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"A broken health system... An unjust war... Hope not Fear... " Sen. Barack Obama visits San Antonio, Texas for his "AlamoBama Rally" See how espiBlog.org joins RadioVentana.com, espiMedia.com & LunaHost.com in a history making grassroots community journalism effort: A LIVE webcast from San Antonio, Texas. Here's one of several clips of the live event. You can watch all of them at espiBlog's YouTube page: www.youtube.com/espiblog

It's the "AlamoBama" live with Sem. Barack Obama from San Antonio, Texas.

President Bush wants it, Republican Senators are holding it back ,and Democrats, with the power to bring it back, won't, they say, until the GOP comes to a consensus. Patricio Espinoza reports the latest on Immigration Reform. (Spanish)

Listen NPR-Radio Bilingüe Report: President Bush wants it, Republican Senators are holding it back ,and Democrats, with the power to bring it back, won't, they say, until the GOP comes to a consensus. Patricio Espinoza reports the latest on Immigration Reform. (Spanish)

In 1990 one of Texas's Levis Strauss factories closed leaving behind hundreds of workers, mostly women, without their livelihood. To many, it was the only job they ever had. From their loss a support group was born. A group that later became a center to empower women in San Antonio, Texas through education, social work and community activism. These are "The Women of Fuerza Unida" Ford & Lincoln Mercury 2007 "Salute to Education" Honorees.

Texas tornado kills least 10 people, injured more than 80 and left hundreds homeless last week when it struck along the US-Mexico border overnight. Seven people were killed when 160mph winds ripped through Eagle Pass, Texas, and three people died in Piedras Negras, Mexico. Patricio Espinoza was there with an ABC Network News crew. Here's a clip of what took place and aired in Good Morning America.

As immigration reforms fast approaches and "for and anti" immigrant sentiment grows Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX) opens a proposed educational path to help adults and immigrants in particular, to learn English and Civics. Patricio Espinoza talks to Hinojosa for NPR "Radio Bilingue" (Spanish)

In Texas and around the country hundreds took to the streets and rallied for a fair and prompt immigration reform. Patricio Espinoza reports. (Spanish) En Texas y en el resto del país multitudes salieron a las calles pidiendo a gritos una reforma migratoria. Patricio Espinoza reporta.

The Museo Alameda, in partnership with the Smithsonian, is in San Antonio, Texas and it exposes to the world the arts, cultures and heritage of Latinos in the United States. Patricio Espinoza reports for "Asi es Ecuador, USA" in DishNetwork's CanalUno Internacional. (Spanish) El Museo Alameda, bajo el apoyo de el conocido Smithsonian, esta en San Antonio, Texas y expone al mundo la cultura, arte y herencia Latina en los Estados Unidos. Patricio Espinoza Reporta para "Asi Es Ecuador, USA" por DishNetwork en CanalUno Internacional.

For the first time a Katrina child survivor tells his story to field producer Patricio Espinoza in this story procude for The Discovery Ch. special "The Years Most Dangerous Survival Stories"

English version - Patricio Espinoza investigates allegations of misconduct by Houston mayoral candidate Orlando Sanchez when alledged campaign workers accused him of not paying promised wage. In part 2 Sanchez orders Espinoza and his news crew to be removed from a scheduled press conferences after refusing to answer questions related to alledged unpaid election workers, most undocumented immigrants.

As rallies pro-immigration reform take place across the United States hundreds take it to the streets in Houston, Texas. Correspondent Patricio Espinoza brings you along. (Spanish)