In my 70-plus years on this planet (Gracias a Dios), I have witnessed many Hispanic Heritage celebrations.
Well, my first answer will be two former presidents Lyndon B. Johnson was the first to issue a proclamation in 1968. However, it started as a week and then in 1988, Ronald Reagan made it an entire month.
We are a group of community conscience individuals that span multiple generations which allows us to have a unique insight to the North Texas Latino community. Our goal is to inform, educate and in some instances provide a Call to Action!
We know there are no other Latino theme publications that cover the variety of subjects, history or issues as does Hola Texas. Whether there is the history of the Chicano Rights Movement to Latinos on TV or at the Movies to new Marijuana laws and how they may affect the community.
