Beginning in the late 1940s, a majority of conservative Democrats in Texas began to support the

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A majority of conservative Democrats in Texas began to support national Republican candidates in the late 1940s due to the growing influence of the conservative movement in national politics, as well as the perception that the Democratic Party was becoming too liberal. This phenomenon, known as the "Texas shift," was a major factor in the state's eventual transformation into a Republican stronghold.

Beginning in the Late 1940s, a Majority of Conservative Democrats