Trump sweeps Texas, an Electoral College prize

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President Trump has secured Texas, scooping up 38 Electoral College votes as he attempts to claim the White House.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden embarked on his 2020 bid boasting that his brand of centrist politics would put Texas in play despite the state dodging the blue ledger since 1976. But heading into Election Day, Trump was polling ahead by an average of 4 percentage points.

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