Texas A&M -Commerce is hosting Lalo Alcaraz, a nationally known Chicano artist, writer and cartoonist this evening at 6 p.m. in the Hall of Languages on the campus. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public. Alcaraz is the creator of the nationally syndicated daily comic strip, “La Cucaracha,” and is a consulting producer and writer for FOX television’s “Bordertown,” an upcoming animated series.