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Fight over voting rights in Texas has San Antonio roots


Fight over voting rights in Texas has San Antonio roots
‘System was rigged’ before Willie Velasquez fought back, says longtime attorney
Fight over voting rights in Texas has San Antonio roots
SAN ANTONIO – Before the late Willie Velasquez took up the fight for voting rights, “Latinos would go out to vote and vote in large numbers, but their candidates would continually lose,” Velasquez’s longtime friend, Rolando Rios, said.
Rios, a Georgetown University law student at the time, worked alongside Velasquez, who founded the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project in 1974.
“He got people registered, but then he realized registration is not enough,” said Rios, now a longtime voting rights attorney. “We needed to change the system.” ....

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Garcia: Legendary St. Mary's professor inspired three current City Council candidates


Garcia: Legendary St. Mary s professor inspired three current City Council candidates
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Charles Cotrell, President Emeritus, Professor of Political Science, Director, Institute of Public Administration, Politics and Public Policy at St. Mary s University.J. Michael Short/SPECIAL TO THE EXPRESS-NEWS
After 55 years at St. Mary’s University, legendary professor Charles Cotrell plans to step down at the end of this semester.
His long tenure at St. Mary’s includes 13 years as university president, thousands of classroom hours as a political science professor and countless acts of mentorship for his students.
Even as Cotrell prepares to step away from his university duties, however, the evidence of his massive impact can be seen in this year’s City Council elections. ....

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