"What Changed in 2020 Is That Conservative Hispanic South Texans Voted Like Their Non-Hispanic White Neighbors"

"The final theory does not portend doom for national Democrats but is nevertheless dour news for the party's chances of flipping Texas. Even if Hispanic voters across the country largely stay blue, Tejanos, like Cubanos in Miami, may be outliers: 'The Rio Grande Valley is just super weird,' in Shor's words. Though the language of 'trying to be white' is crude and ascribes intent that may or may not exist, it's clear that political anxieties were powerful enough to overcome traditional party allegiances in 2020. And that suggests that Tejano identity is changing. Tejanos, like the Irish Americans before them, may continue to align more closely with the interests shared by their Anglo neighbors than with those of immigrants and people of color."

Jack Herrera at Texas Monthly explains "Why Democrats Are Losing Texas Latinos."