This Week in Texas: Key US Senate, congressional races and Harris Co.'s swinging budget

On an all-new This Week in Texas, there's another hat in the ring for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican John Cornyn.

Democrat State Representative James Talarico joins us to talk about entering the race.

Additionally, our political insiders, Odus Evbagharu and Court Koenning, weigh in on the increasingly crowded contest.

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ABC13 sits down with Harris County Commissioner Lesley Briones to discuss her plan to bridge the budget gap. Also, a conversation with congressional candidate Alex Mealer, who's running for the newly redrawn congressional District 9.

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