And people look at that rising Hispanic population, which the 2010 census pegged at 38 percent of all Texans, but only about 32 percent of citizens are Hispanic. And Hispanics turn out at lower rates than blacks and whites.
So for the last decade, Hispanics have only cast 20 percent of total votes cast in statewide elections. That’s got to go up toward 30 percent before the Democrats can get competitive.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec13/texas_07-09.html
Only half of hispanics vote. I wonder if they polled the Hispanics who dont vote as to why. Maybe they are smart enough to know it is waste of time in some cases.
A few weeks after the November 2012 election, a George Soros funded political group opened a state headquarters in Texas.
Their single minded purpose for the next 2 years?
Increase Hispanic registration and turnout in Texas for the 2014 election.
Hispanic Texans are a little more Conservative than the national norm, but any sizeable increase in turnout might push several House seats into the Democrat column, and it might turn some of the state wide elections into a 50-50 toss up.