TEXAS — The retirement of a longtime Democrat representing McAllen has created a competitive legislative race as the shifting politics of Latino voters play a role in the possible outcome.
A legislative battle in McAllen, at the southern tip of the state, could signal if moderate Latino voters are shifting further left or continuing to lean toward the Republican Party.
Progressive Democrat Julio Salinas, a 26-year-old former legislative director, is running to replace the retiring Democratic incumbent. He’s running against Republican candidate Gary Groves, a lifelong Republican and an active conservative leader in McAllen — once flipping a county precinct seat from blue
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