Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?

|Question 6Verbal

Source Texts

Text

In the late 1800s, Spanish-language newspapers flourished in cities across Texas. San Antonio alone produced eleven newspapers in Spanish between 1890 and 1900. But El Paso surpassed all other cities in the state. This city produced twenty-two newspapers in Spanish during that period. El Paso is located on the border with Mexico and has always had a large population of Spanish speakers. Thus, it is unsurprising that this city became such a rich site for Spanish-language journalism.

To compare Spanish-language newspapers published in Texas today with ones published there during the late 1800s

To explain that Spanish-language newspapers thrived in Texas and especially in El Paso during the late 1800s

To argue that Spanish-language newspapers published in El Paso influenced the ones published in San Antonio during the late 1800s

To explain why Spanish-language newspapers published in Texas were so popular in Mexico during the late 1800s