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eppur_se_muova

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6. The two largest TX cities are 65-75% Hispanic, and many are over 90%.
Wed Jan 29, 2025, 07:59 PM
Jan 29

After all, TX was Spanish territory, then Mexican territory, for centuries before the Americans were invited in to start the cotton-farming industry in exchange for a tax holiday, then revolted when it was time to pay taxes. (Ah, the dubious glories of TX history!) Of course, some Tejanos also wanted independence from Mexico, and so fought beside the Americans -- then got sold out when the new TX gov't abrogated land grants issued by both Spain and Mexico, leaving their former comrades landless. It's like Texans were Trumpists before Trump.

Cities with over 500,000 people

El Paso (2000, 76.62%)
San Antonio (63.2%)

Cities with 100,000 to 499,999 people

Brownsville (93.2%)
Corpus Christi (59.7%)
Laredo (95.6%)
McAllen (84.6%)

Cities with 25,000 to 99,999 people

Del Rio (84.1%)
Edinburg (88.2%)
Harlingen (79.5%)
Kingsville (71.4%)
Mission (85.4%)
Odessa (50.6%)
Pharr (93.0%)
Rosenberg (60.3%)
San Juan (96.7%)
Socorro (96.7%)
Weslaco (85.0%)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Texas_communities_with_Hispanic_majority_populations_in_the_2000_census

NB: Data mostly from 2010 census, so pretty outdated.

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