Texas Latino voters younger than statewide average

As a group, Texas’ Hispanic eligible voters are younger than the average age of all eligible voters in the state, according to a report Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center research organization.

That nugget — potentially good news for Sen. Barack Obama, who is faring well with young voters overall — is among about a dozen highlighted in the fact sheet, “Hispanics in the 2008 Election: Texas.”*

*From: http://www.statesman.com
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