Cindy Casares
Cindy Casares is a columnist for the Texas Observer. She is also the founding Editor of Guanabee Media, an English-language, pop culture blog network about Latinos established in 2007. She has a Master's in Mass Communications from Virginia Commonwealth University Brandcenter. Prior to her career in journalism, she spent ten years in New York City as an advertising copywriter. During her undergraduate career at the University of Texas she served under Governor Ann Richards as a Senate Messenger during the 72nd Texas Legislature.
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The Unnecessary Expense of Immigrant Detention
Proven, common-sense alternatives to detention, including monitoring and case management, are available at a savings of more than $1 billion a year. Full Story -
In Brownsville, Citizens Punished for Standing Up to Border Patrol
Omar Figueredo declined to answer questions from Border Patrol agents at the Brownsville airport. What happened next should worry all citizens. Full Story -
Mass Deportation’s Hidden Costs
No one wins when we’re paying millions of dollars to tear families apart. Full Story -
Wendy Davis’ Reproductive Rights Conundrum
Reproductive rights, the issue that catapulted Wendy Davis to fame, also has the power to alienate moderate voters. Full Story -
How Texans Get Nickel and Dimed for the Sake of Big Business
Three examples of how Texans are paying more because of government's catering to big business. Full Story
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Remember Medina?
I first read about the Battle of Medina while researching a story about the March unveiling of the Tejano Monument at the state Capitol. […] Full Story -
Death Of The Myth
Texas. Even for Texans, the word calls to mind cowboys, cattle barons and oil tycoons, but how many of those do you know? Even […] Full Story
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