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TribLive: Three Senators on the Latino Vote

At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sens. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston; Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio; and Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, weighed in on outreach to Latino voters.

By Evan SmithApril 11, 2013, 4:15 p.m. CentralUpdated April 11, 2013, 4:15 p.m. Central

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TribLive: Three Senators on the Latino Vote

by Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune
April 11, 2013

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<p><span>At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sens.&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sylvia-r-garcia/">Sylvia Garcia</a><span>, D-Houston;&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/leticia-van-de-putte/">Leticia Van de Putte</a><span>, D-San Antonio; and&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/judith-zaffirini/">Judith Zaffirini</a><span>, D-Laredo, weighed in on outreach to Latino voters.</span></p>
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TribLive: Three Senators on the Latino Vote

Evan Smith, The Texas Tribune
April 11, 2013

At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sens. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston; Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio; and Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, weighed in on outreach to Latino voters.

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