Latino

Latino Texans helped fuel a surge in Democratic primary turnout, as GOP aims to hold onto gains

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Latino voters helped propel record turnout in last week’s Texas primaries — with most voting in the Democratic contest — a trend Democrats are watching closely as they try to reclaim ground with the group and pull off an upset win in the red-leaning state’s Senate contest. Over 4.4 million ballots were cast in last … Read more

Julián Castro plans $250M endowment for Latino community groups across Southwest

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NEW YORK — Former housing secretary Julián Castro sees at least one constant throughout the next decade. That’s the need to build lasting philanthropic support for U.S. Latinos — who are among the country’s fastest-growing racial or ethnic groups and who he sees facing a “five-alarm fire” with rollbacks to education, business and immigration opportunities. … Read more