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TribLive: Houston on His Uphill Battle

At our 10/16 TribLive conversation, Sam Houston, the Democratic nominee for Texas Attorney General in 2014, talked about the difficulty of running as a down-ballot statewide candidate in his party.

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At our 10/16 TribLive conversation, Sam Houston, the Democratic nominee for Texas Attorney General in 2014, talked about the difficulty of running as a down-ballot statewide candidate in his party.

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