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Election Day: Asian Americans are 1 of Texas’ fastest-growing demographics, but they feel ignored by politicians!

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Houston, Texas — Shen Huang is unhappy with the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and there are few things that could dissuade a Chinese-American software engineer who lives in Flower Mound from voting this fall. The video above is from a previous story. “The stakes are very high right now,” he said. “I was crawling through the broken glass to vote.” After Huang began getting involved in politics during Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign, Huang has continued to be involved ever since, including collecting votes for…

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Republican Governor Abbott and Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke speak to ABC13 on Texas border, healthcare, abortion!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – We’re less than a month away from Election Day, and the governor’s race is on top of the ticket. Both candidates spent parts of the weekend in Houston, and ABC13 spoke with Republican Governor Abbott and Democratic contender Beto O’Rourke about a variety of issues, including borders. Texas’ border with Mexico is among the hottest issues for voters, and Governor Abbott took advantage of that with unprecedented numbers of immigrants crossing into the United States. He has deployed thousands of National Guard troops in what he…

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ONLY ON 13: Texas Governor Greg Abbott talks with Eyewitness News on abortion and immigration with political reporter Tom Abrahams!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – In an interview you’ll only see on ABC13, Governor Greg Abbott spoke with ABC13 political reporter Tom Abrahams about important topics such as abortion and immigration. On Sunday, Abbott was in Houston speaking at Congressman Dan Crenshaw’s annual Youth Summit; After that, Abbott spoke to Eyewitness News about several issues. Eyewitness News specifically asked him about spending more than $14 million to move immigrants from Texas to cities including New York, Chicago and Washington, DC. “It’s because of the facts and what the facts are. It…

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Texas politics: 3 weeks from early voting can Democrats win statewide? Here are the state of the races as elections near!

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Texas has not elected a Democratic candidate in 28 years, the longest drought of any state in the country. There are seven statewide races in November. While it is possible for one or more Democrats to win, the odds and recent history are against them with about 35 days until election day. And the race for the top of the ballot list is the race for governor between the current Republican two-term candidate, Greg Abbott, and Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke. The men faced off in their debate, and likely only,…

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Gov. Greg Abbott, democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke expected to discuss immigration, gun reform, abortion at debate in Edinburg!

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Edinburgh, Texas (KTRK) – Governor Greg Abbott will face Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke on Friday in the first and likely only debate between the two candidates. The event begins at 7 p.m. at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburgh. O’Rourke will hold a pre-debate press conference on Friday afternoon, with family members of the victims of the Ovaldi Collegiate School shooting. These family members made the 10-hour bus trip from Ovaldi to Edinburgh, but travel is nothing new to them. They also went to Austin to urge…

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Texas governor’s race in Houston: Polls show Greg Abbott will likely win again in November, professor says!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – Election Day is less than two months away, and there’s a lot of eyes on the Texas race for governor. On Tuesday, Governor Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke made a stop in Houston. At Houston Police Officers’ Union headquarters, Abbott spoke at a “Back the Blue” event and focused on public safety, bail policies, and border security. “Because of the approach that the judges in Harris County took, it resulted in the release of people who continued to commit crimes, and again, it became fatal,” Abbott…

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Texas politics: New UH/TSU survey reveals close statewide races!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – a New survey released Texas Southern University’s Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs Wednesday morning from the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs and Barbara Jordan’s Executive Masters in Public Administration program revealed tight races on top of the Texas 2022 ballot, with Republican incumbents leading the top three among potential voters. . The video featured in the media player above is from a pre-recorded episode of this week in Texas, an in-depth political talk hosted by Tom Abrahams. Governor Greg Abbott leads Beto…

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Democratic nominee for Texas governor Beto O’Rourke pauses campaign events while recovering from bacterial infection!

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Beto O’Rourke He said Sunday that he will be off the campaign trail for an indefinite period after being diagnosed with a bacterial infection. The Democratic candidate for governor was admitted to Methodist Hospital in San Antonio on Friday, given intravenous antibiotics. O’Rourke is now recovering at his home in El Paso. “While my symptoms have improved, I will rest at home in El Paso as recommended by my doctors,” O’Rourke said in a message to his supporters. “I’m sorry I had to postpone events because of this, but I…

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