Mexican American families are gathering to honor their ancestors with altars, marigolds and sugar skulls on Dia de los Muertos — the Day of the Dead.

Country music star Johnny Rodriguez has died at age 73.

If you think a college course about Selena Quintanilla is just about her music, think again. A professor at UTSA is using the Tejano singer’s legacy to address complex issues like identity, race and gender.

A special project is underway at the corner of Guadalupe and South Colorado -- a museum that will hold some of the community’s history.

Texas A&M University marked its hiring of Kathleen McElroy with great fanfare — balloons, a banner and a signing ceremony.

This month marks 50 years since La Raza Unida Party became a national organization founded in South Texas, pushing back against injustices and inequities facing the Mexican American community for decades.

SAN ANTONIO – A new course at the University of Texas at San Antonio will educate high schoolers about Latin Americans' historical and cultural contributions. Liliana Saldana, a Mexican American studies professor at UTSA, said this course is a first-of-its-kind and offers a unique opportunity for high school students. “This the first time that UTSA offers dual-credit, Mexican-American studies and dual-language course,” Saldana said. “We focus on the Mexican American experience, Puerto Rican experience and also the Central American experience. It’s asking questions about, you know, economic justice in our communities, especially with the pandemic going on,” Saldana said.

This undated photo provided by the Fond du Lac County, Wis., Sheriff's Office, shows Daniel Navarro, a Mexican American man from Wisconsin charged with homicide as a hate crime because prosecutors say he intentionally crashed his pickup truck into a motorcyclist and killed the man because he was white. (Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office via AP)FOND DU LAC, Wis. A Mexican American man from Wisconsin is charged with homicide as a hate crime because prosecutors say he intentionally crashed his pickup truck into a motorcyclist and killed the man because he was white. Navarro apparently didn't know Thiessen, but targeted him because he was white, said Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt. Fond du Lac County Circuit Court Judge Robert Wirtz set bail at $1 million during an initial court appearance Thursday. Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney said Navarro's crime it not reflective of the entire community.