texas. explain that. >> wright: well, i think a.m. texas is what most people outside of texas texas is, you know, rush limbaugh. >> wertheim: social conservative. care about their gun rights. >> wright: very much so. evangelicals and so on. and yet, there's a side of texas that many people don't really understand, and that's the f.m. texas, which is more urban, progressive, more like other cities in the country. >> wertheim: the big question: which frequency will have the greater signal strength on tuesday? >> wright: i think that a lot of the tea party political figures in power right now see over the horizon. and what they see is a big change coming their way. and that change is brown. and that change is young. and that change is not so conservative. that's the wave that's coming into texas. ♪ and i'm proud to be an american ♪ >> wertheim: like all the midterm races, the specter of donald trump hovers over the campaigns. in the case of cruz, his newfound coziness with the president strikes many as hypocritical, given how bitterly they opposed each other in the last president

texas, even though the mexican army had been defeated in the texas revolution. but they believed in by abolishing slavery which they did in 1837, they would be able to encourage enslaved people in texas to revolt or escape from , undermining the independence of texas at the moment in most needed to prove its independence among the national community or the international community. an extra added bonus to abolishing slavery for mexico was that the british government was considering whether or not to recognize the independence of texas and support independence because they saw texas as a buffer against anglo-american expansion further west in the territories that were closer to british possession. so the mexican government believed that by abolishing slavery and creating this difference between texas slavery and mexico, a free republic that , they would make britain come out on the side of mexico. >> i am curious. how do you go about researching this topic? what surprised you the most as you look into this? >> that's a really great question. , as you might expect, you cannot go and look up slaves in mexico and find very much at all, for reasons that probably don't have time to talk abo

texas. thank you, every single one of you, for making this possible. i am grateful. i am grateful. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you all. [ crowd chanting "usa" ] >> god bless texas. tonight is a victory for the people of texas. tonight is a victory for all the men and women in this room and all the men and women across this state that poured your hearts, your passion, your time, your energy, to rising to defend texas. to every one of you, heidi and i and the girls, we say thank you. thank you. texas saw something this year that we've never seen before. this election wasn't about me and it wasn't about beto o'rourke. this election was a battle of ideas. it was a contest for who we are and what we believe. it was a contest and the people of texas decided this race. we traveled every part of the state from east texas to west texas, from the panhandle to the valley. and the energy, the excitement we saw was incredible. just a couple weeks ago down in the valley, in harlingen, 2,000 people coming out. in mission, 2,000 people coming out. in el paso, 2,000 people coming out. and what was truly amazing, at many of these events, we would ask how many of you here are former democrats, and we would see hands througho

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texas. [chanting] >> tonight is a victory for the people of texas. it is a victory for all of the men and women in this room. they poured their hearts and their passion in their time and their energy to rising to defend texas. two everyone of you heidi and i and the girls we see think you think you. texas saw something. though we've never seen before. the selection wasn't about me. it was a battle of ideas. it was a contest for who we are and what we believe. they decided this race. we traveled every part of the state from east texas to west texas from the panhandle to the valley. and the energy and excitement that we saw was incredible just a couple of weeks ago, the rally 2000 people coming out. in mission 2000 people coming out. in el paso 2000 people coming out. what was truly amazing at many of these events we would ask how many of you here are former democrats and we would see hands throughout the room now because texas came together behind a commonsense agenda. of low taxes, low regulations and lots and lots of jobs. securing the border and keeping our community safe and defending the constitution and the bill of rights. on that as a commonsense agenda that unites texans from every part of the state

nothing to diminish the way i feel about texas or this country. >> reporter: in the house in texas it reflected national sentiment, democrats had a good night in texas. in texas 32, pete sessions lost to call and all the red, will heard, republican and cia veteran did win in a tight race in texas 23. texas reflective of the national sentiment. jillian: see you on "fox and friends". rob: much-anticipated wave was not as impressive as most had expected as the president delivered for some key swing states, securing the senate for the republicans. jillian: garrett tenney where the race is taking surprising turns. >> reporter: a lot of races too close to call, we might see recounts take place, one in wisconsin where tony evers is claiming victory against scott walker with a lead of just over 1%, nearly all precincts reporting. in georgia democrat stacy abrams refusing to concede the governor's race to brian kemp who leads by two points. abrams seeking to become the first african american to lead the peach state in a race that has become one of the most heated in the country this cycle. >> i built this campaign on one promise. is governor i would put hard

texas decided this race. we travel every part of the state from east texas to west texas, from the panhandle to the valley. d the energy, the excitement we saw was incredible. >> reporter: he went on to say texas is still texas, low taxes, low regulation, lots of jobs, securing the border, keeping communities safe and defending the constitution are things texans care about. ted cruz will be joining new colleagues in the senate, mike brian, marsha blackburn, josh holly in missouri, kevin kramer in north dakota, martha mcnally from arizona and matt rosendale in montello, the trend of the senate going to republicans continuing in texas. his opponent beto o'rourke ultimately conceded. >> i was inspired, hopeful as i have ever been in my life and tonight's loss does nothing to diminish the way i feel about texas or this country. >> reporter: that was o'rourke in the house. democrats had a good night nationally and in texas, 32, representative pizzas and lost to call in allread. i will note, a republican and cia veteran in a tight race won in texas 23 so texas following the national trend, good in the senate toug

texas took the lead. texas, the first law texas wrote was so explicit, only white people can vote in the white primary. african-americans led by the naacp sued. the court looked and went this is too much for us. this is so explicit. it is such, we haven't seen a violation of the 14th amendment as egregious as this and texas went dating. they had in their opinion a way to get around it. we need to recognize that american citizens have the right to vote. i don't know why that is such a hard principle to wrap our brains around. american citizens have the right to vote. [applause] >> texas rewrote the rules so the democratic party was the one and went back to court. the supreme court in a 5-4 decision said not quite. texas said we need to do. so they came back and created a greater separation between the democratic party and the state of texas in terms of elections. that case happened in the mid-1930s and the supreme court said that is legal, that will work and you have the white primary sanctions on high from the us supreme court. the naacp went over my gosh. then there was a case called classic, usb class

if you look at texas, texas is for republicans what california is for democrats. it is the biggest blue state. texas is a big red state. you had a democrat come within 2 points of taking out a sitting republican senator. that should send shock waves all across the republican establishment. you have democrats making inroads in states that are very important. arizona, democrats have made inroads in a state that's been fairly red. nevada is beginning to look like virginia, which once upon a time was a red state, and virginia was once upon a time a red state. and you have georgia, which boggles my mind because i thought we were four years away from this in georgia. you have georgia as a toss up. if states like georgia and arizona are turning red, the pathway for republicans in 2020 back to the white house has gotten more and more narrow while the pathway for democrats is expanding. look, arizona will be a battleground state in the next presidential election, and i didn't think it would be. but if we're coming within a point in georgia, whoever the next democratic nominee is, we'll put money there. >> an

texas to revolt or escape, undermining the independence of texas. an added bonus to abolishing slavery for mexico was that the british government was or not tog whether recognize the independence of texas and support it. the mexican government believed that by abolishing slavery and creating this difference between texas and mexico, that they would make britain come out on their side. do you am curious, how go about researching this topic? where do you go for information? what has surprised you the most? prof. baumgartner: that is a great question. can be in mexico. but they do not have very much at all. the mexican government promoted the idea that there was no real racial differences between people in mexico. cases of texasl slaveholders coming into mexico trying to kidnap their fugitive slaves. there are newspapers. legislative debates in mexico. are a number of diplomatic records in the united states, great britain, france talking aout that decision on and -- larger international stage to abolish slavery. host: if you are a slave in mexico and they abolish slavery and you cross the border into texas, what happened to those individuals? did they know what they were getting into? mos

texas result, so candidates who ran depending on what happens with abrams in georgia, the progressive campaign doesn't seem to be an automatic winner any more than the centrist one. >> an argument was, though, that in texas, phil bredesen probably would have succeeded against ted cruz because he was running in an electorate that was more moderate. >> but i think texastexas is an incredible upset. cruz won his last election by close to 17 points. hillary lost by 9. the fact that we are talking about even 2 percentage points, 3 is a revolution in texas. the fact that pete session lost his congressional seat, someone that has been an 11-time incumbent, that is a revolution. and then at the same time, all of the sudden they elected ten new democratic members to the state house. all of the sudden the electoral map in texas, redistricting is on the map. beto did what he was expected to do. the fact that he came so close, that is going to be the next epicenter. >> he brought a lot of candidates along for the ride with him. >> but the major difference with tennessee versus georgia or florida is it wasn't the party establishment candidates that were the nominees. let's not forget. no one saw gillum coming. he wasn't even registering in the polls. and abrams was not what they were looking for as a candidate. but they said give me a shot, and to their democra

our next guest, lawrence jones, call texas home and he has a message for people fleeing from california and that is to not mess with texas. don't mess with texasring this for a while, battleground texas, where a lot of the people in liberal cities across the country have a plan to turn texas blue. it seems successful right now. this was a big turn, beto versus ted cruz. born texans ended up voting for beto. that was shocking to me because texas is known for business innovation, no state tax. people are fleeing oppressive states that don't have business friendly city. rob: you see that in california. the highest taxes, tough on business in telephone you. we have seen time and time again a lot of companies getting out. nevada has become popular. and the san francisco barrier, tough to build homes because of regulation and population growth, the houses are so expensive. >> overall the liberal policies in these states that go to a place like texas. sometimes when texas people flee those places they forget the laws that were put in place to leave the state and texans have it so good in the state that they forget what caused them to get these low ta

reporter: i heard a lot, don't california my texas, is that accurate? keep texas red. texas, texas. win presidential race as long time. it used to be dominant democrat. it flipped 25 years ago. beto o'rourke and ted cruz are very close in the senate race. ainsley: both beto o'rourke has so much money. steve: $50 million. ainsley: they know how important the state is. steve: that fellow pete was talking to though make as good point. the voter who does not put a street sign up for a politician does not answer a poll question. you know, how is that person going to vote because in 2016, it was hard to quantify but they showed up on election day. ainsley: they did. though showed up on election day. the lines are long early in the morning because people want to go to work. more states open up polls as lights turn on with the time change, more and more states to the west of our country waking up, going to the polls. 12 more states opening up their polling sites at 8:00. alabama, mississippi, oklahoma, arizona, louisiana, north dakota, south dakota, wisconsin, texas and iowa. brian: how late

texas. they are from texas. >> reporter: already more people have cast early ballots in texas than the total number of people who voted in 2014's midterms. ted cruz believes he will be the one benefitting from that enthusiasm thanks to the booming texas economy. >> we're saying, you know, you look at that enthusiasm, that room is bursting. we're seeing that all over texas. it's very encouraging. >> win or lose, beto o'rourke tells "60 minutes" he does not plan to run for president in 2020. and join us tomorrow here on abc for all the results and analysis. coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> the body of a utah mayor killed in action in afghanistan is expected to arrive at an air force base today. brent taylor who was a father of seven, was training soldiers when he was shot by one of his afghan trainees. taylor was on his fourth deployment. he is being remembered as a dedicated patriot. >> they thought they could do some good in afghanistan to help the people be liberated, to have the freedoms that we enjoy and too often here in america and here in utah take for granted. he was the

texas is changing. is texas changing this fast? is texas going to surprise us tonight? that would surprise even a lot of democrats. texas is changing for this reason. again, as i noted, the suburbs in america are growing. the suburbs in america are revolting against president trump. look at this vote in dallas. look at this vote in dallas. let's go back to see where this was. 66% for the democrat in dallas. 55% for a weaker democrat there. and this county, 9.4% of the population. so ted cruz had an easy race last time. ted cruz does not have an easy race this time. you watch that play out. again, there's a house district up here as well. so the beto effect, you have a close race in texas right now with the democrat at the moment leading, 50%. you also have democrats thinking this is going to help us in a couple house districts and state legislative races. we'll see how this plays out. i want to check the ballot. the governors race is not close. that's closer than democrats thought it was going to be and we'll see if that holds up. 47%, just want to remind people, the gra

texas never ends, you drive and drive and you're still in texas and everywhere they remind you of how you're not supposed to mels with whatever lie texas claims to be. i drive so many hours the first day to sonora, texas, so i can be in louisiana the next. so i end up going to a plantation and then i ended up seeing my brother who is recently moved there and so i'm jumping at the morning i leave new orleans. the morning i leave i hear them before i see them. i'm packing the car win rattles and bells, shack beating drums, whistles and chanting and singing come from around the corner, group of people, in white, one of the men shaking a rattle is masked. the group moves down governor nichols street. the man with the mask and rat out in front, waving. i stand by the open trunk of my

texas? we've all been expecting it to happen, that they'd be running what donald trump used to say about his now friend ted cruz. >> well, lawrence, it's no secret in texas that ted cruz polls very low. the truth in texas trump factor, and everything that comes with it. however, texas has had trump-like leadership for a very long time. we currently have attorney general ken paxton with, you know, he's sitting attorney general, and he's under indictment for multiple felonies. we have governor greg abbott, lieutenant governor dan patrick, who have been longtime enemies and attacking the latino community. this is not new to texas. what is new in texas, all these folks are up for re-election. but the spanish community is more energized and more organized than ever before and it's turning out. in fact, hispanics in texas have turned out by a larger margin than any other ethnic group in the state. >> oscar silva, thank you very much for joining us tonight. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. now your insurance won't replace it outright because of depreciation. if your insurance won't replace your car, what good is it? you'd be better off just taking your money and throwing it right into the

lines this time right could be interesting in florida let's head over to talking about texas our texas reporter the texas on the site you actually know this state very. well what are we dealing with ted cruz they don't work or be declared yet absolutely so it looks like ted cruz is going to take this state now this is has been a really interesting race to watch so far because he's taking it by about fifty one percent so that is such a close margin and it's really been interesting to watch paid or give him a run for his money quite literally by breaking records with fund raising but also by leading to a huge voter turnout i mean there were records broken with early voting and so it looks like a lot of texans have really wanted to make their voice heard that's what it's going to get texas he's a good cowboy boots you think of football and you think of republicans texas is very red the homes of the bushes so ted cruz should have done very well in this so i do think this is something that the democrats can say look if enough if we put this much energy into texas and got this close maybe it's something the mo

texas, maybe people aren't necessarily watching this race in particular. she's a latina, daughter of mexican immigrants, former sheriff, former dea, lesbian democrat in texas. she's running -- >> she's checking a lot of boxes. >> and she's running on the democratic ticket. >> but she doesn't have the resources. >> true. that's the other question. she doesn't have the resources. what i was going to say is that when she talks about what happens in texas, people are like, is it a red state a blue state? she just says it's a nonvoting state. when i was on the ground with her, the number of people in texas who we met who just were like, you know, i don't vote, it's like, what are you talking about? she was on the ground getting them to register and getting them enthusiastic. but there is that question. that's the unpredictable part, right. that's where i'm like, who knows what's going to happen because we're not necessarily polling those people who are first-time voters. >> we'll find out again in this election. hang on one second. i want to ask joe, because joe is a republican. he's a conservative. you're still a republican of the republican party, are you not? >> yeah, yeah. >> what is happening here in terms of the fact there are things like prison reform, things like health care? there are all sorts of topics that would actually be -- even immigration -- that would be good and smart and popular for republicans, but they've been hija

texas, wisconsin, wyoming, all of those states are pulling in their poll closings right now. >> 9:00 p.m. in the east has just turned, and here we go. these are our latest projections. texas senate too early to call. we're giving crews a slight lead in this race as of now. texas governor re-elected the governor, governor abbott. here is the two-way race of the texas governor's race as we look at the math that went into this. wisconsin governor evers is the lead, but officially, too close to call. arizona senate, too close to call. remember, these western states just coming in. north dakota senate, too early, though so far cramer is leading. new york city senator kirsten gillibrand going back to the senate. in minnesota, our guest earlier, amy klobuchar going back to the senate. and then these are coming in fresh. this is heinrich going back to the senate. new mexico, and now i'll take them off the side of the building, tammy baldwin in wisconsin, going back to the senate. wyoming, barrasso, a member of the senior republican leadership returning to the senate. here is the michigan race, too early to call. minnesota, too early to call. and at this hour, the u.s. senate, let's pan down on the ice. notice again gray seats undecided, 17 question marks with a 44-39

texas, today. thank you very much and, in fact, let's stay with texas. texasorney general ken paxton joining me now. great to see you today from your great state. >> great to see you. >> harris: i'm just reading some notes about the fact that president trump is planning to deliver remarks reportedly today at 4:15 from the roosevelt room on immigration, touching on the issue of asylum. as you see the caravans now plural coming north, what is the significance of that focus? >> well, obviously, important for the state of texas because it affects us every day. but my guess is he's going to rely on federal law, which gives him the authority to restrict entry of any nonresident aliens that he screws as detrimental to the country. my guess is we'll see him talking about that very statute today. >> harris: attorney general paxton, can you speak about the multiple caravans now coming? i mean, we had heard about a second and now four. how do we know what's happening and how real is this coming together? are they also large? what do we know? >> your guess is as good as m

texas, do you see the democrats trying to change his mind? >> well, possibly. there are certainly many people in the democrat being party in texas and beyond texas who have becomereally have to question the logic of putting somebody up for president who hasn't even carried his own state. the math for democrats becomes wonderful if texas becomes democratic because then you have texas plus new york plus california and it becomes almost insurmountable for republicans in a white house race. but if texas is not part of that equation and you put a texan on the ballot -- now, could he be up for a cabinet in a democratic administration? certainly. would he be a terrific surrogate for democrats running around the country? sure. if he wins the senate race, well, now he's a dragon sl oon took down ted cruz and took texas blue, if not purple. >> let me ask you about ted cruz. what happens if ted cruz loses? >> i don't know. he was making well over a million dollars a year as an appellate lawyer. he is a tremendously talented appellate lawyer. if he loses, i think his presidential ambitions are over. because if he's the guy who was -- who lost texas when republicans haven't

texas. license circled ok so who are. as i was saying. from grip in city we journeyed to bull. of the great city of chicago and you still forgot texas where it's texas from there yes where's the down there in beaumont it's circled there yeah they're from denver. everyone is convinced brilliant i am until right now. raw eight excuse me. you will. do this on top of the snooze button. so look like they were saying this was for personal of what we're doing now i was rehearsing we went from here. pulls. here is a houston area specifically the beaumont texas area you look a little smiley and and getting my timing on that it was because maine right there . and then from texas right up to shut it down dead it looks real we're in chicago. right. now. you went from texas to mt rushmore. appear here so there's a reason to become an actor because i don't know any of this stuff and now you're having fun ok. i get. what you tell me. our heroes say good bye to texas and hello to the open road as they set their sights north on one of america's most iconic landmark s. re seriously drove from there up there i thought you know i'm going to die in a flaming wrecked on

texas, would you have been surprised? >> a little bit. >> but did this show that texas really is going purple? >> that's the thing a lot of people overlook about texasn slowly -- democrats have been quietly and very effectively winning on the ground in texas. they've been winning at city council races, mayors races across texas and slowly building the kind of momentum that you saw play out last night. >> and one of my big surprises, willie, was from last night, and i guess he was on the watch list, but pete sessions, a guy i came into congress with in '94, he was well liked, he was popular, he was from a dallas suburb. there's really no reason that he should have lost. in fact, he even -- he ran the nrcc, as you know. pete was well liked, popular guy, he was a powerful guy, but he unfortunately was in the dallas suburbs and, man, the dallas suburbs which you -- i mean, that's george bush's home. that's w.'s home. >> that's how it's changed. >> man, that has turned democratic in a huge way. >> an 11-term congressman, a leader in the party, but we watched that suburban trend happen over the course of the night. it started on the east coast, started in

the texas meantime, legislature had passed a law that had required that in texas, graduated in the top 10% of a texas high school would be admitted into the university of texas, what their s.a.t. who hads or for those already taken the s.a.t., i believe. so the university of texas had been bragging that actually this solution was very effective and it was getting them as much had underas they had their previous methods of with diversity issues. and so they were telling, you know, their students, telling great,e, we're doing doing fine. we don't need, you know, race admissions. and then within 24 hours, after decided,r decision was they came out and said we're bringing back race preferential admissions. so that actually was a very tiny decision in the sense that affected a tiny number of students, because the texas law,olution, that was the and they were not in a position to change that. it actually was not very popular the administration at the university of texas. but it was a law. and so they had very little maneuvering room there. but nevertheless, they brought the smallsions for number of discret

texas. we have all been expecting it to happen that they be running what donald trump used to say about his now friend ted cruz. >> well, lawrence, it's no secret in texas that ted cruz polls very low. the truth in texashing that comes with it. however, texas has had trump like leadership for a very long time. we currently have attorney general ken paxton with, you know, he's sitting attorney general and he's under indictment for multiple felonies. we have governor greg abbott, lieutenant governor, patrick, who have been enemies in attacking the latino community. when all these folks are up for reelection, the hispanic community which is the largest minority group in texas is more energized and more organized than ever before. and it's turning out, in fact, hispanics in texas have turned out by a larger margin than any other ethnic group in the state. >> oscar silva, thank you very much for joining us tonight. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. apprecia. >> thank you >> we'll be right back fact is, every insurance company hopes you drive safely. but allstate helps you. with drivewise. feedback that helps you drive safer. and that can lower your cost now that you know the truth... are

texas barbecue? texas barbecue. how many hours per day do you train? five hours per day. what is your guilty pleasure? local food that i shouldn't be having because it makes me fat. favourite junk food you are not allowed to have? mcdonald's. will you go into politics? never say never, maybe. what do you hate about training? jumping in the cold pool early in the morning. singapore or texase minute and five seconds. i'm sorry, i'm sorry, joseph. you'll have to jump into the pool. i will have to take you with me. oh, my goodness. oh, no! i love the fact that you have time to ta ke i love the fact that you have time to take your glasses off. i love the fact that you have time to take your glasses offlj i love the fact that you have time to take your glasses off. i can't believe it. joseph jumped into to take your glasses off. i can't believe it. josephjumped into the pool believe it. josephjumped into the pool, i won, believe it. josephjumped into the pool, iwon, i caught believe it. josephjumped into the pool, i won, i caught him.|j believe it. josephjumped into the pool, iwon, i caught him. i didn't see a lot of swimming in that, i have to say. well done. stay with us. we will be looking at how the markets are reacting to the brexit developments on asia business report. we will take a look at the markets and how they are reacting to brexit. that's all for now. stay with

texas, what's your take on that, lawrence? >> i would have been surprised if he wasn't really close and really taking this down to the wire because anyone who saw him campaign in texas knew that we were seeing nothing like anything we've seen in a democratic campaign in texas. you remember the last, the last elected democratic senator in texas was lloyd benson, and lloyd benson was -- it was as if the president of your local bank was running for senate with all of the charm. lloyd benson was a solidly capable senator in terms of legislation and the technical specifics of legislation. he was the chairman of the senate finance committee. he was a very powerful senator, but he was not a degrgrega rio campaigner. not like beto o'rourke is. what we have seen is an extraordinary campaign of an individual with extraordinary political talent and an ability to carve out his own policy positions without taking dictation from washington or taking talking points from anyone. and there's probably not many democrats in the country who would agree with beto o'rourke's position on every single issue right down the line. but he's carved a space that is so appealing that wherever democrats find some slight disagreement with him, it feels very minor compared to the way they

texas towns. let's bring in the texas attorney general, great to see you, fabulous to be in your home state. my dad is even on sat watching today in dallas, it's a big day. >> welcome to dallas, were glad you're here. >> harris: thank you very much. let's talk about what's coming to our southern border, we fed a week and a half before these people start to show up and possibly try to claim asylum. legally, what are you prepared to do? >> i think you're right, there are cities that would be overwhelmed but i talked to the president before the election, he's assured us, the governor, the lieutenant governor, our senators that he would not let these people cross in, that they would be stopped before they cross the border. if that happens, if they do come across it creates an incentive for other people to do the very same thing. i feel assured that that will not happen. >> harris: are you concerned at this point as other caravans are gathering, that our relationships with the southern countries are not all they could be? they are crossing several countries to get just to mexico and then get here. >> it appears that we've worked with mexico to some degree, obviously we could use more help in having them stop at their border, so yeah, there is work to be done with that relationship and as you said they've done a few things but they could certainly do more. >> harris: you got got guatemala, other countries people are coming from. tell me what happens when they reach these towns, we've been talking about the potential of thousands of people coming at the same time and trying to get through those ports of entry. >> i think you're going to see border patrol, along with the help of the u.s. military, the military can't detain them but border patrol will do their best to keep these people from crossing in and my understanding is we are going to try to set up some type of tent city outside of the border. and keep these people from actually coming in. >> harris: the president has said that, the pentagon said they will be building tents for the border patrol and others who play a supporting role. what kind of resources does this take up to have people crossing over illegally? i understand detention centers are already full. >> this is been a struggle for years in texasthink this is why you see the president trying to construct the wall and devising ways to stop this permanently. this definitely takes up texas resources and it takes up federal resources which is why i think congress should do something about this permanently. it's a struggle for us every da day. >> harris: attorney general paxton, when these people come in and you talk about the resources they take, would you support a government shutdown over the issue of funding the wall? >> i don't particularly like government shutdowns but it is i think an issue that should be at the top of the priority list, for both the president and congress and it has been frustrating for years and years and decades that these issues have been ignored and we don't have the best immigration polit polity. we just need an immigration policy that makes sense and we don't need people crossing our border. we don't know who they are or where they've come from or what kind of crime they committed. >> harris: that is

texas has had issues with us. and we have had issues with the state of texas. but i imagine that over the next few years we will work together, because i refuse to believe that texas does not want people to register to vote. even if they behave that way. host: we want to remind our viewers and c-span listeners that the organization vote.org, that is the website, and on their front page -- if you do not know where to go, you can find out what is on the ballot there. find your polling place there. type in your address and it will bring up that information. that is across all 50 states and the district of columbia, correct? guest: yes, and over one million people have used the polling place locator just in the past 24 hours. host: louise is next up in washington, d.c. good morning. caller: hello. host: go ahead. caller: i am in washington dc, and along with the rest of the people who live in washington, d.c., we are only allowed to vote in the presidential election. no other national election do we have a voice in. we have a couple of people in congress, but they do not have a vote. and of course, the republicans don't want washington, d.c. to have a vote because mos

texas. several months ago you were on the show and said texas is fool's gold. i quoted you several times. now you're choosing texas still think that's right. i think wagered a beer to somebody. i will pay up if i'm wrong. i don't think i am. texas is a red state. credit where credit is due, beto o'rourke made this race closer than should be. >> dana: we have video of ted cruz down in texas trying to make this last go of it. beto o'rourke will be there later. what do you think about texas? long shot for texas? >> if cruz wins, it will be by the skin of his teeth. if beto o'rourke wins, that's the story. that's it. >> dana: that's true. we'll have to read even another round of national media profiles of beto o'rourke. the daily briefing was in indiana last week. we talked to mike braun, the republican. you still think the democrat, donnelly, pulls it out? >> i think donnelly pulls it out. it's tough. the polls close at 6:00. if donnelly is ahead and wins, that's a good sign for all the other democrats coming up after him. in montana, missouri, west virginia, and if he wins indiana, i think democrats look like they w

texas never ends. you drive and a drive, and you'e still in texas, and every write they remind you about how you're not supposed to mess with whatever lie texas claims to be. i drive so many hours that first day so i can be in louisiana the next. and so i end up going to a plantation, and then i ended up seeing my brother who had recently moved there. i'm jumping to the morning i leave new orleans. the morning i leave, i hear them before i see them. i'm packing the car when rattles and bells, shaking tambourines, beating drums, chanting and singing come fromm around the corner. a group of people, all black dressed in white, men in white pants and shirts, some shirtless, one of the men shaking a rattle is masked. the group move down nichols street -- governor nichols street. i stand by the open trunk of my car.

you if you are involved in texas 23, which may or may not go to a recount. >> gina. >> and we had four races that surprised a lot of people that came within four. texas 10, texas 21, 22, and 31. 31 was m.j. hagar, who might be known because of her colorful ads against john carter. what will it take for democrats to cross the finish line on this after a year that was so phenomenal because of beto? tom: persistence is what it is going to take, and continued commitment to organizing everywhere. again, getting back to your question about rural organizing. i am heartened by what happens not only in texas, but elsewhere. we invested a lot in fred hubbell, who did not make it across the finish line, but we now have two new members of congress from iowa, we almost had a third. the work that beto and others have done, the texas democratic party, what we have to do is understand that this is about persistence. this is about having a long-term strategy. we did not make it in those races now, but we are far further along now than we were before. we now have an election in 2020 in texas. you have john cornyn on the ballot for the state senate. and what we have shown is tha

texas race. it's tough tonight in the border areas. latino areas here and here. you could also see the reverse in texas. remarkably close. 51 to 49. a competitive race in the state of texas. >> very, very close. we've got some numbers to show the big picture of the house offivof representatives right now. 31 democrats right now are leading in republican districts in races that are too early to call. the democrats must pick up 21 republican seats. one cautionary note. 5 republicans are leading in democratic districts right now in races that are too early to call. but 31. they're leading in 31. where are they leading in those 31 districts? because for the democrats, they smell victory in the house of representatives. >> part of it, i'll get to it in a minute. we don't know if it will hold up, but it's in texas where the democrats are leading in six districts. six districts right now held by republicans. that would be beyond the democrat's dreams. will they get six? who knows? they want to pick up at least two in texas. that tells you the democrats in texas are on par for their math. let's go over to more results. one of the things we cannot compare and cannot emphasize eno

texas? why is texas off the charts? >> i've got a few theories. texas has been roaring as an economy. umber six in the country . a couple of other things, the fracking boom which uses a lot are burning oil to make oil. yourasically take out pumping equipment and you pump the sand and water down. on the gasoline front, one of the things happening in texas is a housing boom. accounting for a large share of housing permits the past couple of beers. a lot ofelates with driving, gasoline use. out, theok texas national picture would be a sharp decline in gasoline demand and also diesel demand is not looking great. caroline: how much are we seeing taking the view the u.s. will reduce its gasoline intake and move toward a more carbon neutral economy? more electric vehicles. in general that is excepted in the market. people were surprised at how oil demand came back in the u.s. ist we have seen this year that was a function of price. as we've seen gasoline prices head toward three dollars even recently,let-up demand has responded quickly. liam, thank you. let's get a check of the latest headlin

could only come from texas. >> reporter: at this weekend rally in a small victoria, texas hotel ballroom cruz supporters showed up wearing red gloves, their symbol that a red rave in texas mania on election day. >> that is texas. that's who we are. when liberty is threadient we will rise to defend it. we will rise to defend the constitution and we will rise to defend the united states of america! thank you and god bless! >> ed lavandera joins us from san antonio. what does each candidate have planned in the last couple of days before the election? >> reporter: well, it's really a focus on those areas in the part of the state where they believe that they can really generate the most voter turnout so you're going to see beto o'rourke here on the last day campaigning in houston tomorrow and in dallas before flying home and ending his 21-month campaign back in his hometown of el paso. ted cruz is focused on the suburbs around his hometown of houston so that's where you'll see him on the last day of campaigning. anderson, it's really hard to overstate, impossible to overstate, but early voter turnout in this state has been through the roof and many people on both sides scram

texas, what dough you think is going to happen? >> i think the race is going to be very close. i'm from texas. the first campaign i worked on was ann richards in h 1994, of course she lost to her future boss george bush. whether he wins or loses, comes up short, he changed the future of texas politics. texas democrats, one of the problems they've had, they've gotten so used to losing, they don't know how to think about winning again. he's started a fire that's not going to go out tomorrow whether he wins or loses. he's given hope to texas democrats and he and some of these congressional candidates, by the way, down ballot, who are going to win, knock out republican incumbents in texas, we're going do see texas democrats after this race follow the beto o'rourke example and compete up and down the ballot for years to come. >> you think he's going to run for president? >> if he wins, no. i think he'll come to the senate, be a senator. if he doesn't, he said he won't. why wouldn't he? he has a national following. ability to raise money. why not? >> i think it bears mentioning by comparison, there is another prominent american politician who lost a senate race in the state of texas in 1970 who went on to bigger things. his name was george herbert walker bush. >> well, there you

texas. so texas would own a tiebreaker with oklahoma. so a lot of it will be sorted out today. the loser of the iowa state texasis eliminated from a title game in dallas on december 21st. tylan wallace. i know he's one of the best receivers in the country, but that's a lot of drops the last couple of weeks. >> todd: well, and they have paid a wilot of attention to hi today.nog over t top. they have not let him get free. i think he's frustrated and it shows on plays like that as well. zblooerjts moment ago by west virginia quieted the crowd for the time being. went for it twice on fourth down, including for the touchdown. but here come the cowboys back. dillon stoner to the 44. gain of 22. >> todd: stoner has a nice knack of just finding holes in the defense. >> sean: cornelius steps up and takes off. and he wasn't going slide down. he lowered his shoulder into zack sandwich and the end of a 17-yard run. >> todd: he's a feisty guy. he doesn't say much, but he's a pretty feisty guy. >> sean: his last game at oklahoma state, his last home game. dillon stoner, did he get to the first down marker? we are waiting for

in texas you mention the first muslim representative women in texas but in texas we never had a latina congresswoman. this year there are two running for office that could potentially, never in the history of texas, the two. one of the most latino heavy states in the country. you got to talk a little before about social movements and their impact on long-term civic engagement. >> one of the reasons i wrote this book is to dispel a lot of myths. we are talking past each other so many times and i got sick of talking to a certain group that was understood and one of the myths is how social change happens. it happens in lots of pockets and one part of my book is there was a young nursing student who was tired of every time she and her friends would say why don't you take this internship or this job, i don't want to do anything in my off hours, i want to be a waitress or clean houses. she didn't have papers and she sent an email blast and was floored by the response, not the synthetic response from her friends but me too, me too, suddenly she had this group, one of the founding groups and t

texas? >> no, they are of texas. they are from texas. >> reporter: as for senator cruz, he believes the majority of texans will once again vote republican. republicans have tried to dismiss beto as, quote, a shiny new penny. >> well, it's because so much of the national media is in love with him. beta o'rourke is the only democratic senate nominee in the country to come out for impeaching president trump. >> our paula faris tracking that very closely watched senate race out of texas. our chief white house correspondent jonathan karl joins me now. jon, i want to go back to the house. you've spoken to the president about this. you've spoken to your sources in the white house. we never know what could happen in the trump era but have they resigned themselves to the fact they possibly may lose the house? >> the president is focused almost entirely on the senate. you see it where he's traveling. in the final days of the campaign he's only going to states that he won where they are trying to win in red states. in terms of the messaging, they

texas, that something grassroots generated is going to make that number a mirror image of itself come tomorrow. are you concerned about that? >> listen, you're right. there is something happening in texas that as an example of the slick hollywood money flooring in the state of texasmillions of dollars? if you give me a choice between millions of dollars from hollywood liberals or standing with the men and women of texas -- [cheers and applause] i've got to say, i'm encouraged. i'm encouraged by the momentum, momentum is with us. we've seen that because the last few weeks, the o'rourke campaign has gone negative. letting attack ads on the air because the people of texas can the values of texas, we believe in low taxes, low regulations, lots and lots of jobs. we want to secure the border and want to defend the constitution and bill of rights. that's been my record in the senate and that's why i feel good going into election day tomorrow. [cheers and applause] >> martha: john brennan is picking up from a former cia director. he says in this election, those who stand with trump must be defeated. there was a time where you did not stand with president trump. in fact, you did not endorse him in the last presidential election. if you win them would you endorse president