The popularity of Bad Bunny, a Puerto Rican singer whose fans filled AT&T Stadium two weekends ago, should not come as a surprise in 2022: Last week, the census revealed that Latinos, for the first time, surpassed white residents as Texas' largest group.
This expected, yet long-awaited milestone comes with a caveat: Hispanics are still underrepresented in voting numbers and elected representatives.
There were 5.5 million eligible Hispanic voters in 2018 and 2.8 million were registered voters, but only 1.9 million went to the polls, according to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials.
