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Valerie Gonzalez in Pharr, Texas

‘No loyalties here’: Latino voters to play crucial role in Texas races

Although many political candidates in Texas’ Rio Grande valley run as Democrats, the Republican party has made some gains in the area.
Although many political candidates in Texas’ Rio Grande valley run as Democrats, the Republican party has made some gains in the area. Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images

Jobs, healthcare and the cost of living drive voter turnout in Texas.

And, for these upcoming midterm elections, that has left political candidates to tread a fine line between the values of their national parties and those held by voters whose interests lie more and more outside rigid Democratic and Republican lines.

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