Elaine Ayala
S.A. Express-News
San Antonio, TX, United States
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Past articles by Elaine:
Ayala: What Conservatives don’t understand about drag shows
New legislation reflects an adherence to rigid gender norms not based on the full spectrum of sexuality. → Read More
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro helps fund inclusive arts curriculum
U.S. Rep. Castro’s visit celebrated Centro Cultural Aztlán’s longtime work and federal aid that builds on his drive for more inclusion of Latino history. → Read More
Mexican American institute to move into West Side ‘starter home’
It’s now under renovation but when completed in May, a craftsman-style bungalow built in the 1930s will become visitor center. → Read More
Ayala: Biden betraying a campaign promise by following Trump’s assault on asylum seekers
Religious leaders, humanitarians, Democratic voters and many others voted for Biden to... → Read More
The case of Dreamers remains open, unsettled
Famous Dreamer Benita Holguin looks back and settles on one word to describe herself then: naive. → Read More
AYALA: Texas needs to catch up to the neuroscience of delayed disclosure in child sexual abuse cases
SAN ANTONIO — Every group imaginable participates in a Capitol Day. Civil rights... → Read More
Ayala: House members replace U.S. flag lapel pins with those depicting an assault rifle
The first week in February marks the approximate time U.S. gun deaths surpass those of... → Read More
Ayala: DeSantis’ war on Black history and scholars is making the classroom a battleground
The College Board kicked off the first day of Black History Month not by celebrating it... → Read More
Ayala: Memphis police brutality case should’ve involved a traffic ticket and fine
Too many of the details around the beating death of Tyre Nichols brim with the... → Read More
Ayala: San Antonio will gift a compassion ‘how-to’ for use by nation’s cities
A six-part series of video shorts will be created in San Antonio to promote the teaching... → Read More
Latinos not fairing well in federal jobs and Biden appointments
A new report shows there is no net increase in Latinos employed in the federal workforce since Richard Nixon was in office. → Read More
Rosie Castro should get San Antonio City Council District 7 nod
Appointing Rosie Castro to City Council to serve out Ana Sandoval’s four-month term as District 7’s representative would be right in so many ways. → Read More
Ayala: Don’t fall for false equivalency between Biden and Trump classified document cases
Based on what we know so far, the Biden case is altogether different from the discovery of... → Read More
Ayala: Either way you look at Biden’s plan, it’s about discouraging asylum-seeking migrants
The president was wrapping up his visit to the border when Republicans began piling up on... → Read More
Ayala: Two years since an insurrection at the Capitol, its instigator remains unpunished
On the second anniversary of the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, so much still... → Read More
Ayala: In simple words and gestures, Zelenskyy made a powerful pitch before Congress
When given a U.S. flag flown over the U.S. Capitol that day in his honor, he insisted on... → Read More
Ayala: Posadas re-enact the Holy Family’s journey and serve as a metaphor for asylum-seeking migrants
The nine days of posada, symbolic of Mary’s pregnancy, teach a story about who we are... → Read More
Ayala: José Esquivel, one of the earliest members of the Con Safo art collective, is dead
On Monday, the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a figure he executed with technical... → Read More
Ayala: Emma Tenayuca’s story coming into better focus
The brown sign on Cevallos Street will recognize the story of Tenayuca’s and the workers’ courage as well as the pecan industry’s cruel past. → Read More
Immigration law firm set on removing beloved San Antonio mural
The new owners of a West Side building, lawyers specializing in immigration cases, want to replace Adriana Garcia’s celebrated mural, writes Elaine Ayala. → Read More