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Border shift: Hispanic voters drive Texas' historic flip to blue

Once reliably a red state, Texas will turn deep blue following this week's midterms. One of the most notable shifts was along the Texas-Mexico border, where Hispanic voters had a big influence.

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David Martin Davies is a veteran journalist with more than 30 years of experience covering Texas, the border and Mexico. Davies is the host of "The...
Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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