by 1914, from Texas + Mexico. An earlier noun for "Texan of Mexican background" was Texican (1863).
*teuta-
Teuton
Teutonic
Tex
Texas
Tex-Mex
text
textbook
textile
textual
texture
)window.location='https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=byronic106@yahoo.com&lc=US&item_name=Donation+to +Help+Keep+Etymonline+Free+and+Open&no_note=0&cn=&curency_code=USD&bn=PP-DonationsBF:btn_donateCC_LG.gif:NonHosted'){kind=link}