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The Texas Democratic Party is expanding its operations across the state, opening four new offices, with talks underway for at least one more. The party is hoping the expansion will help it to build grassroots support and enable it to better compete with Republicans.

The State Democratic Executive Committee approved a plan to move the party's headquarters to Dallas while keeping an office in Austin, along with opening new offices in Houston, Amarillo and Eagle Pass. Party officials are also discussing further expansion in the Rio Grande Valley.

"This is a full-fledged effort to make sure that we’re competing all across the state," said Democratic Party Chairman Kendall Scudder. "We’ve been very Central Texas-focused as a party, and that’s left large metros like Houston

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