Border shift: Hispanic voters drive Texas' historic flip to blue
Topics: Texas Politics
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- NPR reports: “Once reliably a red state, Texas will turn deep blue following this week's midterms. One of the most notable shifts was along the Texas-Mexico border, where Hispanic voters had a big influence.”
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