Clinton Courts Hispanic Voters

According to ABC news article today Texas is the most important state remaining on the Democrats' schedule. It will allocate 193 convention delegates — and provides Clinton's best opportunity to jump back into the race, with the state's large Hispanic population.

Texas however has a one-of-a-kind primary/caucus system, where two-thirds of the state's delegates will be awarded in the March 4 primary, while the remaining third will depend on the results of caucuses later that evening.

Voters are permitted — and, in fact, are encouraged by campaigns — to attend both events.

"The Latino voter, from Dallas all the way to the Rio Grande Valley, they've heard they're going to be the difference, and they're going to show up for her," said Marc Campos, a veteran Houston-based Latino Democratic consultant who is not aligned in the presidential race.

"There's a historical link between the Clintons and the community — they've been here, and everybody knows their history," Campos said. "The Latino community feels, they've inspired us, they think we're important for them. They don't want to be the ones who end her political career."

Independent observers expect Latinos to comprise roughly one-third of Democratic primary voters — though the Clinton campaign hopes to nudge that figure above 40 percent.

If Texas Latinos vote as they have in other states, Clinton could expect to receive about two-thirds of the Latino vote.