Linda Vega

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She is an attorney at the Vega Law Firm in Houston and the founder of Latinos Ready to Vote, a conservative political advocacy group.</p> </div> </div> <section> <h2>Latest Columns</h2> <article class="article-summary category-politics"> <div class="media"> <a href="/web/20150319122106/http://tribtalk.org/2014/07/22/where-are-all-the-latina-republicans/"> <img class="lede_art" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319122106im_/http://cdn.tribtalk.org/media/photos/2014/07/TTalk-wideshothouse.jpg"> </a> <div class="category"><a href="/web/20150319122106/http://tribtalk.org/category/politics/">Politics</a></div> <div class="comment_count "> <a href="/web/20150319122106/http://tribtalk.org/2014/07/22/where-are-all-the-latina-republicans/#comments">6</a> </div> </div> <div class="article_body"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150319122106/http://tribtalk.org/2014/07/22/where-are-all-the-latina-republicans/">Where are all the Latina Republicans?</a> </h2> <p class="byline"> <span class="authors">By <a href="/web/20150319122106/http://tribtalk.org/author/linda-vega/">Linda Vega</a>,</span> <time class="pubdate" datetime="Tue, 22 Jul 2014 20:39:56 -0500" title="2014-07-22 20:39"> July 22, 2014 </time> </p> <p>There’s not a single female Hispanic Republican in the Texas Legislature or representing the state in Congress. 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