Latinos have plenty of power in Texas — it just depends on who, what, when, where and how. No problemIn today’s partisan world, what do two of Texas’ top Hispanic Democrats have in common with its most powerful Hispanic Republican? There are, of course, vast differences in style, policy and ideology between the Castro brothers and Mr. Cruz. Mr. Cruz, meanwhile, is regarded as a conservative firebrand who happens to be Hispanic. But all three are products of Harvard Law School and all three are symbolic of the Texas Latino political bench these days.

Source: New York Times October 23, 2016 07:30 UTC