Republicans squirm as Latino support slips in South Texas
- South Texas: 2 events in the last 90 days
- Previous: 19 days earlier · South Texas man sentenced after traveling with minor while in possession of over 2,000 images of child sexual abuse material
What happened
Republicans are in a dogfight to defend the Latino gains that had them dreaming of a lasting political realignment just two years ago. Why it matters: Nowhere is that reversal of fortune more visible than in South Texas, where President Trump ran up historic numbers in 2024 — and Republicans redrew the map in 2025, assuming those Latino gains would last. Trump won 55% of Texas Latino voters in 2024 exit polls, carri…
Summary assembled by rule from the sources below