Latinos are the fastest-growing group of American evangelicals.

In a stretch of what once was Pennsylvania steel country, Democrats and Republicans are looking to test their strength with Latino voters.

Over the last few years, various terms have emerged to describe those in the U.S. with roots in Latin America and Spain.

Huge celebrations across the U.S. are expected to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, an annual tradition that showcases the awe-inspiring diversity and culture of Hispanic people.

Diboll’s growing Hispanic population has inspired a new economy of party planners and DJs to produce quinceañeras. City leaders are taking notice.

Border counties in Texas have some of the highest Alzheimer’s diagnosis rates in the nation, with rates ranging from 13% to 18% of people aged 65 and over.

A new report says progress against childhood cancers has stalled in recent years for Black and Hispanic youth.

More than 8 in 10 people charged by state troopers since they began helping Austin police have been people of color. In Southeast Austin, a neighborhood president calls it “outright racial profiling.”

The 150 districts didn’t change, but the vote ensured the House met its constitutional requirement to approve new maps in the first regular session following formal publication of the 2020 census results.

The U.S. Census Bureau says 43% of Hispanics either didn’t respond to the question asking them to select their race or selected the “some other race” box on the 2020 census form.

The turnout machine that left-leaning Latino activists have built since Arizona enacted a tough crackdown on immigrants will be put to the test in Tuesday's election.

Cross-cultural coalitions have ruled Los Angeles politics for decades, helping elect both Black and Latino politicians to top leadership roles in the huge racially and ethnically diverse city.

On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Alexa and James about Hispanics becoming the largest ethnic demographic in Texas and what that means for the state’s politics.

On Sept. 30, 1822, a man by the name of Joseph Hernandez was elected to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.

In a Texas Tribune event Tuesday, university leaders discussed why Hispanic students finish higher education programs at a lower rate than the state average but have better performance in the Rio Grande Valley and El Paso.

Two civil rights groups have expanded their request for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into Operation Lone Star, citing evidence of risky pursuits and more frequent traffic stops of Hispanic drivers.

Kids ages 6 months to 4 years became eligible for the vaccine last month. Experts say a number of factors could be hampering parents from getting their kids vaccinated.

A U.S. Census Bureau director couldn’t be fired without cause and new questions to a census form would have to be vetted by Congress under proposed legislation that attempts to prevent in the future the type of political interference into the nation’s head count that took place during the Trump administration.

The May 7 event will feature a car show and a salsa contest; food trucks, vendors will be on site at Mission County Park

Sixty-four percent of San Antonio is Hispanic according to the latest US census, which is why medical professionals are taking the issue of disparities in cancer in Latinos very seriously.

Sister Pauline Fierro, CCVI, was one of three Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word who helped bring educational opportunities to the underserved West Side community in San Antonio.

The Republican National Committee is working to attract more Hispanic voters and has created a new Hispanic community center on the city’s Southeast Side.

A Pew Research Center study found that nearly 70% of second generation Latinos in U.S. are bilingual and fewer than a quarter of third generation Hispanics speak Spanish.

The redistricting plans for the House, Senate and State Board of Education were approved Friday.

When it comes to Hispanics and Latinos, there’s a term that continues to bring up a lot of discussion: Latinx. A local professor explains the term.

When thinking of Hispanic heritage, many South Texans think of the history, culture, and food -- especially tamales.

Democrats criticized Republicans for “targeting” a North Texas district that had been trending Democratic and for not drawing any new districts where people of color would represent a majority of eligible voters.

The hype for “In the Heights” has brought great expectation to the Latino community in the United States, which has been historically underrepresented or stereotyped on the screen.

Many Latinos are forgoing COVID-19 shots because of concerns about losing work hours, getting a bill, and for some, immigration worries.

Volunteers and officials with the Dallas County Department of Health and Human Services register people for the COVID-19 vaccine at an event in Irving on March 19, 2021. This is only a drop in the bucket,” said Marisa Gonzales, community outreach program managerfor the Dallas County Health and Human Services. Credit: Carly May for The Texas TribuneAdIn Dallas County, as in Texas, the Black community remains underrepresented in the vaccination process as well. Last: Leslie Maria Armijo helps a woman fill out her medical history form at the COVID-19 vaccine registration event. “This has been something of trial and error because we had no idea about things like this.”A supply station at a COVID-19 vaccine registration event in Irving.

AdThis is the first time the CDC has reported on life expectancy from early, partial records; more death certificates from that period may yet come in. Life expectancy is how long a baby born today can expect to live, on average. Black people now lag white people by six years in life expectancy, reversing a trend that had been bringing their numbers closer since 1993. Between 2019 and the first half of 2020, life expectancy decreased 2.7 years for Black people, to 72. Overall, the drop in life expectancy is more evidence of “our mishandling of the pandemic,” Brawley said.

Dr. Ingrid Felix-Peralta, second from left, and her husband Dr. Victor Peralta, second from right, administer second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers to getting COVID-19 vaccines, creating risks for public health as the coronavirus mutates and spreads. The poll says Latinos' willingness to get the vaccine is similar to the American public overall. “As efforts to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine continue, trust and acceptance of Hispanics will be crucial," León said.

As part of the worldwide effort to create a vaccine for COVID-19, Endeavor Clinical Trials is recruiting potential patients to participate in a research study in San Antonio. “For this vaccine trial, we would like you to bring your parents and grandparents along, with aunts and uncles -- even cousins,” Schwartz said. We want to be the number one recruiting site for these types of studies in the United States.”This vaccine trial is on a first-come, first-served basis. Endeavor Clinical Trials stated this a safe and protected study. All participants will be under the group’s care to ensure safety, and the trial has been reviewed by the FDA.

In 28 counties in South Texas or near the border, Biden won by a combined 17 percentage points, according to election night returns. “While border counties in Texas are very Latino they are also very rural - and Trump improved his performance in rural communities by 400k votes across Texas,” Espinoza wrote. And Tuesday night’s results nationwide showed how Hispanic voters can’t be viewed as a monolith. Biden underperformed among Cuban Americans in the Miami area while building a strong coalition among Hispanic voters in Nevada. But in Texas, Villalba said, the Hispanic voters are much more inclined to be courted by Republicans.

It will sit alongside fresh flowers and Salazar's blouse on Day of the Dead, a holiday that Salazar actually didn't care for much. She decided not to schedule surgery until after Day of the Dead because she wanted to honor her mother properly. Ofelia, 88, is a fifth-generation altar-maker, and both were cultural advisers on Disney-Pixar's “Coco," a movie centered around Day of the Dead. Besides the pandemic-induced sadness, the Esparzas believe Latinos are more interested in observing Day of the Dead. “Just like Mother's Day and Father’s Day this year, this is when people go visit their loved ones.”Ultimately, some say pageantry isn't what's important.

WASHINGTON – The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):6:35 p.m. The second presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden is officially off. ___HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE:President Donald Trump is convalescing from the coronavirus at the White House. ___3:50 p.m.On Saturday, President Donald Trump is planning to hold his first in-person event since testing positive for the coronavirus. ___3:40 p.m.Joe Biden is heading back to Pennsylvania on Saturday, continuing his focus on his native state that President Donald Trump won narrowly in 2016.

San Antonio – The graduation rate for Hispanic students has climbed steadily and according to a USA Today report, more Hispanic students than ever are going to college. The National Hispanic Institute is one organization that is making sure Latino youth have a voice beyond their high school education. The San Antonio chapter of the organization works in partnership with over 50 schools in the city and its surrounding areas. The National Hispanic Institute of San Antonio works with over 200 students a year and is currently recruiting. Related:‘You have to find humor in dark situations’: San Antonio comedian discusses battle with cancer, Hispanic heritage‘Hispanics have an incredible history that hasn’t been told’: San Antonio businessman creates website about Tejano historyWho invented chili powder used in Tex-Mex Cuisine?

LULAC, the nation's oldest Latino civil rights organization, voted Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, to postpone its planned national convention in Albuquerque, N.M., in 2021 over uncertainty caused by COVID-19. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)RIO RANCHO, N.M. – The League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest Latino civil rights group in the U.S., has decided to move its 2021 national convention online amid concerns and health orders caused by COVID-19. The state currently limits the number of people at large gatherings and LULAC national conventions typically attract thousands of activists. The group still plans to hold a national convention in Albuquerque in 2023 because the city and the LULAC's local chapters made financial commitments to hold an event in the city. LULAC national conventions and gatherings have attracted presidents, presidential candidates, and international leaders.

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A drug company said Friday that a medicine it sells to tamp down inflammation has helped prevent the need for breathing machines in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the first large study that primarily enrolled Hispanics and Blacks. The drug, given through an IV, tamps down a protein called interleukin-6 that’s often found in excess in COVID-19 patients. About 12% given the drug needed a breathing machine or died within 28 days versus about 19% of patients given a placebo. This is the third time this week that companies have announced positive results from studies testing COVID treatments via press releases. On Monday, Eli Lilly reported benefits from a study testing its anti-inflammatory drug baricitinib when combined with the antiviral drug remdesivir.

“More than any other time, the Hispanic community, Latino community holds in the palm of their hand the destiny of this country,” Biden said Tuesday during a Hispanic Heritage Month kickoff event in Kissimmee. “You can decide the direction of this country.”A win for Biden in Florida would dramatically narrow Trump’s path to reelection. But in a state where elections are often decided by a percentage point, there are mounting concerns that Biden may be slipping, particularly with the state’s influential Latino voters. An NBC-Marist poll released last week found Latinos in the state about evenly divided between Biden and Trump. “Donald Trump has failed the Hispanic community time and time again, and that's not a secret,” Biden said.

Biden doesn’t need to win Florida to capture the White House as long as he reclaims the upper Midwestern states that Trump flipped in 2016. A recent NBC-Marist poll found Latinos in the state about evenly divided between Biden and Trump. Biden, who hasn't been to Florida since last October, has struggles with Latinos that stem in part from the policies of the Obama administration. In a further effort to promote Biden, Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny and Mexican singer Alejandro Fernandez have recorded ads decrying Trump with songs in Spanish. Biden has repeatedly criticized Trump for the slow federal response in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated it in 2017.

There is increasing concern about Democrats that their nominee, the former vice president, has not done enough to court Latino voters. Estimates from the Pew Research Center and AP VoteCast show that about 3 in 10 Latino voters supported Trump in 2016 and Republican candidates in 2018. That’s also consistent with long-term trends in party identification among Latino voters, according to Pew. Nationally, little public polling is available to measure the opinions of Latino voters this year and whether they differ from four years ago. After Nevada, Trump planned to visit California on Monday for a briefing on the devastating wildfires racing through the region.

(CNN) -- Black and Hispanic drivers in Austin, Texas, continue to be pulled over by police disproportionately, according to a city report released Thursday. Blacks and Hispanics are also disproportionately searched as a result of those stops, the report found. Some might say the disparities exist partly because black and African Americans are more likely to commute into Austin from surrounding communities. Austin police also released a report on racial profilingThe report was the result of a joint effort between Austin's Office of Police Oversight, and the Office of Innovation and Equity. Report calls on police to eliminate disparities by 2023The three departments that produced the report also outlined a series of recommendations.

Her scathing review of “American Dirt,” in which she accuses Cummins of appropriating works by Latinos, went viral. “American Dirt,” published last week, tells the story of a Mexican woman and her 8-year-old son fleeing to the U.S. border after a drug cartel kills the rest of their family. Some Latino celebrities posted selfies with the book; Mexican-born actress Salma Hayek later apologized for promoting “American Dirt” without having read it after she was attacked on social media. Latino critics say ``American Dirt'' contains stereotypes, incorrect regional slang, and cultural inaccuracies. Tony Diaz, a Mexican American novelist in Houston, had promised to organize a protest outside.

In a state with a long history of discrimination, lawmakers on Tuesday will kick off the 2021 round of political mapmaking — the first in nearly half a century without federal oversight.

In a study conducted by the Centers for the Disease Control and Preventing, health trends in Hispanics across the world were evaluated.