Tano Tijerina, a Texas GOP congressional candidate who was elected Webb County judge three times as a Democrat, admitted at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas that he used to be a Democrat, drawing boos. Hispanic and Latino voters who shifted toward Trump in 2024 now appear up for grabs, with a Cook Political Report survey finding Democratic statewide candidates in Texas leading their Republican opponents by a 2-to-1 margin among likely Hispanic voters. An NBC News/Telemundo poll released Oct. 4 found 27% of Latino voters approved of Trump and 59% preferred Democrats to control Congress. The article suggests several close South Texas and border House races could help decide control of the next Congress.
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