No Blue Wave Broke in Texas...Again

Ever since I was studying political science at the University of Houston in the 1970s, Democrats have been predicting that a blue wave would eventually sweep the Texas political landscape. Their hopes were pinned to the long-term demographic trend that Texas would eventually become a "minority majority" state and, of course, everyone knows that minorities are going to vote Democratic, right? Well, Texas became a minority majority state about 20 years ago and Democrats are still waiting on their blue wave.