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The Texas Senate contest, which Fox News polling now describes as surprisingly close, is heading into its final months with both parties treating it as central to their Senate majority calculations.
Against that backdrop, Democratic candidate James Talarico sat down with Fox News on Tuesday at a Dallas food drive event and moved toward the political center on several contentious social issues, saying he would support a national ban on gender surgery for minors and opposing transgender athletes in women's sports.
The interview ran as the first-ever GOP midterm convention opened just miles away in downtown Dallas. Talarico faces Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican who has faced his own controversies.
A Republican loss in the state would significantly constrain President Donald Trump's ability to implement his agenda, making the race a priority for both parties.
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