No it’s not Spanish for soup. The Stop Online Piracy Act proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives would allow the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as copyright holders, to seek court orders against websites accused of enabling or facilitating copyright infringement. Depending on who makes the request, …

Frank Sharry, director of advocacy group America’s Voice, made the following controversial statement: “He’s as close as the Latino community has to a Martin Luther King figure.”

  The Rockets skipped past the Portland Trail Blazers in overtime with a 107-105 victory Saturday night. This was the second consecutive victory and the first back-to-back sweep of the season. “It was a dirty, ugly game. We just found a way to win,” Rockets head coach Kevin McHale said. …

Puerto Ricans have spoken out on Twitter, Facebook and street protests about ABC’s sitcom Work It. They say the tv show, which debuted in the beginning of January, stereotypes and portrays the Puerto Rican community negatively. A grassroots campaign grew out of anger after one of the characters of the show, “Work It”, said during a pilot episode: “I’m Puerto Rican. I would be great at selling drugs.” Some Puerto Ricans did not find the line very funny.

Luis Scola habla sobre la derrota sufrida en casa ante el Oklahoma City Thunder, ademas de tambien brindar su opinion sobre el mexicano, y recien llegado a la NBA, Gustavo Ayon de los New Orleans Hornets.

  Líderes comunitarios se reunieron este martes en la universidad Rice para promover la importancia de implementar cambios en la política inmigrante de Texas. La conferencia fue coordinada por el Comité Americano de Judíos, AJC, por sus siglas en inglés, y el Instituto de Investigaciones Urbanas Kinder de Rice.  Un …

  En una ciudad densamente poblada por hispanos quienes traen a este país platillos tradicionales como las pupusas de El Salvador o el pastel de tres leches de Nicaragua, cuyos ingredientes no están siempre disponibles en un supermercado regular, la demanda por un lugar que ofrezca una carnicería, panadería y …

  The College Board recently released statistics that indicate that minorities are taking the SAT test at an unprecedented rate. Since 2006, the overall number of students taking the SAT test has grown by 21.6 percent.  More notably, however, are the statistics for specific minority groups: Hispanics have seen the …

  The American Jewish Committee and the Kinder Institute at Rice University hosted an immigration summit at Rice on Tuesday, to address the cost savings of implementing immigration reform in Texas. The AJC’s Bridging America Project provides communities with programs and public education to achieve local support for immigration reform. The summit was led by a panel of …

Case Keenum ended his record-breaking college career in dramatic fashion throwing for 532 yards and three touchdowns, as the No. 19 Houston Cougars beat the No. 22 Penn State Nittany Lions 30-14 in the TicketCity Bowl. The Cougars closed their season in front of 46,817 fans in attendance at the …