19th Century Hostility: After the Texas Revolution in 1836, when Texas won its independence from Mexico, tension between Anglo settlers and the Mexican population increased. Many Tejanos (Mexicans living in Texas) faced violence, land dispossession, and social exclusion. The battle for land and...

A man punched a 14-year-old boy in the face while spewing anti-Mexican statements on a Brooklyn subway train, police said Tuesday. The NYPD released video of a suspect as the department’s Hate Crime Task Force investigated Monday morning’s attack. Police said the boy was riding a northbound 4...