AUSTIN, Texas A Republican -led effort to investigate the validity of nearly 100,000 voter registrations will likely hit Latinos hardest.

Thats precisely the point, says Domingo Garca, national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens.

Instead of the Republican Party appealing to the changing demographics of the Texas electorate, theyre engaging in voter suppression to stop Latino voters from voting because of the closeness of the election between Beto ORourke and Ted Cruz in 2018 , Garca told HuffPost. And they fear closer elections coming up.

LULAC sued Texas on Tuesday to halt the voter fraud investigation.