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New at 10.

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There's a North Texas State Senate seat up for
grabs,

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and whoever wins will hold the seat for four
years.

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News 12's Austin Hedgecott spoke with both
candidates today.

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Texas Senate District 30 covers 11 counties,
and with incumbent

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Senator Drew Springer stepping down.

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Republican Brent Hagenboot and Democrat Dale
Frey are both vying

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for the seat.

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But they don't see eye to eye on much.

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Starting down at the southern border, Hagen
Boo says the

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state needs to crack down.

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But Frey says it's time to step back and let

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Congress take control.

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The United States as a whole has a lot more

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funding to put towards CBP than just Texas
alone.

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And closer to home, Frey wants to see better
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school funding first.

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Really, what we gotta do is we gotta push for

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one thing and say, hey, look, after we get
this,

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this being funding our public schools, then we
can talk

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about a voucher program.

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But Hagen Boo says school vouchers should be
priority one.

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Part of the idea of you know freedom and
liberty.

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So um I'm uh in favor of school choice.

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I think parents should have a choice in
educating their

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children.

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Both agree that this area is growing and that
the

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state needs to support that growth.

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Building the roads and utilities and things we
need is

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is critically important.

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Because you really need quality of life in
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sustain sustain a an economy and keep people
moving here.

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And both are asking for your vote.

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We need to let godly conservative leaders with
common sense

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who are gonna do the right things for our
economy

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and our country and in the in the state.

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I believe that people should look beyond the
party system

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and understand who they're voting for on the
ballot.

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Early voting runs through November 1st, and
election days Tuesday,

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November 5th.

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Reporting, Austin Hedgecock, News 12.