Lower Rio Grande Valley
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Oct 27, 2026
Ali BiancoGUEST
But the vibes in Texas, I mean, Texas continues to shape up to be one of the most interesting places to follow this cycle.
Ali BiancoGUEST
I was in the Rio Grande Valley less than two weeks ago when there was really what I was hearing from voters was this widespread discontent over the state of the economy, over the state of immigration policy.
Ali BiancoGUEST
And you have both Democrats and Republicans alike trying to reckon with how you how you message that to a coalition that is increasingly become more and more de-aligned, as some Democrat and Republican strategists have increasingly described them.
Dasha BurnsHOST
All right.
Kimberly GarzaGUEST
I really feed off of places in my, in my work and in my reading.
Kimberly GarzaGUEST
I just did this for another project where the other weekend I traveled down to the Rio Grande Valley where my dad is from.
Kimberly GarzaGUEST
And I don't, I kept telling my whole family, this is research trip.
Kimberly GarzaGUEST
I don't know what I'm doing though.
Tim MillerGUEST
We know for sure that there's going to be a massive switch, a flip among the Hispanic voters, right? And particularly in Texas, right? And, you know, in these border communities.
Tim MillerGUEST
So, you know, Bobby Polito, Johnny Garcia, like these types of candidates, I think are going to win in districts Trump won by double digits, you know, in the Rio Grande Valley, outside of San Antonio, that part of thing.
Tim MillerGUEST
And I think that those voters are going to vote for Tallarico for the most part.
Tim MillerGUEST
I think there's going to be a huge turnout among the college-educated Democratic base, younger voters, up TBD on black voters, I think, a little bit.
Corey NathanHOST
No, what was striking about the piece, Mike Madrid spent time down there as well, just to talk to people.
Corey NathanHOST
And he was actually making a comparison between Rio Grande Valley and Central California.
Corey NathanHOST
It's obviously differences.
Corey NathanHOST
Yeah.
Kevin D. WilliamsonGUEST
Maybe I'm legal, maybe I'm illegal.
Kevin D. WilliamsonGUEST
And, um, and I've worked as a, you know, hotel cleaner or in agriculture or in construction as a kind of low level construction worker.
Kevin D. WilliamsonGUEST
That's different from the, you know, my grandfather was a rancher and I own seven car dealerships in the Rio Grande Valley.
Kevin D. WilliamsonGUEST
And I, you know, wear Rolex and I've been to the Superbowl three times, you know, different, different groups of people.
Daron ShawGUEST
But with the California retaliatory redistricting and some other shifts, my guess is it's not going to make much of a difference in the national congressional map.
Daron ShawGUEST
Now, where are those, Alex? They tend to be down in the Rio Grande Valley.
Daron ShawGUEST
I think four of the five have really significant Latino populations.
Daron ShawGUEST
And so part of the reason Republicans aren't realizing the extent of these gains is that whereas Trump basically split the Latino vote in Texas in 2024, not quite, but he got in the 40s.
Daron ShawGUEST
Right now, Republicans are running in the mid to high 30s with Latino voters.
Daron ShawGUEST
And so I would say, you know, your audience and, you know, those of us interested in politics, pay attention to these new districts down in the Rio Grande Valley, District 34, District 35.
Daron ShawGUEST
District nine is an interesting one.
Daron ShawGUEST
And just take a look and see out of those sort of targeted districts.
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The largest and most experienced farm news team in the Lone Star State covers it all.
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From the piney woods of East Texas to the rocky ranges of the Trans-Pecos, and from the Panhandle down to the Rio Grande Valley.
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Here's today's top stories.
Kerry MartinHOST
Another border port is now open for cattle imports.
Chris KaneGUEST
lost over time it was brutal and you know this is one of those teams that um you know they hadn't won a road game all year utrgv but they're good i mean they went nine and three U-T-R-G-V.
Christian WeaverCORRESPONDENT
Rio Grande Valley.
Christian WeaverCORRESPONDENT
Yes, Rio Grande Valley.
Christian WeaverCORRESPONDENT
Chase Conk.
Christian WeaverCORRESPONDENT
A lot of letters, yes.
Danielle SekulaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It got called out because there was hay balers, but there was white smoke coming out.
Michael MarksCORRESPONDENT
Sekula works with farmers in the Rio Grande Valley.
Michael MarksCORRESPONDENT
This audio is from a video of what she saw.
Michael MarksCORRESPONDENT
Thick, grayish vapor just billowing out of a mower rolling through a hay field.
Patrick RuffiniGUEST
I did polling in Texas, you know, and leading and really looking at the realignment of Latino voters in Texas.
Patrick RuffiniGUEST
And this was in, you know, 22 to 23, where we actually saw a pretty dramatic split upwards of 20 points in among voters in the Rio Grande Valley, based on whether you were talking about a 2024 electorate or potential 2024 electorate or a potential 2022 electorate.
Patrick RuffiniGUEST
And so the voters who voted in 2022 were, I think, something like 20 points left of the voters who, you know, were skipping, who had skipped the midterm and were just only going to vote in the presidential.
Patrick RuffiniGUEST
So I think like you have both of those factors.
Shay LeoniaHOST
Now, once we start our conversation with Nancy, you know what? First, let me tell you about Nancy.
Shay LeoniaHOST
So Nancy Cardenas-Pena is the campaign director of AbortionOnOurOwnTerms.org. Nancy was born and raised in Texas border community of the Rio Grande Valley.
Shay LeoniaHOST
Nancy worked at the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, where she organized at the intersection of immigration and abortion care.
Shay LeoniaHOST
Nancy also helps with rapid response networks on the border against immigration raids.
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