Tejano Day, an initiative of Texas Latino Conservatives, is inching closer to to becoming a reality in Texas!

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From Bloomberg News:

Hispanics Crucial

Key to a Biden upset in Texas is the Hispanic vote, with Latinos making up 30% of all eligible voters. Nationally, Latino participation in early voting is more than double what it was in 2016. Like the rest of the country, the vast majority of Hispanic votes in Texas is expected to go to Biden, and Harris’s visit to McAllen will take her to the heart of the four-county Rio Grand Valley border region. But polling has been all over the place, leaving room for a stronger-than-expected showing of conservative Latino voters.

“In Texas, the Latino vote has tended to lean Democratic, but that’s exactly it: It leans Democratic,” said Renée Cross, senior director at the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston. “I don’t think there’s any doubt that the majority of Hispanics will vote for Biden, but the question is how many of the ones who vote Republican will vote for Trump.”

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October 15, 2020          

HOUSTON – Texas Latino Conservatives issued the following statement regarding Gov. Greg Abbott’s intent to appoint former Justice Rebeca Huddle to the Texas Supreme Court.

“Rebeca Huddle has been a principled leader in the Texas judicial system since her appointment to the First Court of Appeals in 2011 by Gov. Rick Perry. In her time on the court, she gained extensive knowledge of our state’s appellate system, authoring more than 400 majority opinions and adjudicating more than 1,000 appeals. Ms. Huddle’s Hispanic heritage illustrates the power and potential of the conservative Latino community. She will be a strong addition to the Texas Supreme Court and Texas Latino Conservatives looks forward to her long career on the Court protecting the rights of Texans”.

Texas Latino Conservatives is a statewide organizing force of the conservative Latino community working to increase Latino representation and participation in government.

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September 29, 2020     

Texas Latino Conservatives recently conducted a live-phone survey of 500 independent and Republican Latino-registered voters in Texas. This is the first poll of its type and was conducted August 28 - September 3. The survey has a margin of error of +/- 4.2%

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A new poll conducted recently (June 2020) of six Hispanic battleground states (which includes Texas and five others) for the 2020 Presidential election showed a great concern for the campaign of Democratic candidate Joe Biden. The concern centers on the fact that only 59% of Latinos said they intend to vote in November.

Since 73% of Latinos who were registered to vote had said in February that they were certain to vote, this "low rate"as reported by Latino Decisions polling firm is definitely warranted. The poll also showed less than 50% of Latino voters under 30 years of age said that they intended to vote.  This was a big problem for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, in 2016, as well.

The bottom line is that the Hispanic vote in 2020 may not have the enthusiasm to go to the polls in large numbers for the presumptive Democratic candidate.

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In a press conference today Conservative Latino leaders Luis LaRotta and Orlando Sanchez called on the State of Texas to implement a Sales Tax Holiday through the Covid-19 pandemic.

With 2.5 million Texans unemployed, a large number of those being minority working poor, Texas Latino Conservatives believes implementing a tax-free Holiday through the end of August would help working class Texans struggling to put food on the table.

Comment by V. Lance Tarrance, TLC Chief Strategist and Pollster

On June 18th, the Supreme Court granted permanent legal status to immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children.

This particular political and humanitarian issue, which has been a political football between the Executive Branch and the Legislative Branch, has now been decided by the Supreme Court in favor of DACA but by a close 5 to 4 decision.

However, in a recent PEW study conducted a few days before the Supreme Court decision, the public was in favor of a DACA law by 74%, or 3 out of every 4 Americans. About 90% of Hispanics also favored granting legal status to immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children.

Estimates are that this favorable Supreme Court decision will affect about 650,000 immigrants with protection from deportation. There could be a second step of permanent legal status for all law-abiding undocumented illegals on the football playing fields of the near future. 

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“I am overwhelmed by the reaction my candidacy has already received”, said Fraga, a first-generation Texan and daughter of Mexican Immigrants. “I decided to run for the nomination because I could no longer watch the dangerous direction Harris county was heading in. The citizens of Harris County deserve free and fair elections administered according to the laws prescribed by the State of Texas”, she added.

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from Orlando Sanchez:

Covid-19 has affected all of our lives, our health and our businesses. As former Harris County Treasurer and Director of Texas Latino Conservatives, I'm writing to let you know about a very informative, bi-lingual Tele-Town Hall for Texans interested in asking medical and health-care related questions about the COVID-19 virus and about the SBA’s new programs.

The Tele-town hall will be Tuesday, April 14th at 6:00 PM with special guests Dr. Luis Ostrosky, Medical Director of Epidemiology for Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Senator John Cornyn’s office, and Abigail Gonzalez from the Small Business Administration.

This Tele-town hall will be in English and Spanish and is open to anyone who dials in. The number is 888-652-0386. Please share with your friends and family.

Thank you and I look forward to having you on the Texas Latino Conservatives Tele-Town Hall.

Covid-19 ha afectado nuestras vidas, nuestra salud y nuestros negocios. Como ex Tesorero del Condado Harris y ahora Director del Comité de Acción Política de Conservadores Latinos de Texas, les quiero informar sobre un Tele-Town-Hall bilingüe informativo para tejanos interesados en despejar dudas médicas y relacionadas con la salud sobre el virus COVID-19 y sobre los nuevos préstamos de la Administración de Pequeños Negocios, SBA.

El Tele-Town-Hall se llevará a cabo el Martes 14 de Abril a las 6:00 PM contaremos con invitados expertos en el tema, Dr. Luis Ostrosky, Director Médico de Epidemiología para el Centro Médico Memorial Hermann-Texas, un representante de la oficina del Senador John Cornyn y Abigail González de la Administración de Pequeños Negocios SBA.

Este Tele-Town-Hall se llevará a cabo en Inglés y en Español y está abierto a cualquier persona que se comunique marcando al 888-652-0386.

Por favor, comparta esta información con sus amigos y familiares.

Gracias y espero contar con ustedes en el Tele-Town-Hall del Texas Latino Conservatives PAC.