INTRO: With the midterm elections approaching, candidates are making their final pitches to voters. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican running for U.S. Senate, kicked off a statewide bus tour in Rockwall, promoting his “Protecting the Texas Promise” plan. It includes a proposed 25-thousand-dollar federal tax deduction for out-of-pocket medical expenses, along with additional tax breaks for housing and other costs.
ACK: Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton (R) at a rally in Rockwell, Texas
TAG: His Democratic opponent, State Representative James Talarico, is also focusing on affordability, proposing expanded child tax credits, lower healthcare costs and higher taxes on wealthy Americans and corporations.
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