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Latinx voters have often been dubbed the "sleeping giant" that can make or break competitive races. But is this the right metaphor to describe this growing group of voters? The Texas Organizing Project Education Fund and Culture Concepts spent the past year interviewing Latinx voters and nonvoters to better understand their civic engagement habits.

The 2020 election just weeks away. For the first time, Latinos represent the largest racial or ethnic minority in the electorate, with 32 million eligible voters. According to the Pew Research Center, Hispanic voters favor raising minimum wage, government involvement in health care, stricter gun laws.

The U.S. continues to be inundated with coronavirus and with the fall season come cooler temperatures, the flu, and holiday celebrations — all of which have the potential to exacerbate already alarming pandemic trends in a majority of states, including Texas. What do you want to know about how to protect yourself and others over the next few months?

Bexar County residents will vote to fill many elected positions on November 3, including Sheriff. Democrat incumbent Javier Salazar is running for a second term in 2020 against Republican nominee Gerard "Gerry" Rickhoff.

Texas Matters: The Toughest State To Vote In And Texas Social Workers Can Refuse LGBT and Disabled Clients

GOP incumbent state Rep. Steve Allison is again facing a challenge from Democrat Celina Montoya for a seat in the Texas House representing the reliably red District 121, which includes northeast San Antonio, Alamo Heights, Terrell Hills and Olmos Park.

If put to death, Lucio would be the first Latina executed by the State of Texas and the sixth woman executed in the U.S. in the past decade.

The city wants feedback on its plan to develop and build on existing assets and support livable, complete neighborhoods on the Southeast side of San Antonio.

Award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa spoke with TPR's Sofia Sanchez ahead of her talk at San Antonio’s Trinity University about Latinos in the Media.

What programs, services or resources do you think San Antonio Animal Care Services should prioritize for the next decade? What could be improved?