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Starr County and the new politics of Texas border communities

2024/11/14
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Starr County, Texas is 97% Latino. For more than 130 years the County voted for Democrats. Until last week.

In fact, Starr County has been swinging right for the past 8 years, with a 75-point shift to Republicans since 2016. What's motivating Latino voters in Starr County to back Republicans over Democrats?