AdvertisementHispanic Clout Trails Population Growth, For NowMarch 25, 2011Corey DadefacebookEmailThird-graders do schoolwork during class at Hanby Elementary School in Mesquite, Texas, in February. Hispanics account for two-thirds of Texas' growth over the past decade and now make up 37 percent of the state's total population, according to census figures. (AP)