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You’re listening to Red River Radio News.
Good morning, I’m Jeff Ferrell.
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Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton told a forum of the U.S. Hispanic Business Council that the country needs to secure its border before allowing more immigrants into the country.
But Paxton acknowledged that many business sectors in Texas need more immigrants to fill open jobs.
Houston Public Media’s Andrew Schneider reports:
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“Paxton said that the U-S needs to pursue an “America First” immigration policy that benefits the people who are already here. “And that likely means that we have to let people in that can fulfill some of these jobs that we don't have enough people for. Our birth population isn't keeping up with demand.” Paxton said, over his campaign, he’d spoken frequently with ranchers, farmers, and homebuilders who rely on immigrant labor. He said that the country could have had a deal on immigration reform during President Trump’s first term, but he claimed that Democrats rejected a deal for purely partisan reasons.”
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Paxton's Democratic opponent in the Senate race, Texas State Representative James Talarico, will address a forum of the U.S. Hispanic Business Council on Wednesday.
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In Louisiana, a new poll shows Republican Julia Letlow has a 4-point lead over Democrat Jamie Davis in the race for the open U.S. Senate seat.
But with the split standing at 48% to 44%, there were far fewer undecided voters in this poll of likely voters.
LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says there is likely credence in these polls, since other Republican Senate candidates - who would otherwise be coasting to victory - also find themselves in unusually competitive races:
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“The fact that she is so tied to Trump and the fact that Trump is viewed so negatively right now, especially by independent voters, this leads me to think this result from these polls probably are a fair assessment of where voters stand.”
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The spread is within the poll’s 4.5-percent margin of error.
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In Arkansas, recent polling has given Democrats a reason to hope for success in that deep red state.
That includes a recent Talk Business and Politics–Hendrix College poll.
On Sunday’s edition of the statewide program, “Talk Business” Host Roby Brock said encouraging poll numbers for Democrats have not translated into much election success in recent years.
And he added that polls must be measured against other factors:
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“Here’s the money equation that you’re talking about. You’re talking about all this Republican cash, which is 10-to-1 in their favor over the Democrats versus the cost of a gallon of gas. That’s the financial equation there. You could throw $10 million at tv, but if people are feeling that at the grocery store or the gas pump it can overcome a financial advantage.”
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Early voting starts October 19th in Arkansas.
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A dementia researcher in Louisiana is calling for more human trials to learn how ultra-processed foods affect the brain.
Dr. Owen Carmichael – at LSU Pennington – says he thinks it’s plausible there are dementia-related outcomes:
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“So there's a fair amount that's been done on effects of ultra-processed foods on metabolic health things like overweight and diabetes. But not that much it turns out on the brain which I think is really concerning for people.”
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The National Weather Service in Shreveport is calling for:
- Two more days of sunny skies & dry conditions – with today’s high near 94,
- then 93 Wednesday and windy, with gusts up to 25 miles per hour.
- Thursday begins a string of days with at least a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms and a high near 92
- 88 Friday, 84 Saturday and 81 Sunday.
- The National Weather Service says the probability for rainfall will increase later this week, especially across the west and northwest half of the region, while higher rainfall amounts are trending downward.
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