Oct 25, 2022

GOP chips away at Democratic grip in South Texas

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Does the emergence of a Republican lawmaker in the Rio Grande Valley – typically a Democratic stronghold – signal a shift in that area? Then, we look at changes on the way for the mortgage industry. Also, polling data shows how people have a dimmer outlook of the American Dream.

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In the Rio Grande Valley, Texas Republicans make inroads with lifelong Democrats

by Andy Uhler

Oct 25, 2022

Some residents feel Democrats have taken their votes for granted.

U.S. Representative Mayra Flores (R-TX), takes a photo with a supporter at a joint campaign event with Monica De La Cruz, Republican candidate for Congress, at the University Drafthouse in Mcallen, Texas, on October 10, 2022.

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Latest Gallup poll finds pessimism about the American dream

by Lily Jamali

Oct 25, 2022

The survey found fewer people believe that the next generation will do better than their parents' generation economically. Some groups have a grimmer outlook than others.

An inflation-triggered shift in the economy has darkened the outlook of the American Dream for many, according to a poll from Gallup.

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