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How the departure of Dallas' police chief could impact the city's November election

With Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia retiring and heading to Austin to become an Assistant City Manager, how this could affect three ballot initiatives city voters will consider on Election Day. Plus, there's political fallout between the Tarrant County GOP and two Republican county commissioners who voted in favor of keeping polling locations at local universities (original air date: Sept 22, 2024).

UT Texas Politics Project poll shows where Texans stand on heated presidential, senate races

Trump leads the Vice President 49 to 44%; 9% say they want someone else, while 6%t say they are undecided. Trump beat President Biden in Texas in 2020 by about six percentage points. In the Senate race, the same poll shows two-term Republican Ted Cruz has an eight percentage point lead over his Democratic challenger, Colin Allred with a 44 to 36 percentage point lead. Four percent say they want someone else, while 14% say they are undecided.

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