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Houston and Latinos
• 37% of the Houston Population is Latino, the largest population group.
• There are more Latinos in the Houston area than there are in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
• There are more Latinos in Harris County than there are in Bexar County – San Antonio.
• Latinos are the largest student population group in the Houston Independent School District
– over 50%.
Houston has
• Seventeen radio stations that target the Latino community.
• Twelve Spanish language weekly news periodicals
• One Spanish language daily newspaper.
• Two Latinos on the 15-member city council.
• One Latino on Harris County Commissioner's Court.
• A Latino County Sheriff.
• A Latino County Tax Assessor Collector.
• A Latino County Treasurer.
• Two Latinos on the 9 member Houston public school board.
• Five Latinos from the Houston area in the Texas House of Representatives.
• One Latino from Houston in the Texas Senate.
• Seven State District Judges
• Three Latino Justices of the Peace in Harris County.
• One Latino college president.
• Three Latino Houston Community College System Board Trustees.
• One Latino Harris County Constable
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