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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Joshua Fechter and Paul Cobler, GRAPHICS BY Dan Keemahill

With voters squeezed by high costs, Texas candidates race to claim affordability mantle

Editor’s note: Are you struggling with higher costs? If so, we want to hear from you. Fill out the form at the bottom of this story to share how rising costs have affected you.

In a state once considered one of the most affordable places in the country, candidates have popped up at barbershops and in voters’ homes vowing to tackle a new problem for Texas: its cost-of-living woes.

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