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Abbott Outspends Hinojosa By More Than 5-To-1 In Texas Governor Race

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

6

First seen

Oct 6, 5:09 PM CDT

updated Oct 8, 12:33 PM CDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by KHOU, WFAA and 4 others, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

Texas voters are split between Abbott and Hinojosa in the latest governor's poll, KTBC reported. Meanwhile, Abbott has outspent Hinojosa by more than 5-to-1 in the race, KCEN-TV reported.

Written by our system from the sources below (6), version 3, Oct 9, 11:00 AM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once

Hinojosa says she’s gaining ground as Abbott steps up attacks in governor’s race · Brownsville – The Brownsville HeraldOct 4, 5:00 PM CDT
Abbott outspends Hinojosa by more than 5-to-1 in Texas governor race · KENS · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 7, 7:41 AM CDT
Abbott outspends Hinojosa by more than 5-to-1 in Texas governor race · KCEN-TV · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 7, 7:46 AM CDT
Hinojosa, Abbott split Texas voters in latest governor’s poll · KTBC (FOX 7 Austin)Oct 8, 12:33 PM CDT

How It Unfolded

Oct 6, 5:16 PM CDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 6, 5:24 PM CDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 7, 7:52 AM CDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.