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Donald Trump Asked Texas for Five More Republicans. Voters Might Have Other Plans.

Johnny Garcia, the Democratic nominee in Texas’ 35th Congressional District, spent one of the last mornings before the start of early voting meeting with veterans over breakfast tacos and boxed coffee at a VFW hall in San Antonio’s Southside. That’s not surprising for a candidate running in a place known as “Military City, USA.” What […]

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