That 1975 extension to language minorities was groundbreaking. And what it meant was much greater participation, particularly in Mexican-American community, Latino community there in Texas, greater election of first choice candidates from those communities that changed the face of governance across the state of Texas.
Julian Castro discusses the significance of the 1975 extension of the Voting Rights Act for Latino voters in Texas.
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