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With just 11 days until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are taking their campaign efforts to Texas, holding rallies and boosting their party’s Senate candidates.
On Friday evening, Harris is to deliver remarks at a rally in Houston, where she’ll focus on abortion and women’s health and flex her star power support with a performance by Beyoncé, according to media reports. In the afternoon, Trump spoke at a private jet terminal in Austin on the border and crime. He’s reported to appear on popular podcaster Joe Rogan’s show during a taping in Austin.
It’s somewhat unexpected that the presidential candidates would spend their precious time in Texas so close to Election Day, especially after the Harris campaign made it clear previously that Texas …