In this deep-blue area of a red state, the Republican Party is focusing on local races in a quest to transform the political landscape.
Tag: Rio Grande Valley (Tex)
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The G.O.P.’s ‘Wildest Dream’
The election of Mayra Flores, a Republican and an immigrant, helps explain how Latino voters are shifting to the right.
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The Rise of the Far-Right Latina
Representative Mayra Flores is one of three Republican Latinas vying to transform South Texas politics by shunning moderates and often embracing the extreme.
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Mayra Flores, a Latina Republican, Sends a Message to Democrats
The win in Texas for Mayra Flores, a Republican who flipped her district, may be short lived but it shouldn’t be ignored.
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How Asylum Seekers Cross the Border
The southern border is seeing a historic spike in migrant crossings. Many are coming in hope of asking for asylum, a right that has been unavailable because of pandemic-related restrictions on immigration. A New York Times photographer documented three ways that people cross the border into the United States.