La Voz Johnny Degollado Inducted Free into Tejano Conjunto Hall Gratis of Fame - See Page 7 Volume 9 Number 6 A Bi-cultural Publication June, 2014 Page 2 La Voz Newspapers - June, 2014 People in the News Lala Garza Making Louis Reyes III - More Appearances Incoming President Sofia Bruni Julian Castro Accepts Mayor Leffingwell Around Austin of MASBA Graduates from President Obama Proclaims Chencho UTSA in Arch. Flores Day in Austin Adeliada “Lala” Garza, from San Louis Reyes, III, President of the Appointment Marcos, Texas, is being seen more of- Seguin Independent School District ten at places where the accordion is Julian Castro, the Mayor of San An- Sofia Bruni graduated from the Uni- Mayor Lee Leffingwell will proclaim Board of Trustees is the incoming being squeezed. La tia de Susan Torres tonio, Texas has accepted President versity of Texas at San Antonio with June 26, 2014 as Chencho Flores Day president of the Mexican American participated recently in the 33rd An- Obama’s nomination to be the next a degree in Architecture. Bruni, a 2010 in Austin, TX. The city of Austin is School Board Association. nual Tejano Conjunto Festival in Secretary of the Department of graduate of the LASA at Lyndon blessed with many creative musicians San Antonio, Texas and also played Housing and Urban Development. Baines Johnson High School cam- whose talent extends to virtually ev- r. Reyes, has served on the board in M pus was a participant in the Austin ery genre, the music scene thrives be- at an event a couple of months ago at Seguin for more than twenty years and the Austin Public Library. Congressman Rubén Hinojosa Voices for Education and Youth cause Austin audiences support good is active in many community activities stated, "San Antonio Mayor Julián Stand Up Club. music produced by legends, our local in Seguin. He is also an Allstate In- Back in the 1960s, Lala Garza’s fam- Castro is an excellent choice by Presi- favorites and newcomers alike.This surance Broker in Seguin. ily had a band called Los Hermanos dent Obama to serve as the next Secre- During her undergraduate studies at event is free and open to the public. Garza. Lala played the accordion at a tary of the Department of Housing and UTSA, Bruni got to spend time study- The Mexican-American School time when it was very rare for a woman Urban Development. We are confi- ing in Italy. Congratulation to Sofia. Board Members Association to wield the instrument. People would dent that he will be a strong voice for (MASBA) is committed to help school come from far away to see the girls fair and affordable housing, urban de- board members come together to find who playing much to their astonish- velopment, and America's families. As solutions, discuss legislature and cur- ment, conjunto music. a fellow Texan, it gives me great pride rent affairs as it relates to education to see this exceptional Latino leader and the Mexican-American culture. In an interview for Latino USA in serve our country on a national level. 2013, Lala Garza shared the story of We congratulate Mayor Castro and his MASBA is recognized by the TEA in how the band was two weeks away family, and we urge the Senate to act which attendees earn their CEU Cred- from going into the studio to recrod swiftly on his nomination.” Baldemar Rodriguez its during attendance. Additionally, their first album when she decided to MASBA is a proactive organization Premiers New Film elope. Her parents were of course furi- Castro and his twin brother, Con- introducing policy and programs on a in Corpus Christi ous with the secret marriage and the gressman Joaquin Castro are the Teatro Vivo Receives state level which ultimately may af- band ended up collapsing. sons of Roise Castro, a long-time ac- fect your district and many other dis- Grant From Baylor After years in the making, movie maker tivist in the Chicano Movement. tricts throughout Texas. University Baldemar Rodriguez premiered his For more than 30 years, Lala left the They were born on the 16th of Sep- film, In Search of the American Dream, Teatro VIVO, headed up by Rupert accordion behind until it was passed tember in 1874. After attending Tho- in Corpus Christi, Texas. on to Susan Torres, Lala’s niece. Su- mas Jefferson High School in San and Jo Ann Reyes, received a grant from Baylor University to fund an oral san, who is active in the Austin music Antonio, they both attended Stanford Check out Baldemar Rodriguez’s histories project entitled: Conversa- scene, has maanged to convince her aunt University where they earned facebook page for local times and ap- tions to Create Unity. Oral histories of that there are people who want to see bachelor’s degrees and then went on to pearances in your area. and hear music once again. graduate from Harvard Law School. Austin, Texas at the Susanna Dickinson and Joseph Hannig Museum. PRODUCTION La Voz Newspapers - June, 2014 Page 3 PRODUCTION Editor & Publisher EditorAlfredo & PublisherSantos c/s Alfredo Santos c/s Pensamientos EDITORIAL Managing Editors At a recent meeting of the Raza Round Table In a report on the changing demographics in Texas, AssociateYleana SantosEditors meeting in Austin, Texas, Manny Garcia, Di- this report and titled appeared: RogelioKaitlyn “Smiley Theiss Rojas Molly Santos rector of Communication for the Texas Bad for Texas and Other States Like It Graphics Democratic Party shared a shocking statistic. MarketingJuan Gallo He stated that in the 2010 Texas General The growing population of Hispanic voters does Dolores Diaz Miller not bode well for states such as Texas. Steve Distribution Election for Governor, the vote difference be- Rosemary Zuniga Murdock, a demographer for Rice University, RickEl TeamLuna tween Govorner Rick Perry and his chal- lenger, Bill White, the former Mayor of Hous- recently predicted that "it's over" for Anglos in ton, was 631,086 votes. Texas because Hispanics will eventually take over ContributingContributing Writers Writers the state. Problem is, Texas will collapse Alfredo R. Santos c/s Christina S. Morales Wayne CANDIDATE PARTY VOTE PERCENT economically, and, if voting patterns con- Editor and Publisher Ricardo Zavala Hector Tijerina tinue, it may well collapse politically. DistributionMarisa Cano Rick Perry(I) REP 2,737,481 54.97% As Murdock told the Houston On the Cover Roberto Ojeda Bill White DEM 2,106,395 42.29% Tom Herrera Chronicle, the Hispanic population in Rick Luna Texas will continue increasing for the foresee- In this same General Election, it was estimated able future. Murdock observed that the white PUBLISHER’S that there were 13,269,233 registered voters. population is "old and aging," while the other is La STATEMENTVoz de Austin is a monthly "young and minority." "Between 2000 and 2040," publication. The editorial and But only 38% bothered to turn out to vote. Out the newspaper reported, "the state's public school business address is P.O. Box of these same 12 million plus registered voters La Voz is a monthly publi- enrollment will see a 15 percent decline in Anglo 19457 Austin, Texas 78760. in Texas, it was estimated that 3.4 million were cation covering Bexar, children while Hispanic children will make up a The telephone number is (512) Hispanics. Caldwell, Comal, 213 percent increase, he said." Guadalupe,944-4123. The Hays use, and reproduc- Travis Counties.tion or distribution The editorial of anyand or Now here is where the math becomes inter- Harris County alone, the paper indicated, will businesspart of this address publication is P.O. is esting: 631,086 vs. the number of Hispanics who add 2.5 million Hispanics but lose 516,000 "Anglos." Boxstrongly 19457 encouraged. Austin, Texas But do did not vote in the General Election. Basta y And within 30 years, just 20 percent of school chil- 78760.call and The let ustelephone know what num- you sobra! Working on the assumption that Hispan- berare isusing. (512) Letters 944-4123. to the The editor ics as a group in Hispanic, benefit for more from dren in Texas will be white. Murdock's worry is are most welcome. use, reproduction or distri- the Democratic Party than the Republican that Hispanics are far less educated and make bution of any or part of this Party, the state of Texas could turn “blue” if much less money than whites, which will dramati- Johnny Degollado holds up publication is strongly en- the Garcias, Hernandezs, Perezs and all the cally affect the economic future of the state. The the plaque showing his induc- couraged. But do call and rest would turn out to vote. ¿Que pasa? corollary observation, even without Pew's data, is tion in the Tejano Conjunto let us know what you are that more Hispanic voters will also Hall of Fame at the 2014 using. Letters to the editor change the state politically. Tejano Conjunto Festival are most welcome. that took place in San Anto- Pew's latest numbers on the Hispanic nio, Texas. Por cualquier vote merely confirm what demographer pregunta, Murdock's numbers show. As CNN columnist Ruben Navarette wrote in llamanos: March, "The United States is becoming (512) 944-4123 an Hispanic country. And it's happening much faster than anyone expected." Page 4 La Voz Newspapers - June, 2014 Things that go left unsaid by Yleana Elyse Santos As the dry Texas heat continues to rise, and the month of June quickly approaches, I am reminded that Father’s Day too is nearly here. In my search to find an “inspirational” Father’s Day story for 2014 to include in this issue, I was struck by the thought that I have never actually put my thoughts NEED EXTRA and feelings about my relationship with my own father into words.