The coalition is a community of Florida farmworkers from various immigrant backgrounds who strive for fair wages and fair treatment and work to end modern-day slavery. One of the activists from this Coalition, Lucas Benitez, will be delivering the opening address at UT's 28th Annual Student Conference on Latin America tonight. more ›

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You’ve probably seen Carlos Alazraqui as Deputy James Oswaldo Garcia on Reno 911!—but you’ve probably heard him, too. Alazraqui is a prolific voice-over actor, having performed as Néstor in Happy Feet, the Taco Bell Chihuahua, Rocko in Rocko’s Modern Life, Winslow T. Oddfellow in CatDog, and Goofy Goober in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. But in addition to acting, Carlos is also an accomplished stand-up comic. We spoke with Carlos before his run of shows... more ›

Funnyman Carlos Alazraqui is playing the Cap City Comedy Club this weekend, stating tonight. Familiar to most as Officer James Garcia on Reno 911!, Alazraqui also has a lengthy list of voiceover credits to his name: Nestor in the film Happy Feet, Mr. Crocker on The Fairly Odd Parents, Rocko on Rocko’s Modern Life, and Lube and Winslow on Cat/Dog. Also, perhaps infamously, “Yo Quiero Taco Bell.” more ›

Police are on the lookout for three sneaky pranksters who tossed a 3-foot-long python into a Round Rock Taco Bell last Sunday night. more ›

Tomorrow night at 7pm, Austin firefighters will be training (and using theatrical smoke!) at 4th and Guadalupe. Gov. Perry trying to get disaster declaration for counties seriously affected by Humberto. Buffalo Bills player whose spine was seriously injured in a game earlier this month is now in Houston for rehab. LBJ football player hits off-duty cop after a game last month; is charged with assault on a public servant. Today the State Board of... more ›

Did you ever hear the joke about Nuns on a Bicycle? How about the traveller at the Ayr hostel? When you get an F because you forgot to study for your final exam, go ahead and sue your school. It's the American way. Taco Bell High should teach students about the real magic ingredients in the beans...or the sour cream...or the guacamole... Sounds like someone dug a really deep hole under Oklahoma. They found... more ›

That’s right people, the Chupacabra is as real as your stomach pains after a couple of Taco Bell bean burritos. For those of you unfamiliar with the legend of the Chupacabra, or "The Goat Sucker," this strange creature was first spotted in Puerto Rico in 1994. According to authorities on the manner, the Chupacabra attacks small farm animals under the cover of darkness and drinks its blood to quench its unholy thirst. Some say it is a demon sent straight from Hell to wreak havoc upon mankind. Others say that it’s an alien from another dimension sent to wreak havoc upon mankind. Either way, it looks like we’re screwed. The legend of the Chupacabra has become a story that parents in the barrio tell their kids when they won’t go to sleep at night. The Chupacabra was well on its way to becoming nothing more than an urban legend, until now. Or now. No one knows for sure the true identity of these mysterious remains. Whatever this bizarre creature truly is, one thing is for certain … you will not be able to sleep tonight if you click here. more ›