1. Background
1.1 South Texas and Texas A&M University
Kingsville
According to the 2010 census and the Texas Population
Projections 2010 to 2050 (Potter and Hogue, 2013),
South Texas is the home to over one-third of 9.4 million
Texans of Hispanic origin. Moreover, it has been estimated
that the Hispanic population will increase to 12 million by