NY Times: “In the two years since Donald Trump drew far more votes than most Republicans ever had in South Texas, attention around the country has focused on Hispanic voters in the unique region along the border, where large-scale immigration has challenged many lower-income and often culturally conservative communities.
But the reality is that most of Texas’ growing Hispanic population lives elsewhere, primarily in the state’s booming cities. There, Hispanic residents have remained mostly loyal to the Democratic Party, providing a bedrock of support that will be critical to the party’s chances in the midterm elections.
Democrats are counting on huge turnout in cities like Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio, particularly among young and new voters, to propel their struggling statewide campaigns, in the ever-present hope of winning one.
But Republicans are optimistic that the recent gains they have made in more rural areas near the border — once Democratic strongholds — will spread to the state’s sizable urban Latino population.”