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  Speaker 1: BIN News This Hour, I'm Andrea Coleman. Coming up, an
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  Speaker 1: update on the black vote in Texas after that massive
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  Speaker 1: redistricting effort drew three black congressional members out of their districts.
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  Speaker 1: But first, here's BIN News Now.
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  Speaker 2: California voters are heading to the polls in a closely
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  Speaker 2: watched race to replace term-limited Governor Gavin Newsom.
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  Speaker 1: You have the opportunity to elect a governor that not
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  Speaker 1: only gets it, but gets things done.
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  Speaker 2: Governor Newsom supports Democratic candidate Javier Becerra, who is locked
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  Speaker 2: in a tight contest with Republican Steve Hilton. Democratic Senator
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  Speaker 2: Cory Booker is expected to win a third term as
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  Speaker 2: New Jersey voters head back to the polls. Polls show
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  Speaker 2: Booker leading Republican challenger Justin Murphy by double digits, with
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  Speaker 2: political observers watching whether a strong victory could boost speculation
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  Speaker 2: about a future presidential bid. And an ICE officer is
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  Speaker 2: out on bond after being charged with aggravated assault with
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  Speaker 2: a deadly weapon in Texas. Authorities say Mario Morales was
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  Speaker 2: driving an ICE vehicle during a pursuit when a man
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  Speaker 2: was struck and seriously injured after fleeing from a truck
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  Speaker 2: in Harris County. Morales turned himself in following the incident.
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  Speaker 2: Get BIN news now on demand 24-7 on the iHeartRadio app.
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  Speaker 2: Back to Andrea Coleman.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you. The black vote in Texas Senate race has
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  Speaker 1: been a focal point throughout the election season, especially after
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  Speaker 1: State Representative James Tallarico beat Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett for the
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  Speaker 1: Democratic nomination in the state's primary. BIN's Nicole Deal works
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  Speaker 1: in the Dallas area and joins us now with the
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  Speaker 1: latest from there. So, Nicole, how is it going there?
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  Speaker 1: I mean, how enthusiastic are Black voters in Texas for
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  Speaker 1: the midterm election?
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  Speaker 3: Well, Andrea, I think we're seeing a lot of excitement
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  Speaker 3: around the polls. I mean, first and foremost, you know,
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  Speaker 3: this election cycle, we've had a big voter turnout. Texans
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  Speaker 3: broke early voting records this year, over 7.7 million Texans
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  Speaker 3: voting before today. So I think that could be a
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  Speaker 3: sign that more Blacks and Hispanics are getting out to vote.
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  Speaker 3: I also think lots of Black voters and Democrats are
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  Speaker 3: hoping for a day of reckoning over redistricting. Of course,
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  Speaker 3: at the direction of the Trump administration last year, and
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  Speaker 3: that caused the Democrats to break quorum. And that's kind
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  Speaker 3: of what led us up to where we are today
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  Speaker 3: as a result of that redistricting. Jasmine Crockett was unseated,
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  Speaker 3: and so was Black Democrat Mark Fesey in Fort Worth.
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  Speaker 3: So in some ways, I think that issue alone could
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  Speaker 3: bring more Black voters to the polls and And maybe
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  Speaker 3: that's part of why we saw those huge numbers in
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  Speaker 3: early voting. So every vote matters. Every vote counts. Representation matters.
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  Speaker 3: So I think it's just important that everyone get out
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  Speaker 3: and vote for their respective candidates.
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  Speaker 1: Very good. And how does Dr. Frederick Haynes III's congressional
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  Speaker 1: race look going into today's vote?
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  Speaker 2: Oh, wow.
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  Speaker 3: You know, he's running for Congressional District 30, which is
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  Speaker 3: largely Black and Hispanic. He won the Democratic primary back
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  Speaker 3: in March. with over 72% of the vote. So he's
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  Speaker 3: backfilling Jasmine Crockett's seat when she decided to run for Senate.
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  Speaker 3: He's running against Republican Everett Jackson, who is also Black,
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  Speaker 3: but Haynes is definitely the overwhelming favorite in that race.
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  Speaker 2: OK, very good.
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  Speaker 1: And what about Tallarico? Is he making headway with black voters?
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  Speaker 3: You know, I mean, he did beat out Texas Congresswoman
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  Speaker 3: Jasmine Crockett. So that was kind of a surprise for
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  Speaker 3: a lot of black voters. But this race is being
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  Speaker 3: categorized as the most expensive non-presidential race in American history.
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  Speaker 3: So Tallarico is leading in nearly every poll. But Paxton
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  Speaker 3: has got a tremendous amount of help from Elon Musk
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  Speaker 3: to the tune of roughly one hundred seventy million dollars.
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  Speaker 3: I also heard Paxton say, if we lose Texas, we
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  Speaker 3: lose America. That's how serious this race is. You know,
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  Speaker 3: Tallarico reportedly made a commitment to spend about $ 25 million
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  Speaker 3: in an effort to get support from Black voters. So
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  Speaker 3: I don't know if that has worked out well for
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  Speaker 3: him or not. I guess we'll have to wait and
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  Speaker 3: see if that paid off for him tonight.
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  Speaker 1: That was BIN's Nicole Deal reporting from the Dallas area.
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  Speaker 1: Experts say the black vote is critical to a Tallarico
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  Speaker 1: victory today. We will monitor the race and let you
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  Speaker 1: know where things stand. We also want to add that
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  Speaker 1: Congressman Al Green in Houston was also drawn out of
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  Speaker 1: his current district and will not be returning to Congress
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  Speaker 1: next year. We'll stay with BIN for all your election coverage,
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  Speaker 1: especially from a black perspective. This is BIN News This Hour.
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  Speaker 1: Be sure to follow us wherever you get your podcasts.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Andrea Coleman on the Black Information Network, home of
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  Speaker 1: Black News First.