Amid Few Top Statewide Races, Texas Focuses On Trump-Clinton
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AUSTIN (AP) - There are no major statewide offices on the Texas ballot, and Republican Donald Trump is expected to win a fiercely conservative state that hasn't backed a Democrat since Jimmy Carter in 1976.
But could Hillary Clinton keep it competitive?
Will she be buoyed by Texas Hispanics spurred to register and vote after Trump's promises to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and harsh immigration rhetoric?
Could Trump uneasiness cost Republican Rep. Will Hurd his West Texas seat?
Hurd edged former Democratic Rep. Pete Gallego in 2014, and their rematch should be Texas' only competitive congressional race, though all 36 House seats are on Tuesday's ballot.
All Texas House seats and 16 state senators are also up for election. But no matter the outcome, both chambers should remain solidly Republican-controlled.
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