A Texas border county backed Democrats for generations. Trump won it decisively
In Starr County, where Bazán lives, voters just backed a Republican presidential candidate for the first time in a century. The predominantly Hispanic and working-class rural county, where the median household income of $36,000 is one of the lowest in the nation, gave Trump a 16 percentage-point victory margin over Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump wins Texas county Hillary Clinton took by 60 points
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas (TNND) — President-elect Donald Trump is poised to win a Texas county that former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton won by 60 points in 2016.
Trump carries all Rio Grande Valley border counties
Former President Donald Trump won all of the South Texas border counties on Tuesday night, further proving that Republican voters are increasing in this once-Democratic stronghold region.
Trump’s Near Sweep of Texas Border Counties Shows a Shift to the Right for Latino Voters
Jasper Scherer, Zach Despart and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune, and Perla Trevizo and Dan Keemahill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
Trump Ends Democrats’ 120-Year Grip on Hispanic County in Texas
There’s no place that better illustrates the groundswell of support for Donald Trump among Hispanic voters than Starr County, Texas.
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An election about elections: A South Texas town asks itself who should run voting operations
The Rio Grande City mayor and two of his fellow commissioners proposed the changes, claiming the city secretary mishandled their election.
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In the Rio Grande Valley, a Humbled GOP Battles with Democrats for the Center
Trumpian Republicans run left on abortion, border Dems sound more like national politicians, and both ignore crucial ...
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NWS cancels Rio Grande flood warning, rain and cool temps ahead
The National Weather Service canceled the Rio Grande flood warning for Laredo, but it is still projecting heavy rain Monday ...
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Texas sued New Mexico over Rio Grande water. Now the states are fighting the federal government.
After the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the federal government in the long-running water dispute, the states are back to the ...
A Pro-Gun, Anti-Abortion Border Sheriff Appealed to Both Parties. Then He Was Painted as Soft on Immigration.
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5 Salt Lake County sites being considered for new large homeless campus
At least five potential locations in Salt Lake County are being considered for the new, large 1,200-bed emergency shelter ...
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Boulder’s Rio Grande gears up for celebrating 35 years in business
One of Boulder’s most iconic downtown haunts, the Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant, will officially ring in three and a half decades in business this Saturday.
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How to recover when a climate disaster destroys your city
In the wake of unprecedented floods that displaced half a million people in southern Brazil, researchers are investigating ...
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Brice Williams scores 27, helps Nebraska beat UT Rio Grande Valley 87-67 in season opener
Brice Williams scored 27 points and Nebraska pulled away in the second half to beat UT Rio Grande Valley 87-67 in a season ...