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News and updates, photos and videos added to the HispanicHouston.com site.
Houston had highest population gain in the country
Houston once again tops the country in growth. We added nearly 160,000 new residents to the Houston-Woodlands-Sugar Land area between July 1, 2014 and July 1, 2015. These numbers are according […]
Video Pick: How to Make Alfajores
In Latin America Alfajores (singular is “alfajor”) are a cookie made up of two round cookies with different sweet fillings between them. Think of them as “cookie sandwiches.” My favorite have […]
Improve your cooking with these great resources
I go through phases where I either cook or I don’t. I’ll go for weeks eating convenience food or takeout. Then I’ll decide to start cooking again, either making semi-homemade […]
Video Pick: “15 Minute Dinner Series – Chicken Tostadas”
Today’s video pick is “15 Minute Dinner Series – Chicken Tostadas” from the Brothers Green Eats YouTube channel. Be warned, the host’s language is … colorful … but the recipe seems […]
Houston’s Hispanic-Serving Institutions, options for higher learning
Sixty percent of Latino college students attended a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) in the 2014-2015 academic year, according to a recent survey released by Excelencia in Education. What is a Hispanic-Serving Institution? […]