The Mexican American Legislative Caucus (MALC) was founded in 1973 in the Texas House of Representatives by a small group of lawmakers of Mexican American heritage for the purpose of strengthening their numbers and better representing a united Latino constituency across the state. 

As of 2026, MALC has a membership of 42 House members from all parts of the state and is the second-largest caucus in the Texas Legislature. MALC Members sit on a majority of House Committees in the  Texas House of Representatives and work together on matters of consequence to our state’s large and growing Latino constituency.