Donald Trump’s top supporter in Texas said Thursday he expects a “peaceful transition” of power in November as the Republican presidential nominee continued to decline to say he would accept the outcome of the election.
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Dallas’ Love Field hides its presidential history
Plans to create an exhibit at the airport to commemorate where Lyndon Baines Johnson was sworn in as president after John F. Kennedy’s assassination have faced numerous mysterious hurdles.
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A journey from San Diego to Brownsville offers an up-close view into what it would actually take to complete Donald Trump’s proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Trump’s “rigged” vote claims resonate with some in Texas GOP
Even though they’ve won pretty much every statewide office for years, some Texas Republicans routinely complain about voter fraud, and Gov. Greg Abbott has called it “rampant.”