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Texas pitch: investment, border and crime wins, Senate seat in play

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces a midterm race that could determine Senate control, as Trump touts investments and border security gains in the state.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on BBN This Morning
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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThree weeks from the midterms, TheBlaze says President Trump is pitching Texas on investment, a stronger border and lower crime, with the state key to Republicans holding the Senate.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo Texas is the whole ballgame, and nobody sold me a self-stirring whisk to calm down.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe whisk went for my tie.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd that's the only campaign I trust to stay on message.

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  1. Texas Senate Race Quiet, Washington Poll, Ohio Factory Claims · NBC News
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  3. Willie Nelson Backs Talarico in Texas Senate Race · The Washington Times
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