delivery of excellence in program- registering voters! tion, educational leadership and policy, University in San Antonio, Texas; erature from Princeton University; ming, innovation, major achievements public policy, psychology, philosophy, and obtained his Bachelor’s degree his Master of Arts degree and his Doc- and collaborative efforts with the After the death of Trustee Schneider sociology, history, and ethnic studies. from Texas A & M University in torate in English and American Litera- USHCC. in July, Wagner again stepped for- Kingsville. ture are from Stanford University. He ward, participating in community fo- is the author of two books: Border Re- "Hispanic business ownership in the rums, fielding innumerable questions, While at UTA he was the founder of naissance: The Texas Centennial and greater Austin area is growing expo- and better acquainting herself with the the Center for Mexican American the Emergence of Mexican American nentially,” said GAHCC President issues of District 7 and of our District Studies; creator of the oral history Literature (University of Texas Press, and CEO Mark Madrid in a state- as a whole. archive featuring over 200 interviews, The Troubled Union: Ex- ment. “According to the latest annual 2009) and Tejano Voices; and, initiated a service Kauffman Index report, the Austin pansionist Imperatives in Post-Recon- learning program to train students on The process culminated in our Board’s area is No. 1 among U.S. cities in struction Literature (Ohio State Uni- how to register voters and conduct interview of candidates last Thursday. startups. Today is as an extraordinary versity Press, 2010). elections. He has published over 14 Trustees asked the usual questions: and historic moment for our members, PHOTO CREDIT: Alberto Gonzalez books including a college text on Texas “Why do you want to be the District 7 board, staff and our investors.” Politics; more than 20 articles and Trustee?” “Could you please share an book chapters; contributed more than example of when you went ‘above and “Under the leadership of the board Sylvia Camarillo a dozen entries to major beyond’ the call of duty?” “Could you and CEO Mark Madrid, the GAHCC Sylvia Camarillo, long time Demo- encyclopedias. Dr. Jose Angel please describe a situation where you is growing in power, influence, impact cratic Party activist is running for Gutierrez is a native of Crystal City, had to solve a difficult problem…?” and relevancy — something Austin Chair of the Travis County Demo- Texas. He has eight children, six needs," Austin Mayor Steve Adler cratic Party. Visit her FACEBOOK grandchildren, and a great said in a statement regarding the award. page for more information. Susan granddaughter and is married to Longley is her Treasurer. Natalia Verjat. PRODUCTION La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 Page 3 PRODUCTION Editor & Publisher Editor & Publisher Alfredo Santos c/s Alfredo Santos c/s Pensamientos EDITORIAL Bienvenido otra vez a La Voz. tears. It was quite amazing to finding interesting Managing Editors see the crowds of thousands of Associate Editors Como siempre, el mes de people in the community and Yleana Santos people and how they reacted getting them to talk to him. Mr. Molly Santos Octubre pasa demasiado Kaitlyn Theiss rapido. Lots of news and good to the Pope even at a distance. Herrera is also the Southside Yleana Santos stories. You will notice that we To be sure, his messages distributor for La Voz. Rogelio Rojas Graphics went to 28 pages in this issue seemed to rise way above all Cambiando de Temas Juan Gallo just to try and get in all the stuff the bickering and pettiness that Marketing seem to dominate the headlines for October and still we left out The Harry Ransom Center PascualDistribution Torres a lot. in our country. El Team and LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Col- Contributing Writers I want to call to your attention lections present Gabriel ContributingRachael Torres Writers our interviewee of the month, García Márquez: His Life Alfredo R. Santos c/s Ernesto Vigil Wayne Ernesto Nieto, President of and Legacy on October 28– Editor and Publisher TomHector Herrera Tijerina the National Hispanic Insti- 30, 2015 at The University Marisa Cano tute. Mr. Nieto started this or- of Texas at Austin. Distribution ganization back in 1979 and Cambiando de Temas La Raza Roberto Ojeda has brought in close to 100,000 The twelfth biennial Flair Tom Herrera students over the years. Another story we wish to call Symposium, will also be held Round Table to your attention has to do with on the occasion of the open- the Hispanic profiles of this PUBLISHER’S I personally do not believe that ing of the Gabriel García years 2015 Texas Book Fes- STATEMENT he has received all the credit Márquez archive at the tival. When you read some of and recognition he is due for all Harry Ransom Center. In- these profiles, you will see the La Voz is a monthly publi- the work and effort he and his ternational scholars, journal- wide variety of tastes some of cation covering Bexar, wife Gloria have put into this these writers have. My family ists, filmmakers, and former Brazoria, Caldwell, Comal, project. In our interview with and I attended last year and got colleagues of García Guadalupe, Hays and Travis Mr. Nieto, we hope to shed a Márquez will speak about his Counties. The editorial and a chance to hear some of the little more light on his 35 years global influence in the fields of Where friends and enemies come business address is P.O. authors and then meet them af- of working with the National journalism, filmmaking, and lit- Box 19457 Austin, Texas terwards in the book tent. together for breakfast tacos every Hispanic Institute. 78760. The telephone num- erature. Elena Poniatowska Saturday and discuss the impor- Cambiando de Temas and Salman Rushdie will de- ber is (512) 944-4123. The Cambiando de Temas tant issues of the day. We meet at use, reproduction or distri- You will also find in this edition liver keynote addresses. 4926 East Cesar Chavez Street in bution of any or part of this Pope Francis visited the United of La Voz another interview by Austin, Texas every Saturday at publication is strongly en- States last month and I must say Tom Herrera. Mr. Herrera is 10:00am couraged. But do call and he brought a lot of people to really developing a knack for let us know what you are using. Letters to the editor Help Wanted are most welcome.

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Conjunto legend Gilberto Garcia from Los Dos Gilbertos passed away on September something in 21st, in the early morning hours in Edinburg, Texas. He was 74. The Conjunto Hall of Spanish Famer was admitted to the hospital over the weekend, reportedly for congestive heart fail- ure and kidney problems.

“It is with a heavy heart as y’all may know my dad Gilberto Garcia has gone to be with God,” Garcia’s daughter Mari Garcia shared on Facebook. “On behalf of my dad, he wanted all his fans and friends all over, that he loved every one of you. My dad was the best man anyone could know and was loved by so many. He has left his mark in this world doing what he loved and will forever be re- membered, we love you Dad!”

Holy Family As news of the legendary accordionist’s passing hit social media, Conjunto and Tejano stars paid tribute to the musician on their own social media outlets. “Heaven has gained another Angel,” Conjunto Catholic Church legend Linda Escobar wrote on her Facebook page. “Gilberto Garcia left us hundreds of his music and beautiful memories. I’d like to thank Mr. G’s fans and friends who have been praying for him over An inclusive & the past difficult days. Today, GOD embraced his son, Gilberto Garcia in paradise.”

compassionate “Today one of my great friends my hero’s passed on to a better life,” Raulito Navaira wrote on his CATHOLIC community Facebook page. “Today I remember Gilberto Garcia and his music that influenced me so much in my career and other great artist too. Condolences to the Garcia family and to all his fans. Gilberto thank Rev. Dr. Jayme Mathias you for your beautiful music, we’ll miss you always En paz descanse Viva GILBERTO GARCIA VIVA M.A., M.B.A., M.Div., M.S., Ph.D. LOS DOS GILBERTOS.” Senior Pastor “It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our friend, compadre y hermano, un gran musico, Gilberto Garcia,” Ruben Garza y La Nueva Era Musical wrote on the band’s 9:00 a.m. Dialogue on Scripture & Spirituality Facebook page. “Rest in Peace. Por favor, keep the Garcia family in your prayers and thoughts. God 10:00 a.m. English Mariachi Mass bless.” 10:45 a.m. Breakfast & Mariachi “R.I.P. Mr. Gilberto Garcia from Los Dos Gilbertos/ 2 Gs,” the Conjunto Outlaws wrote on their 12:00 p.m. Spanish Mariachi Mass official Facebook page. “Legendary and influential to say the least, thank you for the many many years of beautiful music and awesome talent you shared with us! Our condolences to his family. Sad 8613 Lava Hill Road, 78744 day for Conjunto.” From Highway 183 South, turn right on the first road after FM 812. Look for the sign “Mass.” Garcia was the leader of Los Dos Gilbertos and one of the vocalists of the legendary band. Los Dos Gilbertos is known for old style Conjunto music for the working class folk and played to such For more information: (512) 826-0280 crowds in the local dance halls. They have a huge selection of music and have recorded for several Welcome Home! record labels, including Hacienda Records which holds the largest Los Dos Gilbertos catalogue. La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 Page 5 Líderes religiosos se comprometen a Austin Voices Receives $2.5 Million Full cambiar prioridades nacionales Service Community SchoolGrant to Support estadounidenses, erradicar el hambre North Austin Public Schools

En la víspera de la llegada del Papa Francisco, cerca de 100 líderes de las principales familias de fe en Austin Voices for Education and Youth is pleased to announce the los Estados Unidos se reunieron para pedir un cambio fundamental en las prioridades nacionales del award of nearly $2.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education país. El evento de ayer, "Interfaith Religious Leaders Summit – End Hunger by 2030", fue parte de un to support the creation of Full-Service Community Schools in the movimiento mayor en la comunidad de fe para erradicar el hambre y la pobreza para el año 2030. Lanier High School area. 12 organizations in 10 states are receiving FSCS grants, which will help encourage a coordinated and integrated Los líderes religiosos se reunieron para reflexionar sobre las exhortaciones del papa a la gente de todo set of comprehensive academic, social, and health services that respond el mundo a rezar y trabajar para el fin del hambre. También firmaron una promesa de comprometerse to the needs of students, their families, and community members. a cambiar las prioridades nacionales de Estados Unidos, para que el próximo presidente y el Congreso Lanier High School will open a new Family Resource Center, pongan el gobierno en la pista para acabar con el hambre en nuestro país y en todo el mundo para el año which will include wrap around family support services and a full 2030. range of adult education classes.

La promesa dice en parte: Other services and classes will also be funded at Burnet Middle School, Cook Elementary and Wooldridge Elementary Schools. The goal is to help stabilize and support at—-risk families, "Una amplia gama de líderes religiosos de la nación se han unido en la víspera de la llegada del papa resuling in increased attendance and academic performance for students. The grant will also support Francisco a los Estados Unidos para comprometernos para alentar a las comunidades para trabajar por community outreach and partner recruitment and coordination to support such activities as after el fin del hambre en 2030 y, con esa meta, por un cambio en prioridades nacionales estadounidenses... school programs, mentoring, tutoring, and parent engagement. The community school model has "Comunidades religiosas de Estados Unidos están profundamente comprometidos con muchos played an important role in turning around several of AISD’s most challenging campuses, resulting hermanos y hermanas que luchan con el hambre y la pobreza, y que son activos en instar a los líderes in increased enrollment and greatly improved academics. We are excited about supporting the electos de nuestra nación a hacer su parte - por ejemplo la defensa de las personas de bajos ingresos en Lanier community with these services, and partnering with a great team of existing educators and el debate sobre el presupuesto nacional. Nuestra experiencia de la misericordia y la compasión de Dios para todas las personas que nos mueve a realizar el trabajo de Dios de superar el hambre y la miseria humana, y nuestras tradiciones sagradas incluyen visiones del mundo transformado...

"Esta ocasión especial en nuestra nación podría abrir muchos corazones para Dios y para los propósitos amorosos de Dios para el mundo. Es por eso que los líderes de muchas diversas comunidades religiosas de este país se han reunido hoy en la capital del país. Oramos para que nuestro testimonio colectivo ayude hacer un punto de inflexión en la historia de nuestra nación y el mundo”. Los líderes religiosos están llevando este mensaje a sus comunidades para conseguir apoyo para cambiar las prioridades de nuestra nación.

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Las huellas del Papa Francisco son indisolubles, demostrado no tener resguardos políticos para inconfundibles y propias de un hombre de bien. etiquetar a los migrantes de América Latina como A inicios de este año sus huellas sembraron violadores y delincuentes. esperanza en Ecuador y Bolivia. Los cubanos l Papa también habló sobre la libertad de la acaban de sentir el poder de su mensaje de paz y E religión, pero nunca hizo alusión de que el amistad. derecho canónico debería sobreponerse al derecho Hoy, en medio de una retórica intolerante de positivo o a la constitución. De acuerdo a mi algunos candidatos a la presidencia, la humildad punto de vista, las creencias religiosas nunca del discurso del Papá ya se hizo sentir en las deberían determinar o condicionar las leyes más altas esferas de la política. Tanto demócratas establecidas por los hombres/mujeres. En tal y republicanos están preocupados, tal vez de sentido, Kim Davis, la trabajadora pública que miedo, por el hecho de que el Papa Francisco se negó a certificar los matrimonios de gays y no tiene problemas en señalar las cosas por su lesbianas en una notaría de Kentucky, hizo mal nombre. en interponer sus creencias religiosas entre las leyes del Estado. Esperemos que Donald Trump no se le ocurra criticarlo o insultarlo. Sería el fin de su campaña Asimismo, el Papa Francisco hizo referencia política. Y esperemos también que a Ben breve sobre los peligros del calentamiento del Carson, otro de los candidatos republicanos que aire y el riesgo que corre el medio ambiente debido discrimina, no se le ocurra manifestar que un a un proceso de desarrollo económico sin católico no tiene derecho de llegar a la presidencia, controles y balances universales. tal como indicó recientemente con relación a los LO BUENO ES “Señor Presidente, encuentro fortificante que islámicos. “El Presidente no debería ser realizar tus sueños usted esté proponiendo una iniciativa de islámico”, dijo. para tu negocio. reducción de contaminantes en el aire… Me parece claro que el cambio climático es un A su llega a nuestro país, específicamente en su Lo bueno es tener un socio financiero discurso en la Casa Blanca, el Papa Francisco problema que nosotros no podemos dejar a las en tu vecindario que te puede fue muy claro en torno al fenómeno de la próximas generaciones”. ayudar en todas tus necesidades de discriminación que afecta a la comunidad latina préstamos . Broadway Bank es un or supuesto que este mensaje va especialmente y otras étnicas minoritarias. P socio que facilita tus necesidades hacia aquel sector empresarial y transnacional y financieras con tramite de préstamos “Señor Presidente, junto con su pueblo, los políticos, como Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, simplificados y rápidos. Porque en Broadway Bank nuestro objetivó es católicos [la población latina] de este país están Donald Trump, quienes piensan que el problema convertir tus sueños en una realidad. comprometidos en crear una sociedad que es del cambio climático es una conspiración “sucia” incluyente y tolerante para resguardar los de la izquierda mundial. derechos individuales y de las comunidades, l Papa Francisco no tiene una agenda política. rechazando toda forma de discriminación E Lo que tiene más bien es una agenda humana, de injusta”. caridad, comprensión, lealtad y amor. Las huellas Como dice el dicho: al que le caiga el guante que que deja en su largo recorrido son imborrables y se lo chante. El Papa Francisco nunca va a tienen un efecto trascendental. Oficina Regional en Austin | 911 W. 38th Street, Suite 100 mencionar los nombres de aquellas personas que 512.465.6550 | 800.531.7650 | broadwaybank.com | Member FDIC | gdfmgd se atreven a violar los derechos de las personas, Humberto Caspa, Ph.D., es profesor e ni mucho menos los va a señalar con el dedo. Sin PRESTAMISTA PREFERIDO DE LA SBA. investigador de Economics On The Move. embargo, se sabe que los referidos son Donald Préstamos sujetos a la aprobación de crédito. E-mail: [email protected] Trump y aquellos grupos e individuos que han Page 8 La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 An Interview Santos c/s: Mr. Nieto, thank you for agreeing to be our interview person of the month for October 2015. I am sure to DeZavala Elementary School. I our readers are going to be surprised President of the got beat up on the very first day, by what you have to say and your simply walking to the school. It was long work with the National also there that my parents started turf wars being fought between rival Hispanic Institute. getting involved in the community. gangs. As boys, we were always Dad worked at the Houston welcomed to be with our mom, but Nieto: I certainly hope so. Compress making cotton bales while only after doing our homework and my mother took a job as a secretary Santos c/s: Let’s start out by sharing helping out for dinner or mowing our to a man who later became a Houston some of your early history. Where did grass on weekends. My parents were judge. you grow up? Where did you go to rather strict about us having responsibilities. I ran a newspaper school? How many siblings? he had a way with children at the Y S route for over 100 customers at eight where most of us congregated. When Nieto: I was born the youngest of years of age. We sold donuts on DeZavala Park opened in 1951, the three, two older brothers living in what weekends and gave all our earnings to City Parks and Recreation used to be called the Deep Northside mom for safe keeping. This was the Department asked mom to become in early Houston. Families who lived way we saved for summer vacations, the director. On opening day in 1951, out there were mostly headed by everyone pitching in their share for there were 161 kids at the park. She young parents. Everyone would help summer trips to Mexico that all of us only had one bat and one ball. That each other build their homes, enjoyed. was it. sometimes late into the evening, Of the three boys, I mostly on weekends. Short and built low became the listener who to the ground, he You could hear the hammering and enjoyed listening to my sound of hand saws cutting wood. enjoyed boxing, parents talk Families borrowed eggs, coffee, and baseball, and soccer. other items. It was commonly Of the three boys, I became the y family grew up pretty close to accepted that families shared. With M listener who enjoyed listening to my one another. Dad was really good at the exception of a few black families parents talk about the park during late sports and particularly strong. Short and maybe two or three white evenings at the supper table. The and built low to the ground, he families, our neighborhood was about parked opened at 2pm and closed at ABOVE: Ernesto and Gloria enjoyed boxing, baseball, and soccer. 15 or 20 Mexican Americans. 10pm. So it was common for my In fact, he and several other of his old “Gracias hijo y que Dios siempre parents to eat late and continue talking in 1978, a park located in Denver From there we moved a few blocks friends created a soccer club that bendiga tu obra.” Mom died at 93 in ‘til midnight. Instead of watching t.v. Harbor was dedicated as a tribute to from Hardy to Cochran St. my included merchant teams from other 2003 and is buried in Houston, next with my brothers or listening to rock their service. Not too long ago, my parents decided to open a community countries. to my dad as it should be. They were and roll on radio, I preferred to be four children, their children, and Gloria grocery store. The structure was forever partners and no two seated at the dinner table taking in and I visited the park and took pictures actually a hull where we lived in a large Santosc/s: Where was your Dad born? individuals every loved each more, every utterance of the work my in remembrance of how much my back room with the front acting as the parents loved children and loved their being married 64 years. Ernesto Nieto: Dad was born in parents did. store front. Because my parents often work. Laredo, Texas y brothers and I were very gave credit to need families, their She also held annual drives to prevent M business didn’t last long. Just before my Dad died in 1993, I supportive and loving towards each Santos c/s: Please continue. tuberculosis and sponsored free movies for families, provided that they promised both him and my mother that other. Being the youngest, I always They traded the store for a house in Ernesto Nieto: Mostly they played first view a health related film on I was going to move their work forward got out of doing the heavy chores. It one of the toughest barrios in on Sunday afternoons at nearby parks. raising heathy children. Both mom through the work of the National was more a game than not. Roy used Houston, called Magnolia. Mom Dad also volunteered his time at the and dad became legendary park Hispanic Institute. I can still see to call me the “charity case” whenever was really distraught about us going park, knowing that there were often directors over time. At their retirement my mother looking at me and saying, selling donuts and me coming up La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 Page 9 with Ernesto Nieto readers what your involvement was during this time.

National Hispanic Institute Ernesto Nieto: My activist involvement came at age 24 as a young member of a Houston Latino organization that called itself the United Organization Information supportive, especially through the Santos c/s: What year was this? Center, a coalition of Latino early years of NHI. He would pick organizations around Houston who me up at the airport, take me to Ernesto Nieto: 1963 were not only involved in civil rights meetings, and made sure I ate. His kid Santos c/s: You were saying. but were competing with the Black brother was everything to him til his community for the resources being last breath. Ernesto Nieto: The Red Shield Boys made available through President Club was sponsored by the Salvation He died in 2004, a year after mom Lyndon Baine Johnson’s War on Army and mostly reached out to youth passed away. I knew back then that Poverty. from low-income, working class he would last long, because he actually families. A particular incident that At the time I was also in lived for her. In the process, I was left made me particularly proud to be part graduate school and among alone, a strange feeling of loneliness of the Red Shield baseball team came the few with that stayed with me for years. Had it one summer when we had a black not been for my wife Gloria, I don’t At the time I was also in graduate player on our roster. know what I would have done school and among the few with the spiritually and emotionally to survive. Traveling by bus to a pre-season credentials to find a job with a local game in West Houston, the head coach non profit organization. Prior to ABOVE: Roy and Ernesto Nieto in Houston, Texas Los Arboles of the opposing team would not let working as a community organizer, I had taught school for two years, with Today by the National Hispanic the black player get off the bus, much empty handed. We attend junior high one being with the Houston my whole world turned dark and Institute there are five trees with a less play. Our coach argued back and and senior high together and loved Independent School District and the bleak. No one in our family ever saw wrought iron fence surrounding them. forth about the unfairness of the playing both basketball and football. other with the Deer Park this turn of events coming. Somehow Two of the trees are welded together, situation, eventually getting back on He was a quarterback and me a split Independent School District. we survived, but the idea of a brother representing my parents, Esther and the bus and asking us what we end. He as a point guard and me a being killed dug deep in my gut for Santos Nieto. The three trees preferred to do. forward cause I was much taller. I Santos c/s: So you were looking at a many years until my wife Gloria went standing next to each other symbolize was his kid brother whom he protected We were a 12 and under team, but had career as a school teacher? with me to visit this grave for the first my two brothers and me. One of these all of the time. time. By then, sixteen years had gone our opinions on this matter. We voted days, when I am no longer here, those Ernesto Nieto: My intent back then by. unanimously not to play and instead five trees will remain as a symbol of a was to eventually get a masters and a Mis Carnales joined another league in Houston that very special family who always stood doctorate in Special Education. I had did not discriminate because of race. Albert was very different. by each other from the good and bad, never before thought politically much Albert was a Roxy, ROTC. He This incident went deep in me and no matter what, saying we were once less about being a community activist. enjoyed uniforms and associating with I wouldn’t be until many never I forgot it later in life during my here-Dad, Mom, Albert (Louie), Roy the military. He left high school his years later that I would civil rights involvement. Santos, and me, Ernesto. Santos c/s: What changed your mind? junior year to join the Coast Guard. appreciate him as special Roy joined the army right out of high angel in my life. Santos c/s: What was your first job Ernesto Nieto: I was at an event to school. In the mind of both of my The Chicano right out of college? protest the merger of two poverty brothers, it was their duty to serve Movement Years Albert was very different. I wouldn’t agencies and someone stuck a plackard and get military service behind them. be until many years later that I would Ernesto Nieto: I went to work as a Santos c/s: You were in late 20s when in my hands. At the time, my Roy was killed in bar fight in Juarez, appreciate him as special angel in my clubhouse director for the Red Shield the Chicano Movement began to Mexico. He was 21 years of age. When life. Albert loved me deeply and there Boys Club on Jackson Avenue, near sweep across Texas. Share with our Continued on the next page we received word back in Houston, was nothing he wouldn’t do to be downtown Houston. Page 10 La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 The Ernie Nieto Interview understanding of success was being a Unida Conference to Houston, the end, you get to witness the impact baseball cap much too small for the Leonel’s office was quite large. Two professional, dressing the part, and followed by Lubbock. Of course back and results of what happens when an size of his head, with work boots, secretaries were there to greet us and enjoying the social and benefits of then, the La Raza Unida Conference entire community mobilizes. Big staring straight ahead and sucking on offer us coffee. making more money than my friends was a meeting, a community mountains are moved and long a lollipop. This human depiction of in the neighborhood. discussion and not yet a political party. overdue change becomes possible. Virginia mountain man, almost the First question from Leonel was, It was a time of bonding, associating size of a mountain bear was too funny “How’s your Pop?” By all measures, I was an early success names with faces we only saw in Santos c/s: Did you know Leonel not to take a few photos to take back and proud of it until that fateful day. Fine, I remembered saying, He’s retired newspapers, and having the Castillo? to Texas. On the way out, I was In almost one moment to the next, a but rarely home, having started a opportunity to weld together along startled to here conjunto music coming realization took me over that drove Ernesto school for undocumented children in cultural lines. Those were also from a picnic area by a large tree. me to become vocal, unafraid to make Nieto: Of the Second Ward. By the way, I troubled times for me because of the There they were, two guys from my views known, and willing to course I continued, “How’s the immigration national turmoil that was taking place Mexico, listening to their music, confront whatever forces were knew picture from your vantage point here nationwide. enjoying a break and cup of coffee. standing in the way. Little did I know Leonel in D.C.?” Not really knowing how far away D.C. back then that Houston would “burn” I left Houston in 1968 to take a job in Castillo. was I ask them in Spanish the best the summer of 1967 and that marching Austin, Texas with the Regional In my Leonel thought for a moment and then and quickest route to the nation’s and picketing would become part of Office of Economic Opportunity. view, he said the problem was getting capitol. me. And it was there that I also discovered was more complicated by week. “We may eventually have to build a fence,” he that an agency with the federal seal of a Leonel Castillo “Facil,” said It was also at that precise time that said almost jokingly. attached was in place to help promote brilliant one of the men. luck would take me to San Antonio the whole notion of poor people strategist and intellectual than a “Se va aquí to the brand spanking new high school “Hell,” I responded. “Don’t worry finally having a voice in our nation’s politician. Despite the odds, he por esta called John F. Kennedy and listen to about building fence, they’re working policy concerns. This job took me became Houston’s most important carretera hasta the likes of Dr. Ernesto Galarza and about 75 miles from here in Virginia.” directly to East Texas where I office holder as the first Latino City que se tope con Dr. Jorge Lara-Braud who had called witnessed the viciousness of racism Comptroller. He was also heavily la cinquenta, together the first La Raza and saw the amount of hate not only involved in national politics, voltea asi al este y pega a D.C. dentro The State of Texas Conference. being directed at blacks, but also eventually become the Director of dos horas.” Santos c/s: I understand you worked Latinos. Immigration and Naturalization for Santos c/s: Now what year was this? for a while for the State of Texas. the federal government under newly After thanking him for his assistance, Tell about this experience. No doubt the Chicano Ernesto Nieto: 1967 elected president, Jimmy Carter. I took a brief moment to ask both of Movement was an them where in Mexico they lives. Ernesto Nieto: Working in federal I was there with both my father and awakening for Latinos The Road Trip They were both from Durango. government with the OEO was uncle Mike, listening to the likes of nationwide. exciting, filled with adventure, and In 1978 while we prepared our final Willie Velasquez, Mario Compean, “¿Y por que hasta aca?” fun. We all had a common mission papers establishing the National and Jose Angel Gutierrez from No doubt the Chicano Movement and direction and it didn’t matter Hispanic Institute in Austin, we “Pues haciendo la vida,” came the Crystal City, Texas. I never felt was an awakening for Latinos whether you were Latino, Anglos, decided to take a road trip to response bigger and more proud to not only be nationwide. It was organic and mostly Black, female, male, veteran, whatever. Washington D.C. The drive was Mexican, but, more important, a involved courageous young people exciting as we zig-zagged through Once at our destination and not having Chicano. In state unafraid of the consequences for their much money to spend, Ed Gutierrez, Northeast Texas into Missouri, the government, involvement. formerly with the Office of Economic Blue Ridge Mountains of Tennesse, the scene Of course back then, the Opportunity, put us up at his I will forever remember going door to and finally Virginia. was La Raza Unida Conference apartment where we slept on the floor door waging voter registration entirely was a meeting, a Stopping to rest for a bit, we went and couches. Later in the week we campaigns and seeing Latinos elected different. inside an old country store for chips were lucky enough to get an community discussion and for the first time. It was all worth the Dolph and soft drinks. There sitting on a appointment to see Leonel. First, not yet a political party. friendships and countless weekends Briscoe small wooden barrel was this giant of however, we had to go through all of traveling to Cotulla, Texas to was the man wearing overalls, a reddish the security checks at the executive Filled with enthusiasm, I became a organize people and encourage young governor complexion and blonde hair, a red office before being allowed in. Dolph Briscoe principal player in taking the La Raza men and women to run for office. In and former La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 Page 11 La Entrevista con Ernesto Nieto mayor of Corpus Christi, Ben Jerry’s deputy director, and Arturo when Clements got elected as the new McDonald was the newly appointed “Tootie” Gil who worked in early governor in 1978, I was among the first executive director of the Texas childhood development. heads to get placed on the chopping Department of Community Affairs. blocks. One morning while on my I accepted the job offer to work as an Almost instantly we became the way to my fourth floor office, this 27 executive assistant, not because I Mexican Mafia of friends who daily year old who had come in with the wanted to be in state government, but ate together, enjoyed drinks after Clements team pulled me into a side it was also an opportunity to rear my work, and did everything in our power office. “Would you mind clearing your children in Austin and not Dallas. to increase grant assistance for Latino desk in the next 20 minutes,” he asked. non-profit groups throughout Texas. The fact that Ben McDonald had “What?” I responded in surprise. “Is From the beginning the resided for years in South Texas and this the way it happens, that quickly.” rivalry among the division also had a 5,000 acre ranch in Largarto, “I’m sorry,” he responded, “But I need directors for power and Texas gave us an advantage when it your office for me.” influence was a never came down to splitting hairs on how From one moment to another, my ending battle. many grants were directed to South Texas and the Valley. But this was career in state government came to a From the beginning the rivalry among never easy for the reasons given earlier. sudden halt. One the way down the the division directors for power and The directors in place already had a elevator to the parking lot I carried only a small cardboard box. In it were collective efforts, their energies, a lot influence was a never ending battle. history of ignoring Latino non-profits, politics. “Estos muchachos de a few personal pictures of my of jabbering back and forth and tons Many of these directors had formerly instead preferring to channel state velisito, son buenos pa nada,” he children, a couple of letters, nothing of imagination. headed smaller Texas agencies that resources to county governments and would say, sometimes referring to them else. Nothing belonged to me, not my were collapsed into one department other pet projects. Through constant as “pajaros nalgones.” He also used desk, the leather office seats, the From the start NHI had troubles by legislation presented by then maneuvering and late night meetings, to say, “Nomas andan haber que paintings on the wall, not even my gaining a foothold on funding. A small Senator Barbara Jordan from our little Mexican Mafia group gained sacan de otros.” grant from the Department of Houston. Though thrown together by influence in the agency. private parking space. Those were the Education funded only two of the policy, many of these individuals thoughts that kept burning in my head. Mom was different. She respect their original five who started the preferred to operate as independent We went from only a few Latinos I swore to never again allow anyone work and would often tell Dad “Tu organization. Eventually funds ran out entities, coordinating with the working at TDCA to nearly 100 within to have that kind of say in my life and haz tu trabajo y deja a ellos que hagan and one by one they left. They had executive office more out of courtesy a short four year period. Grant in my future, a lesson that remains su obra. Siempre ha lugar para bills to pay and families to support. I than anything else. assistance to Latino populated areas close to my heart and mind 37 years todos.” also increased. Making these things later. was the crazy one who stuck around, Of course my allies were also close happen was never easy and required National Hispanic As my parents got older and I started but truth be known, several friends came to my aid, knowing that a few friends which included Rudy Flores, outright confrontations. Ben was Institute to seriously think about an institute Special Assistant to the Governor. nearly always supportive, primarily for Latinos, the experience my parents dollars here and a few there can make Santos c/s: The National Hispanic because my office and his were right had accumulated over the years begin a world of difference. Institute was started in 1979. Where Santos c/s: Was this the Rudy Flores next door to each other and we were to make sense. My parents had come did you get the idea for this endeavor? Conrado Cruz from Laredo would from Uvalde, Texas? in constant communication. If we from the old settlement movement of give me short consultant contracts as needed intervention from the years past where people’s Ernesto Nieto: Yes. That is the same Ernesto Nieto: No doubt that El did Robert Aguilar as executive Governor’s Office, Rudy always involvement invariably came from one. Moviemento had an indelible impact director of a community action agency made certain to use his influence in having a collective vision of what they on my psyche and thinking. But it in Corpus Christi. Sam Moreno favor of Latinos. wished to accomplish and then Santos c/s: Ok, Please continue. was the work of my parents in also pitched in a dollar or two, never Houston that provided me with the dedicating the human energy and will More important, our loyalty to one much, only to help me along the way. Ernesto Nieto: There was Rudy foundation and lessons that continue to accomplish it. In the era of my another was rather strong and Phil Garza out of Houston hired me Davila who had been around state to guide me today. My parents came parents, there were no federal or state unchanging. We had been friends long as a sales person marketing government for years, Jerry Vasquez from a thinking that made the grant programs, much less private before working for TDCA. I guess who was the state director of drug community responsible for its own giving charities. Everything that a you could say that I was among the abuse prevention, Arturo Moreno, change. Dad, in particular, disliked community did back then to move Continued on the next page chief ring leaders of the group and forward came from their own Page 12 La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 The Ernie Nieto Interview transportation services to freight the program. By this time Gloria was Santos c/s: How did the forward companies. I had no idea almost a full time volunteer, later National Hispanic about this industry except that I would becoming the director of the program. Institute come to be park downtown Houston by 7:00am When August came in 1983, neither located in Maxwell, and spend the rest of the day selling she nor I slept much the night before. Texas? trucking services similar to a door to I spent most of my time imagining the Ernesto Nieto: door vacuum cleaner sales worst, thinking that no one would Sometimes when things representative. Many lessons were come to the program, expecting go wrong, something learned from these NHI early wholesale failure. good always comes out. experiences. One was survival. After That’s what happened a while, it no longer mattered how No longer able to take the stress, we that eventually took many times I was told “No,” I got showed up early at the office to see NHI from Austin to into making my marketing pitch. What who had arrive. No one! My next Maxwell, 26 miles really counted was the yes. step took me to the Austin airport to see if there were any arrivals waiting southeast, between to be transported to Concordia Lockhart and San Nothing would happen Lutheran College, then on 38th St. Marcos, Texas. After unless I could create a spin and IH 35. A large group of students being at Concordia that others would buy. were anxiously waiting for College for three years, we were advised by the administration rnie,” he responded, “this is my transportation to the campus. road leading up to the old house. He “E that the annex offices we were using first day as president of this bank.” In a strange sort of way, the early days declared early. He wanted $365,00 Excited that good things were and had been painted and carpeted on of NHI allowed me to vomit out what for his place and I was willing to play happening, I drove like a mad man to a tiny budget could no longer by use Well maybe I ain’t very smart at I had come to learn as a wage earner. I ball as if I had all the money in the the university in time to see two by NHI. times, but recognizing this no longer expected to get paid at the world to spend. A couple of hours yellow buses loaded with tons of opportunity was as obvious as one end of the month. Saving money and were spent haggling over prices until students. In the end, 183 students Surprised and angered by this sudden could be. A special present had been learning to spend carefully became we settled on $240,000 with $40,000 officially registered and the first turn of event, Gloria and I decided to sent to me special delivery and I was welded in my head. Probably the best down and a 30 year amortized not with statewide convention in the history look around for a new location. I, in not going to let it slip by. An hour lesson was in learning to develop and a 10 year buy out. The next challenge of Texas took place at the Texas State particular, had expressed interest in later, I was driving to our home in give a sales pitch. Nothing would was in finding out where in the hell I Capitol. buying land and building if available. Dallas excited to tell Gloria that we happen unless I could create a spin was going to get the money. However, we also didn’t have any were going to finally buy NHI a home. that others would buy. And I knew down deep in my money. afterwards, it was important to deliver So the following week, I went to a Both Gloria and I wanted heart that after all of these small minority bank off of IH 35 what you promised, and deliver it with One day a real estate friend who lived out of Latino politics years we finally had a looking for a golfing acquaintance who the greatest quality possible or else. in San Marcos invited Gloria and me in Austin. winner that would . . . to look at a place he described as being was now the president of the bank. Getting off the Ground “out there in the boonies.” It took Inside the lobby, I looked around for For me, this was a personal victory. After the program was over and what seemed for ever to get there, but the president until I came across a man Both Gloria and I wanted out of Latino NHI’s first pilot LDZ (Lorenzo de campus was left deserted by a week the moment Gloria laid eyes on the I had known back in Houston since politics in Austin. We wanted a place Zavala) in 1982 showed me that we of unforgettable memories, Gloria 27 acre place and two-story Texas our days in elementary school. to think and imagine. And we wanted potentially had a winning product. found me standing alone by a tree, my Victorian home, she said, “buy it.” Surprised to see him there, I called out to be away from the hustle and bustle The YLC (Young Leaders eyes swollen from crying. The moment Of course, we were broke at the time, his name loud enough for him to hear of an Austin growing and expanding Conference), was still in had been both special and magical. Its having only enough reserves to plan me. “Harvey,” I shouted out, “is that like weeds. From a more symbolic development, and had not fared as well value was incalculable. And I knew the next year. Still I decided to visit you?” The moment he saw me, a smile point of view, the Schawe Mansion in the eyes of our young Austin down deep in my heart that after all with the owner in hopes of whittling broke across his face along with an represented what wealthy people had participants. of these years we finally had a winner down the price and getting an owner- extended hand to shake and a hug that and the poor could never afford. On that would influence the minds and seemed forever. seeing the place, Dad reminded me that t was a different story with the LDZ financed loan. I hearts of young people for years to at places like the mansion, Mexicans when one of the delegates suggested come. A week later, C.W. “Shorty “What are you doing here?” I asked, only entered by the back door and only that we consider going statewide with Grumbles” and I met on the caliche thinking that he lived in Houston. if invited in. La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 Page 13 La Entrevista con Ernesto Nieto

“Not any more, Pop,” I responded. administration of community public are not going anywhere, no matter individuals with the intellectual and Not too long ago, while visiting an “This time we’re the owners, not the policy as county judges, members of what the pundits say. Our mission as strategic know-how to navigate NHI program n Panama, a guest at field workers.” city councils and school boards, district an organization is to ensure that this modern-day social systems that are the program stated that only 29 years court judges, legislators in states like population has access to healthy and complex in their makeup. That’s ago Panama was a country run by a year ago, NHI contracted a San A Texas, Kansas, and New Mexico, as vibrant leadership infrastructure that where the “guts” of NHI’s work is dictator. In my closing remarks to the Antonio architectural firm to lay out well as persons involved in various was depleted from the drain of the centered when we work with high students and families in attendance, I the plans for an eventual national/ administrative roles at the highest 1960s Civil Rights Movement. And potential youth. reminded them that freedom and international community leadership levels of public service, the executive in this case, when we talk about democracy are only an illusion and a center. Our vision is not only to branch of our nation’s government, i.e. leadership, we not only mean That’s why we want them attending mockery when they works only for spread the work, but provide space the White House. representation, but instead having the most prestigious colleges and the few and fail to include those who for other Latino groups to hold people in decision making roles who universities in the land. That’s why are voiceless. conferences and meetings. This has Santos c/s: What makes the work of understand governance, stewardship, we want to also acquire the social skills long been overdue among Latinos, NHI special and especially vital. and policy making. In tomorrow’s and language capacities to cut across To contact the NHI: social spaces to talk and move agendas. world, we’re way past clamoring for different Latino sectors of life. In the www.nhi-net.org Ernesto Nieto: We have a growing More than likely the center will be ethnic representation. The sheer end, we don’t want Latinos with titles. community that will shortly become named the Loma Linda Conference numbers of a growing Latino presence We want to have an ownership 1 in 3 Americans by 2050. Whether Center. in the U.S. will guarantee this mentality and outlook and see we like it or not, this growing outcome. Where we not be as strong themselves as representing value not Santos c/s: Over the years how many population is only going to get bigger is in having enough access to only to Latinos, but society in general. students have gone through your and stay here in the United States. We programs? BELOW: A class of students who attended the National Hispanic Institute program Ernesto Nieto: For years there has been confusion at the National Hispanic Institute. Some have estimated between 90,000 – 100,000. A more realistic number is between 75,000- to 80,000, not counting special conferences conducted by Gloria and me in our work with at-risk and troubled youth The importance behind these numbers is that 98% of of these student enroll in college with 90% graduating in 4 to 5 years.

And different from other Latino students who are mostly enrolled in two-year community colleges, NHI youth attend four-year institutions at 96%, yearly numbering about 200 choices. This is to say that no organization in the nation contributes more to furthering the Latino business and professional sectors than the work of NHI. The same can be said about leadership in the community. Former NHI participants have a clear and distinct record of being heavily involved in the creation and Page 14 La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 En La Comunidad

ABOVE: City Councilman Sabino Renteria, Pete Rivera and Texas State Representative Eddie Rodriguez at Austin City Hall discussing La Loma Trails.

ABOVE: Candidate for Constable, Precinct 4, Manuel Jimenez with supporters at El Gallo Restaurant. BELOW: Some of the attendees to the recent Tejano Democrats Convention in San Antonio, Texas BELOW: Left to right: Tejanos visiting in Washington, D.C Celia Israel, James Aldrete, Crystal Viagran La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 Page 15 En La Comunidad

ABOVE: from left to right: Perla Cavazos, Lulu Flores and Austin City Council woman Delia Garza at an event celebrating women achievements

ABOVE: Members of the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center listen to a presentation at a recent meeting.

C. during the Pope Francis visit: Claudia Salinas, Elma Cantú Aldrete, Jessica Farrar, Page 16 La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 Page 17 2015 Texas Book Festival

The 2015 Texas Book Festival will be held Octo- ber 17 – 18, 2015. The Texas Book Festival Profiles of Some of the Authors Weekend is free and open to the public and takes at this Year’s Festival place in Austin, Texas, at the State Capitol and surrounding grounds. is the founder of the Alfredo Cisneros del Moral and Macondo Founda- tions, which serve creative writers. She One of the largest and most prestigious literary fes- lives in Mexico. tivals in the country, the annual Texas Book Festi- val features 300+ nationally and critically recognized authors, 20+ venues including the State Capitol, 80+ exhibitors, live music, local food trucks, family activities, and countless opportunities to meet au- Joe Cepeda Sarah Cortez thors and fellow book lovers. Born and raised in East Los Angeles, Sarah Cortez is a Council Member Joe Cepeda is the award winning il- of the Texas Institute of Letters, Fel- lustrator of more than twenty books low of the Virginia Center of the The Texas Book Festival is a non-profit organi- for children. His titles include best-sell- Raúl Colón Creative Arts, and Finalist for both ing Mice and Beans written by Pam Texas Poet Laureate and Houston zation. We welcome your contributions to help pro- Raúl Colón was born in Manhattan, Munoz Ryan, Peeny Butter Fudge by Poet Laureate. She has edited seven vide this popular annual event, year-round literary NY to Puerto Rican parents. He stud- Toni Morrison, Lado a Lado Side by award-winning anthologies and pub- ied commercial art in high school while events, literacy programs, and grants to Texas public Side by Monica Brown and Nappy lished two books of poetry and one living in Puerto Rico. After working Hair by Carolivia Herron. memoir. Her writing has appeared in libraries. Donate online at any time. When you give at a university's audiovisual depart- Rattle, The Sun, the Houston ment, he returned to the United States $100 or more, we thank you with a Fast Pass, which Chronicle, and numerous journals and and worked in the graphics department anthologies. allows you and one guest priority seating and sign- at an educational TV center in south ing access for authors in Fast Pass venues. We are Florida where he learned a bit of ev- grateful for your support of literature, libraries and erything from puppetry to animated films to set design. He returned to New literacy in Texas! York and started his freelance illustra- tion career in 1988. He has produced combina, and Waiting for the images for publications such as The Biblioburro. Her first chapter book New York Times, The New Yorker, series, starring Lola Levine, will de- Sandra Cisneros and Time magazine. Eventually, he was but in November with Lola Levine is offered a manuscript to illustrate his Not Mean! from Little Brown, & Co. Sandra Cisneros is the author of two first picture book. Raúl has won widely acclaimed novels, a story col- Eduardo Espina She is also a Professor of English, with awards such as silver and gold medals lection, two books of poetry, and, most a specialty in Chicano/a, Latino/a, Af- from The Society of Illustrators, a recently, Have You Seen Marie? She is Eduardo Espina is one of the most rican-American, Women’s Studies and Pura Belpré Award, a Sidney Taylor the recipient of numerous awards, in- original and influential contemporary cultural studies at Northern Arizona Award, and just this past year his pic- cluding National Endowment for the Latin American poets. He was born in Monica Brown University. She holds a B.A. in En- ture book Draw! was named one of the Arts Fellowships, the Lannan Liter- Montevideo, Uruguay. In 1980, he glish from the University of Califor- Ten Best Illustrated Books for 2014 Monica Brown, Ph.D. is the author ary Award, the American Book Award, was the first Uruguayan writer invited nia, Santa Barbara (1991) an M.A. by The New York Times. Raúl re- of many award-winning books for chil- the Thomas Wolfe Prize, a Texas to participate in the prestigious Inter- in English from Boston College (1994) sides in the Hudson Valley area in dren, including her Maya's Blanket/La Medal of Arts, and a MacArthur Fel- national Writing Program at the and a Ph.D. in English from The Ohio New York with his dear wife. manta de Maya, Marisol McDonald lowship. Her work has been translated University of Iowa. He has lived in State University (1998). Doesn't Match/ Marisol McDonald no into more than 20 languages. Cisneros the United States since then. A writer Page 18 La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 2015 Texas Book Festival with cult status, Espina has published Grande City. He published his first is the author of a bilingual "flip" book for young readers, including the highly a dozen books of essays and poetry book, Creepy Creatures and Other for intermediate readers, Letters from acclaimed YA novel, Yaqui Delgado and was awarded a John Simon Cucuys (Arte Publico Press), in 2004. Heaven / Cartas del cielo (Piñata Wants to Kick Your Ass and the pic- Guggenheim Fellowship. The Milli Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Books, 2014), and a bilingual children's ture book, Tía Isa Wants a Car, for Vanilli Condition is his first book in Mask (Cinco Puntos Press) was re- picture book, Mimi's Parranda / La which she received an Ezra Jack English. He lives and works in Col- leased in Spring 2005 and quickly be- Parranda De Mimi (Piñata Books, Keats New Writer Award. She lives lege Station, Texas. came a hit among children and lucha 2007). She teaches at the University in Richmond, Virginia. libre fans. Lucha Libre won an Honor of Denver and writes for EFE, the lead- Book, Americas Award, and a Starred ing Spanish-language news agency. She Review from Críticas Magazine. His holds a Ph.D. in Spanish from The book Maximilian and the Mystery of University of Texas at Austin and a Mary Guerrero Milligan the Guardian Angel (Cinco Puntos Master of Arts in Comparative Litera- Mary Guerrero Milligan has been Press) was a 2012 Pura Belpré Au- ture from the State University of New the librarian at St. Luke’s Episcopal thor Honor Book. York at Buffalo. School in San Antonio since 1986. Her MLS is from the University of North Texas in Denton. She has worked in university, public, and Pat Mora Carlos Nicolas Flores school libraries. A former chair of the south Texas region of the Texas Li- "Ms. Mora's poems are proudly bilin- A native of El Paso, Carlos Nicolas brary Association, she has been TLA gual, an eloquent answer to purists who Flores is a winner of the Chicano/ member of the month and is a current refuse to see language as something Latino Literary Prize and author of a member of the Texas Bluebonnet that lives and changes," wrote The young adult novel, Our House on Award selection committee. She was New York Times of Pat Mora's po- Hueco (TTUP, 2006). As director of also a member of the Texas State Li- etry collection Agua Santa: Holy Wa- the Teatro Chicano de Laredo and a Javier Auyero Raúl Gonzalez, III brary Task Force on Transforming ter. Her most recent collection is Dizzy former director of the South Texas Javier Auyero is the Joe R. and Texas Libraries for the 21st Cen- in Your Eyes: Poems about Love, writ- Writing Project, he has long been en- Raúl the Third's work is drawing Teresa Lozano Long Professor in tury. She was a co-editor of two ten in the voices of teens. Other collec- gaged in the promotion of new writers much acclaim and was featured in three Latin American Sociology at The ground-breaking anthologies of Latina tions include Adobe Odes, Aunt and writing about the Mexican-Ameri- recent exhibits: The Community Art University of Texas-Austin. He is the literature: "Daughters of the Fifth Sun: Carmen's Book of Practical Saints, can experience. He teaches English at Initiative Artist Project: And Their editor of Invisible in Austin: Life and A Collection of Latina Fiction and Po- Communion, Borders, and Chants. Laredo Community College in Families at the Boston Museum of Labor in an American City, and the au- etry" (Putnam/ Riverhead, 1995) and Laredo, Texas. Fine Arts, Carroll and Sons Art Gal- thor of several books, including Poor "Floricanto Sï! A Collection of Latina Born in El Paso, Texas, she graduated lery, and the Fitchburg Art Museum. People's Politics and Patients of the Poetry" (Penguin, 1998). Other publi- from Texas Western College and has His first solo museum exhibition was State. He received his Ph.D in Sociol- cations have appeared in Pax, Blue received Honorary Doctorates from at the Museum of Art, New Hamp- ogy from the New School for Social Mesa Review, the San Antonio Ex- North Carolina State University and shire. He teaches classes on drawing Research in 1997. press-News, and elsewhere. SUNY Buffalo, and Honorary Mem- and comics for kids at the Museum of bership in the American Library As- Fine Arts, Boston, the Maude Mor- sociation. She was a recipient and gan Visual Arts Center in Cam- judge of a Poetry Fellowship from the bridge, and Young Audiences Mas- National Endowment for the Arts sachusetts. Having grown up in the and a recipient and advisor of the border town of El Paso/Juarez, his Kellogg National Leadership Fel- Xavier Garza artwork recalls the booths from the old lowships. Her newest children's books Born and raised in the Rio Grande Val- Mercado Cuauhtemoc, etchings by are The Remembering Day: El Día de ley, author and luche libre aficionado Jose Guadalupe Posada, and the los Muertos and Water Rolls, Water Xavier Garza is a prolific author, art- ballpoint pen detailed fan art found in Rises/El agua rueda, el agua sube. issues of Lowrider magazine. ist, and storyteller whose work focuses Lydia Gil Meg Medina primarily on his experiences growing Lydia Gil was born in Mayagüez, Meg Medina is the Pura Belpre up in the small border town of Rio Puerto Rico of Cuban parents. 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from Colorado State University with cific Rim Kiriyama Prize, an Ameri- honors in 1970 and received his law can Book Award, the Christopher degree from the University of Colo- Award, and an Edgar Award, among rado in 1973. Manuel lives and works other honors. Born in Tijuana to a in Denver, Colorado. Mexican father and American mother, he lives outside of Chicago and is a distinguished professor of creative writing at the University of Illinois- Chicago.

Tomás Q. Morín Kirstin Valdez Quade Antonio Ruiz-Camacho Tomás Q. Morín’s poetry collection Kirstin Valdez Quade is the author Antonio Ruiz-Camacho (Toluca, A Larger Country was the winner of of Night at the Fiestas, which received Mexico, 1973) is a former Journal- the APR/Honickman Prize and run- a "5 Under 35" award from the Na- ism Knight Fellow at Stanford Uni- ner-up for the PEN/Joyce Osterweil tional Book Foundation. She is the versity, and a Dobie Paisano Fellow Award. He is co-editor with Mari recipient of the Rona Jaffe Founda- Vianney Rodriguez in Fiction from The University of L’Esperance of the anthology Com- tion Writer's Award and the 2013 Texas at Austin and the Texas Insti- ing Close: 40 Essays on Philip Levine Vianney Rodriguez is founder and de- Narrative Prize, and her work has ap- tute of Letters. He received his MFA and translator of The Heights of veloper for the award winning blog peared in The New Yorker, Narra- from the New Writers Project at UT Macchu Picchu by Pablo Neruda. His Sweet Life. Raised by Mexican par- tive, Guernica, The Southern Re- Austin. His work has appeared in The Gwendolyn Zepeda poems have appeared in Slate, ents, Vianney was fortunate enough view, The Best American Short Sto- New York Times, Texas Monthly, Threepenny Review, Boulevard, Po- to be enveloped by both Mexican tra- Gwendolyn Zepeda was born in ries, The O. Henry Prize Stories, Salon, Etiqueta Negra, and else- etry, New England Review, and Nar- ditions as well as the hybrid culture of Houston, Texas in 1971 and attended and elsewhere. She was a Wallace where. His debut short story collec- rative. Tejanos (tenderly known as Tex-Mex). The University of Texas at Austin. Stegner and Truman Capote Fellow tion Barefoot Dogs was published by Her blog, Sweet Life, reflects this iden- Her works have appeared on numer- at Stanford University, where she also Scribner in March of 2015, and will tity of being raised in a kitchen filled ous websites, and she has written and taught as a Jones Lecturer. Beginning be published in Spanish by Penguin with laughter, estorias, love, and the illustrated her award-winning website, in 2016, she will be an assistant pro- Random House in the fall of 2015, wafting aroma of fresh tortillas on a gwendolynzepeda.com, since 1997. fessor at Princeton University. and in Dutch by Lebowski in early comal. Her palate and blog are filled She served as Houston's first Poet 2016. He lives with his family in Aus- with an eccentric array of traditional Laureate from 2013-2015, and her tin, Texas, where he is currently at Mexican, Tex-Mex and Texas dishes. new poetry collection, Monsters, work on a novel. Recognized as Latism 2012 Best Zombies, and Addicts (Arte Público Latina Food Blogger, one of NBC Press), was published in early 2015. Latino Food Blogs We Love and Her works include her debut book of Daniel José Older Mama Latina's 12 Best Latin Food poetry, Falling in Love with Fellow Daniel José Older is the author of Blogs. Vianney has been featured in Prisoners (Arte Público Press, 2013), the ghost noir collection, Salsa The Huffington Post, on Yahoo Level Up / Paso de nivel (Piñata Books, Nocturna, and the adult books in the Shine, Latina magazine, Glamour, 2012), Better with You Here (Grand Bone Street Rumba urban fantasy se- Manuel Ramos Fox News Latino, CNN and recog- Central Publishing, 2012), I Kick the ries. His short stories and essays have nized as one of Woman's Day favorite Ball / Pateo el balón (Piñata Books, appeared in Tor.com, Salon, Manuel Ramos is the recipient of sev- Latina Bloggers. She is the co-author 2011), Lone Star Legend (Grand Cen- eral literary awards and the author of BuzzFeed, the New Haven Review, of Latin Twist: Traditional and Mod- Luis Alberto Urrea tral Publishing, 2010), Sunflowers / PANK, Apex, and Strange Horizons numerous novels, including The Skull ern Cocktails. Girasoles (Piñata Books, 2009), Hous- A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Luis and the anthologies Subversion and of Pancho Villa and Other Stories ton, We Have a Problema (Grand Cen- Alberto Urrea is the best-selling au- Mothership: Tales Of Afrofuturism (2015), Desperado: A Mile High Noir tral Publishing, 2009), Growing Up thor of The Devil's Highway, The And Beyond. Shadowshaper is his first (2013), King of the Chicanos (2010), with Tamales / Los tamales de Ana Hummingbird's Daughter, Into the YA novel. Daniel has been a New Brown-on-Brown: A Luis Montez (Piñata Books, 2008), and To the Last Beautiful North, and Queen of York City paramedic for more than Mystery (2003), and The Ballad of Man I Slept With and All the Jerks America, among others. He has won ten years. Rocky Ruiz (1993: 2004), and is an Just Like Him (Arte Público Press, the Lannan Literary Award, the Pa- Edgar Award finalist. He graduated 2004). Page 20 La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 Nominees

TEXAS TALENT MUSICIANS ASSOCIATION P.O. BOX 761358 SAN ANTONIO, TX 78245 FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 210-320-4200 La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 Page 21 TONY PADILLA - ACTIVIST For Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid An Interview by Tom Herrera • Oppose Privatization of expand these important programs as a part of either Social Security or their platform to protect Seniors. Herrera: Mr. Padilla as Secretary of the Texas Medicare. Alliance for Retired Americans (TARA), what is Herrera: Of the announced presidential your basic message to interested American voters? • Oppose raising the retirement candidates which appear most friendly to the age for either program. needs of the older citizen. Does one party or Padilla: TARA is currently fighting to keep and group seem more committed to our benefits? improve benefits for Seniors. We ask politicians from • Oppose making Medicare a all parties not to dismantle these most important “Voucher Program”. Padilla: Many Republicans want to weaken programs that keep Seniors healthy, functional, these senior programs. To them reform means to financially secure, and out of poverty. Here, I am • Oppose premium hikes and dismantle and fix means weaken. A greater talking about actions to promote, protect and preserve benefit cuts for all Health Care number of Democrats are more sensitive to and Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and an Programs. in favor of preserving these social programs. Affordable Health Care. • Demand that corporations Herrera: Is it not odd that Medicaid funds Our group has been and will continue to fight to fund the Pension Benefit were not granted to Texas since it appears that preserve these social programs. We ask the Guarantee Corporation. The Texans had already paid taxes for these funds community to not believe the propaganda that some PBGC protects the retirement which were accepted by several other states? politicians invent to try to destroy our programs in incomes of 41 million American order to finance their own Congressional budgets on workers in twenty-four Padilla: Medicaid funds are normally granted the backs of Seniors. It is not by accident that thousand private-sector sites. to the states to supplement health care for those Medicare has been here for fifty years and Social These pensions only pay cents in need. Reasons for need may be several. Some Security for 80 years. These benefits are much on the dollar because TONY PADILLA workers are not provided health care by needed, but the attacks on those programs are not companies who abrogate employers. Some are not working because they new. Attempts to repeal these Acts have been frequent paying pensions earned, to become informed about Medicare and the other are sick. Others have exhausted their resources since they became public law. bankrupted to keep from paying these valuable programs? because of catastrophic illnesses of self or family. pensions. Many families need Medicaid for their children. Replacing pensions and Social Security with Padilla: I got my training in the field • 401(k)s is nonsense and it is a farce. Social Security Support Raising or Scrapping the Cap on representing my membership in the Union and Some governors have made it a political issue has a surplus of $2 Trillion. This is enough to cover Social Security so the rich pay their fair the AFL-CIO. I also attended many professional because of President Obama. They do not want benefits for twenty-five years or more. It is fully share of Taxes. retiree classes for organizing Retiree Chapters to supplement The Affordable Care Act. Texas funded by the payroll contributions of American and I learned about the many issues that affect is controlled by Republicans and officials are • Stop the drive to dismantle Social workers. Social Security does not contribute in any Seniors. These include Medicare, Social being willfully determined to reject Medicaid Security. way to this nation’s deficit. And now more than ever, Security, Medicaid, and the general health care federal funds. They are being spiteful even if it these benefits are critical to 50 Million Americans • Improve the Cost-of-Living-Allowance for all Seniors including education in hurts many medically needy Texans. who rely on them. (COLA). communications and geriatric programs. I served as Vice President of the LCLAA which is the Anthony (Tony) Padilla graduated from Herrera: Please explain how Medicare is important • Change the CPI (Consumer Price Index) Hispanic arm of the AFL-CIO. I am concerned Southwest Texas State University with a B.A. to most of us and how it became a program. in Management and a Minor in Political Science to reflect a fair COLA calculation for Seniors. about the Hispanic Seniors who may be less in 1983. He also graduated from San Antonio, Padilla: Fifty years ago, President Lyndon informed regarding this programs. • Oppose “Block Grants” for Medicaid and Community College with an Applied Science Johnson signed Medicare into law and later Degree in Business Management in 1973. He was ask Texas state officials to accept Federal Herrera: Are we in danger of losing all or part Medicaid was added. This granted access to health Legislative and Political Director for the Medicaid funds so Texas can receive funds of Medicare? care for hundreds of millions of Americans. Transportation Communications Union (the to supplement health care costs for which old Brotherhood Railway and Airline Clerks we were already taxed. Padilla: Although the benefits of these programs Herrera: Can you give me a summarized version of Union) and lobbied the Texas Legislature from can not be denied, not all of our politicians feel what your group is advocating? 1975 to 1989. He served as TCU National Herrera: What training or experiences the same way. There are over twenty announced Legislative and Political Director and retired in have you had that gave you the opportunity Padilla: The Issues are: presidential candidates for 2016. We have to 2009 after 20 years in D.C. He retired with a total ask them to commit to continue to improve and 40 years of Service with the TCU. Page 22 La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 Aviso de Reunión Pública

El Departamento de Transporte de Texas (TxDOT), Distrito de Houston, llevará a cabo reuniones públicas relacionadas a los cambios al acceso de la carretera SH 6 desde 1,200 pies al oeste de la FM 521 hasta la frontera del Condado de Galveston en los condados de Fort Bend y Brazoria, Texas. Las reuniones presentarán la misma información y se llevarán a cabo: el martes, 10 de noviembre del 2015, en la cafetería de la escuela Fairview Junior High, 2600 County Road 190, Alvin, Texas 77511 y el jueves 12 de noviembre del 2015, en la cafetería de la escuela Rodeo Palms Junior High, 37 Palm Desert Drive, Manvel, Texas 77578. La reunión se conducirá en un formato de foro informativo de 5:30 p.m. a 7:30 p.m. No habrá una presentación formal.

El propósito de la reunión pública es de presentar el proyecto propuesto al público y recibir comentarios. Se propone construir una mediana elevada en el centro de la carretera reemplazando la mediana nivelada, y optimizando las intersecciones de la FM 1128 (Masters Road), Brazos/2nd Street, Business 35 (Gordon Street), y la SH 35 circunvalación. Modificaciones en estas intersecciones se realizarán para construir carriles de virajes adicionales y cambios a los semáforos donde sean necesarios. El proyecto propuesto requiere aproximadamente 0.56 acres de derecho-de-vía adicional y causará el desplazamiento de un negocio. El propósito del proyecto es; aumentar la seguridad de automovilistas y mejorar las operaciones de tráfico en esas intersecciones.

Mapas que muestran la ubicación y diseño del proyecto propuesto estarán disponibles en la Reunión Pública. Esta información también estará disponible al público por cita, de lunes a viernes entre 8:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m., con la excepción de días festivos estatales, en la Oficina del Distrito de TxDOT Houston, localizada en el 7600 Washington Avenue, Houston, Texas 77007. Para una cita favor de comunicarse con el Sr. Mohammed Zubair del Houston District al teléfono (713) 802-5616. Mapas y diseños también estarán disponibles en la oficina de TxDOT del Condado de Brazoria localizado en el 10333 E. Orange, Angelton, TX 77515. Información sobre el proyecto estará disponible en el sitio de web de TxDOT: http://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/get-involved/about/hearings- meetings.html.

Todos los ciudadanos interesados son invitados a asistir a esta reunión pública. Comentarios escritos del público pueden ser entregados durante la reunión. Los comentarios también pueden ser entregados en persona o por correo a: Director of Project Development, P.O. Box 1386, Houston, Texas 77251. También pueden ser entregados usando el sitio de web, o enviados por correo electrónico a HOU- [email protected] antes de la fecha límite. Comentarios deberán ser matasellados por correo antes del 26 de noviembre del 2015 para ser incluidos en el resumen de la Reunión Pública.

La Reunión Pública será en Inglés. Las personas interesadas en asistir a la reunión que necesitan ayuda comunicándose, asistencia especial, o que necesiten un intérprete, favor de comunicarse con las Oficinas de Relaciones Públicas de TxDOT al teléfono (713) 802-5076. Las solicitudes deberán hacerse por lo menos dos días antes de la Reunión Pública. TxDOT hará un esfuerzo razonable para acomodar sus necesidades.

La revisión ambiental, consultas y otras acciones requeridas por las leyes ambientales federales aplicables para este proyecto están siendo o han sido, llevado a cabo por TxDOT – en virtud de 23 U.S.C. 327 y un Memorando de Entendimiento fechado el 16 de diciembre del 2014, y ejecutado por la FHWA y TxDOT. La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 Page 23

parte de un grupo o asociación el SOLICITUD Y DECISIÓN Comisión de Calidad Ambiental pedido para una audiencia PRELIMINAR. SouthStar Vintage administrativa de lo contencioso, Robles, LLC, 1114 Lost Creek Boulevard, del Estado de Texas debe identificar el nombre y la Suite 270, Austin, Texas 78746, ha dirección de una persona que solicitado a la Comisión de Texas de representa al grupo para recibir Calidad Ambiental del Estado de Texas correspondencia en el futuro; debe (CEQ) para un permiso nuevo Nº identificar un miembro del grupo WQ0015320001, para autorizar la que sería afectado adversamente disposición de aguas residuales por la planta o la actividad domésticas tratadas a un flujo promedio propuesta; debe proveer la diario no debe exceder de 130.000 información ya indicada galones por día por riego superficie de anteriormente con respecto a la 40 hectáreas de acceso público áreas ubicación del miembro afectado y la abiertas con senderos. Este permiso no distancia de la planta o actividad autorizará una descarga de AVISO COMBIANDO DE RECIBO DE APLICACIÓN propuesta; debe explicar como y contaminantes en el agua en el estado. Y LA INTENCIÓN DE OBTENER UN PERMISO DE CALIDAD DE porqué el miembro sería afectado y TCEQ recibió esta solicitud en 03 de como los intereses que el grupo desea diciembre de 2014. AGUA Y AVISO DE APLICACIÓN Y DECISIÓN PRELIMINAR proteger son pertinentes al PARA UN PERMISO DE CALIDAD DE AGUA Y TIERRA El solicitante está publicando este propósito del grupo. aviso combinado en español para PARA AGUAS RESIDUALES MUNICIPALES NUEVO Después del cierre de los períodos para cumplir con los requisitos de aviso los pedidos y comentarios, el Director de idioma alternativo en el código PERMISO NO. WQ0015320001 Ejecutivo enviará la solicitud y los administrativo de Texas 30 TAC) § pedidos para reconsideración o por una 39.405 h). pública y no es parte de la solicitud o comentarios y la decisión del audiencia administrativa de lo aviso. Para la ubicación exacta, consulte Director Ejecutivo sobre la solicitud contenciosos a los Comisionados de la El lugar de instalación y disposición de la aplicación. http:// serán enviados por correo a todos los TCEQ para su consideración en una tratamiento de aguas residuales, se www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/ que presentaron un comentario reunión programada de la Comisión. ubicará en Vintage Oaks en la Vineyard, hb610 index.html?lat=29.77114& público y a las personas que están 0.2 milla al este de la intersección de lng=- 98.2618&zoom=13&type=r en la lista para recibir avisos sobre camino de Vintage y 46 de la carretera esta solicitud. Si se reciben La Comisión otorgará solamente un del estado, parcialmente dentro de la COMENTARIO PUBLICO / REUNION comentarios, el aviso también audiencia administrativa de lo jurisdicción extraterritorial de la ciudad PUBLICA. Usted puede presentar proveerá instrucciones para pedir contencioso sobre los hechos reales de nueva Braunfelss, en el Condado de comentarios públicos o pedir una una reconsideración de la decisión disputados del caso que son pertinentes Comal 78132. Se ubicará el sitio de reunión pública sobre esta del Director Ejecutivo y para pedir y esenciales para la decisión de la instalación y disposición de tratamiento solicitud. El propósito de una reunión una audiencia administrativa de lo Comisión sobre la solicitud. Además, la de aguas residuales en la cuenca pública es dar la oportunidad de contencioso. Una audiencia Comisión sólo otorgará una audiencia hidrográfica del Dry Comal Creek en presentar comentarios o hacer administrativa de lo contencioso es un administrativa de lo contencioso sobre segmento no. 1811 de la cuenca del Río preguntas acerca de la solicitud. La procedimiento legal similar a un los asuntos que fueron presentados antes Guadalupe. TCEQ realiza una reunión pública si el procedimiento legal civil en un tribunal del plazo de vencimiento y que no fueron Director Ejecutivo determina que hay de distrito del estado. retirados posteriormente. El Director Ejecutivo de TCEQ ha un grado de interés público suficiente en completado la revisión técnica de la PARA PEDIR UNA AUDIENCIA la solicitud o si un legislador local lo pide. ACCION DEL DIRECTOR aplicación y ha preparado un borrador Una reunión pública no es una ADMINISTRATIVA DE LO EJECUTIVO. El Director Ejecutivo de permiso. El permiso de proyecto, de audiencia administrativa de lo CONTENCIOSO, USTED DEBE podrá emitir aprobación final de la aprobarse, establecería las condiciones INCLUIR EN SU PEDIDO LOS contencioso. aplicación a menos que impugnó una bajo las cuales debe operar la instalación. SIGUIENTES DATOS: su nombre; oportuna petición de audiencia de caso o El Director Ejecutivo ha tomado una OPORTUNIDAD DE UNA dirección; teléfono; nombre del solicitud de reconsideración se presentó. decisión preliminar que este permiso, si, AUDIENCIA ADMINISTRATIVA DE solicitante y número del permiso; Si es presentada una audiencia oportuna cumple todos los requisitos legales y LO CONTENCIOSO. Después del plazo la ubicación y la distancia de su petición o solicitud de reconsideración, reglamentarios. La solicitud de permiso, para presentar comentarios públicos, el propiedad/actividad con respecto a el Director Ejecutivo no emita la la decisión preliminar de el Director Director Ejecutivo considerará todos los la instalación; una descripción aprobación final del permiso y remitirá Ejecutivo y el permiso de el proyecto comentarios apropiados y preparará una específica de la forma cómo usted la solicitud y la petición a los comisarios están disponibles para ver y copiar en la respuesta a todo los comentarios públicos sería afectado adversamente por el de la TCEQ para su consideración en una biblioteca pública de New Braunfels, esenciales, pertinentes, o significativos. sitio de una manera no común al reunión programada de la Comisión. 700 Common Street, New Braunfels, A menos que la solicitud haya sido público en general; y la declaración Texas. Este enlace a un mapa electrónico referida directamente a una “[Yo/nosotros] solicito/solicitamos de la página o instalaciones ubicación audiencia administrativa de lo un/a audiencia administrativa de CONTINÚA EN LA PÁGINA SIGUIENTE general se proporciona como una cortesía contencioso, la respuesta a los lo contencioso”. Si presenta por Page 24 La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 Comisión de Calidad Ambiental del Estado de Texas Preguntas y Respuestas

LISTA DE CORREO. Si somete comentarios públicos, un pedido para una audiencia administrativa de lo contencioso o una reconsideración de la decisión del Seguro Social del Director Ejecutivo, la Oficina del Secretario Principal enviará por correo los avisos públicos en relación con la solicitud. Ademas, puede pedir que la TCEQ ponga su nombre en una or mas de las listas correos siguientes (1) la lista de correo permanente para recibir los avisos de el solicitante indicado por nombre y número del permiso específico y/o (2) la lista de correo de todas las solicitudes en un condado especifico. Si desea que se agrega su nombre en una de las listas designe cual lista(s) y envia por correo su pedido a la Oficina del Secretario Principal de la TCEQ en la dirreción abajo.

Todos los comentarios escritos del público y convocatoria de reunión Pregunta: ¿Cómo puedo apelar la decisión tomada en mi solicitud de beneficios de pública deben ser presentadas a la Oficina del Secretario Principal, Seguro Social por incapacidad? MC 105, TCEQ, PO Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087 o por vía electrónica www.tceq.texas.gov/about/comments.html plazo de 30 Respuesta: Cuando toda decisión que tomamos relacionada con su solicitud, le enviamos días desde la fecha de publicación del periódico de este aviso. una carta explicando nuestra decisión. Si no está de acuerdo con nuestra decisión, CONTACTOS E INFORMACIÓN DE LA TCEQ. Si necesita más información puede solicitar que revisemos su caso nuevamente o puede apelar la decisión. Su en Español sobre esta solicitud para un permiso o el proceso del permiso, por apelación debe de hacerse dentro de 60 días de la fecha en que recibe nuestra decisión. favor llame a El Programa de Educación Pública de la TCEQ, sin cobro, al 1- Usted puede: utilizar, por Internet, nuestro procedimiento de apelación y proveernos la 800-687-4040. La información general sobre la TCEQ puede ser encontrada en nuestro sitio de la red: www.tceq.state.tx.us. documentación requerida electrónicamente, aunque resida afuera de los Estado Unidos; o visitar personalmente su oficina local del Seguro Social. Para informarse mejor, También se puede obtener información adicional de SouthStar at Vintage Oaks, LLC a la dirección indicada arriba o llamando a Ms. Jamie Miller, P.E. llámenos al 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), de lunes a viernes desde las 7 a.m. Intergrated Water Services, 303-993-3713 hasta 7 p.m. Infórmese mejor sobre los programas de beneficios de Seguro Social por incapacidad visitando nuestra página de Internet al www.segurosocial.gov. Fecha de emisión 23 de Septiembre, 2015

Pregunta: ¿Cómo puedo revisar el estado de mi solicitud para recibir los beneficios de Seguro Social por jubilación?

Respuesta: Si ha solicitado los beneficios de Seguro Social por jubilación o por incapacidad a través de la Internet, puede revisar el estado de su solicitud en www.segurosocial.gov seleccione la pestaña que lee, “Beneficios”, luego bajo la sección titulada, “Solicite” haga un clic en el enlace que lee, “Revise el estado de su solicitud”. Tendrá que ingresar su número de Seguro Social y el código de confirmación que recibió cuando llenó la solicitud por Internet. El estado de su solicitud mostrará; la fecha que recibimos su solicitud; cualquier solicitud de documentación adicional; la dirección de la oficina que está procesando su solicitud; y si se ha tomado una decisión.

Oscar Garcia trabaja por la Administración de Seguridad Social como el especialista de actividades públicos. Usted le puede dirigir sus preguntas a él en: SSA, 411 Richland Hills Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78245. También lo puede mandar un correo electrónico en: [email protected]. La Voz Newspapers - October, 2015 Page 25 HomeTownBanco HomeTown Bank Names Nombra a DianaDiana RamosRamos a to Puesto Alvin en Post Alvin La Vice Presidenta de HomeTown Bank, Diana Ramos, esHomeTown la nueva Directora Bank Vicede préstamos President en Diana la oficina del bancoRamos en isAlvin. the new Comenzó Loan Officersu carrera at en the HomeTown bank’s Alvin office. She began her career at Bank como cajera en el 2001, se trasladó a el HomeTown Bank as a teller in 2001, moved departamentoto the Loan deDepartment prestamos enin el2004, 2004, was fue named nombrada AsistenteAssistant Vice de Vice President Presidente in 2009 enand el then 2009 y posteriormentewas promoted ascendida to Vice aPresident Vice Presidente in 2013. en el 2013. Una estudiante de honores y recipiente de una beca An honors student and Rudy Tomjanovic deScholarship Rudy Tomjanovic recipient en at Galveston Galveston College, College, Ramos recibioRamos su earned asociado an associatedel Colegio degree de Galvestonat Galveston en el 2013College y su in licenciatura 2013 and ade bachelor’s la Universidad degree fromde Texas A&MTexas en A&M el año University 2015. at Galveston in 2015. Diana Ramos Se Habla Español.

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October 8th, 2015 - Hispanic Heritage Month Tejano Culture at UT Austin. See facing page hay poder for details. No one can ever argue in the name Nadie puede averiguar en el nombre de October 8th, 2015 - Edúcate y Mejora to Futuro at the Recreation Center in Clute, Texas of education, that it is better to know la educación que es mejor saber menos from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. This event is presented by the Brazoria County Hispanic Chamber less than it is to know more. Being que saber más. Siendo bilingüe o of Commerce. For more information please call: 979-233-2223 bilingual or trilingual or multilingual trilingüe es parte de ser educado en el is about being educated in the 21st siglo 21. Esperamos traer cada mes a October 9th, 2015 - Little Joe y La Familia at El Camino Real Hotel in El Paso, Texas century. We look forward to bring- nuestros lectores de La Voz una lista ing our readers various word lists in de palabras en español con sus October 10th, 2015 - Raza Round Table meeting at Resistencia Book Store 4926 East Cesar each issue of La Voz. equivalentes en inglés. Chavez Street. Event starts at 10:00am

October 12th, 2015 - 30th Annual Dia de la Raza Celebration at the Emma S. Barrientos Orale Hey, Mexican American Cultural Arts Center 600 River Street in Austin, Texas Simon Yes October 13th, 2015 - A conversation with Maria Rios, a Forbes Top Latina Business Leader and featured on CNBC's Blue Collar Millionaires. This event is co-sponsored with the Nel No McCombs School of Business. Location: UTC 4 110 at The University of Texas at Austin. Event starts at 4:00pm Chale No

October 19th, 2015 - The Civil Rights Movement/Latino Americans “Peril & Promises” File Really cool and Discussion at the Ozuna Library on the campus of Palo Alto College in San Antonio, De aquellas Texas. Event starts at 2:00pm Ranfla Automobile October 22nd, 2015 - AVANCE Fundraising event at the Four Seasons Hotel 98 San Jacinto Street in Austin, Texas. This is the 8th Annual event. El Canton del Greyhound Bus Station Perro Flaco October 23rd, 2015 - Little Joe y La Familia at the El Paso County Coliseum with War and Los Lonely Boys Aguila Watch out!

October 17th, 2015 - Raza Round Table meeting at Resistencia Book Store 4926 East Cesar Alalva Watch out! Chavez Street. Event starts at 10:00am

October 24th, 2015 - 35th Annual Tejano Music Awards in San Antonio, Texas at the Tobin Trucha Be careful Center for the Performing Arts. This event is presented by the Texas Talent Musicians Association. For more information call: 210-223-8624 Carucha Car

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