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Latinx Voters In Texas Set To Play Key Role In 2020 Election

Voters wait in line at a polling place located inside a shopping mall on Election Day, in Austin, Texas. (Eric Gay/AP)

The Latinx vote is still up for grabs by both parties in Texas.

A new report from the University of Houston’s Center for Mexican American Studies shows the decisive role this voting bloc could play in the 2020 presidential election.

Latinx — a gender-neutral term referring to people in that community — are expected to become the largest population group in Texas by

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