Texas redistricting left these Latino voters confused, but will it impact midterm vote?

HOUSTON — When José Cantú checked his voter registration information one morning in early October, he discovered that his house was no longer in Texas’ 29th Congressional District, which Democratic Congresswoman Sylvia García represents.

Two years ago, when he voted for the first time, Cantú cast a ballot for García, whom he says he’s known since he was “a little boy.”

Now, “I texted my mom and said, ‘Mom, we’re now part of District 9. What am I going to do?’” said Cantú, a medical student at the University of Houston, referring to the fact that he didn’t recognize anyone listed