Two Latino Members of Congress in Tight Race for New District in Texas

In the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, two incumbent members of congress are facing off in a tight race to represent a newly created district. Representative Vicente Gonzalez, a Democrat twice re-elected to office, faces Republican Mayra Flores, the first Mexican immigrant woman in Congress, who has been in office for just four months after winning a special election and was endorsed by former President Trump. With big money and dirty tactics in their campaigns, both candidates are vying for the increasingly critical Latino vote. Mariana Pineda reports from Houston.

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