Do Not Open Until After the Holidays
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The Texas governor's race has already taken off. Three of the four best-funded candidates have already splashed TV and/or radio ads across the state. Some people estimate $1 million a day could get spent on the primary campaigns between the first of the year and the March 2 primary. But you'll likely see nothing right around Christmas. Ben Philpott filed this report for KUT News and the Tribune.
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