Republican mayor-elect who flipped Texas border town says Hispanic voters are 'opening their eyes'

McAllen mayor-elect Javier Villalobos, the Republican candidate who just won the Texas border city's run-off election and flipped the Democratic stronghold, discussed how Hispanic voters are turning towards the GOP.

McAllen, Texas, is one of the border cities most affected by the current crisis the Biden administration is facing at America's southern border with Mexico.

In the race last Saturday, the city commissioner defeated fellow City Commissioner Veronica Vela Whitacre by just 206 votes, managing to flip the mayorship of the Democrat-led city. McAllen is about 85 percent Hispanic, and Hidalgo County, where McAllen is located, has longtime voted for Democratic candidates.

"Earthquake implications" was the term mentioned to describe Villalobos's surprise win on June 5. This particular district, according to Fox, voted by a 40-point margin in favor of Hillary Clinton against former President Donald Trump in 2016, and still by 20 points in favor of President Joe Biden in 2020.