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This Week in Texas: Panel of experts from Houston, Dallas and Austin look into political advertisement!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – With Election Day on November 8, this week in Texas takes a look at the world of political advertising. From television to online advertisements and old knocking on doors, there are countless ways for candidates to try to reach voters with their messages. On this week’s show, ABC13’s Tom Abrahams talks with experts in Houston, Dallas and Austin about the science behind political advertising. What is the cost and strategy for advertising each candidate? Experts include Daron Shaw, a professor of government at the University of…

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This Week in Texas: ABC13 Tom Abrahams speaks with the leaders and members of the new political party, the Forward Party!

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A political party soon hopes to be a home for disaffected Republicans and Democrats and anyone who identifies as a politician as The Independent spends time with ABC13’s This Week in Texas. The video above is from our 24/7 live stream. It’s called the Forward Party and it’s gaining momentum, according to its organizers. It was founded by former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang. The party recently held its first convention here in Houston, with at least 1,300 registered people attending, more than the 200 people had anticipated. RELATED: Party…

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This Week in Texas: Sixth episode focusing on redistricting and newly drawn congressional district!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – This week’s new batch in Texas is looking at redistricting, specifically Houston’s newly drawn congressional district. Congressional District 38 includes Republican Wesley Hunt and Democrat Duncan Klossman. Tom Abrahams, political correspondent for ABC13, sits down with both candidates to find out what’s important to them as they strive to represent one of two new counties in the ever-growing state of Texas. “I am running for Congress because I believe that gerrymandering is killing our democracy,” Klossman told ABC13 exclusively. “And we have legislators in Austin, professional…

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This Week in Texas discusses teacher recruitment, pay and retention with panel of political insiders in the fifth episode!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – This week’s fifth episode in Texas brings viewers a second episode focused on education. Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath and the chairs of the Texas House and Senate Education Committee join ABC13 political journalist Tom Abrahams as they discuss teacher recruitment and student performance. This episode will include a report on teacher recruitment efforts in the Houston Independent with ABC13 anchor Myra Moreno and insight from a panel of political insiders. HISD began the 2022-2023 school year with 95% of teacher positions filled, ABC13 reported in…

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This Week in Texas: House and Senate leaders speak on Texas schools pertaining to thief safety and security!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – Education was the focus of the first two batches of ABC13 this week in Texas. In episode four of the series, we’ll hear from Texas House and Senate leaders about the state’s progress in keeping schools safe. Join Tom Abrahams, Political Correspondent for Eyewitness News, as we hear from political insiders about what Texas has done and what remains to be done to keep children and teachers safe during the school year. Ted Oberg, investigative reporter at ABC13, is also joining this panel to discuss a…

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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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