In the Oct. 4 story, “HD 50: Will Dem Split Enable GOP?” by Christopher Hooks, we mistakenly described former state Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos as a “founder” of the Capital Tejano Democrats. Sen. Barrientos joined the group shortly after it was formed in 1993; he was not one of the founders.

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