AP Calls Texas for Donald Trump

By Joe Cunningham | 9:06 PM on November 08, 2016

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There’s a lot of electoral votes now heading Donald Trump’s way as the Associated Press calls the Lone Star state for the Republican nominee.

BREAKING: Trump wins Texas. @AP race call at 9:01 p.m. EST. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/GGvlSTX8kn

— The Associated Press (@AP) November 9, 2016

For the longest time, Texas did not seem to take kindly to Trump. That icy attitude seems to have thawed since home-state favorite Ted Cruz announced he would vote for his former rival.

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