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It s nothing new anymore to point out that Hispanics in Texas are in the middle of a political realignment. Rep. Mayra Flores s (R-TX) special election victory in South Texas this summer established this phenomenon as something quite real. But now, we have some polling data specifically for Texas Hispanics from which we can judge the size and scope of Democrats problems. The short version is that they re already in big trouble, but there s a lot more room for their situation to get worse in the coming months and years.