Latinx Debate Resurfaces After Mayra Flores Flips Texas Seat
Flores won a seat in Texas’ 34th Congressional District from her Democratic challenger, former Cameron County commissioner Dan Sanchez, becoming the first Latina Republican from Texas in Congress. Flores has worked as a health care worker and previously praised her husband for being a Border Patrol agent in campaign ads. She was the leading candidate in polls ahead of the election. Shortly after her victory, the argument against the term “Latinx” began to surface once again....