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The contract costs about $852,000 annually for the city of Dallas.

And local NBC affiliate, NBC 5, has reported that the system, uh, basically generates, quote-unquote, "blight scores" to prioritize properties.

And city records show, show that 57 citations at 34 properties alongside approximately 3,700 courtesy notices- Have been generated by virtue of this.

Now, these are not automatically issued AI tickets for the record.

And while all North Texas counties will go to 12 hours of early voting on the second week, Dallas County has expanded to 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM for both early voting weeks, starting when polls open Monday.

That's NBC 5's David Goins.

And, uh, again, it ... here, here's our advice.

Vote early, but not on the first day.

He won't debate me 'cause he can't defend his indefensible record, and I believe that if he's not man enough to debate me, that he doesn't deserve to be governor.

Abbott tells KXAS-TV that he doesn't think Texas voters want a debate.

What I have learned by winning elections, uh, for governor, uh, and that is the most important thing we can do, is to go to these communities, talk to the, the people of Texas i-in their towns.

Uh, let them talk to me personally.

He won't debate me 'cause he can't defend his indefensible record, and I believe that if he's not man enough to debate me, that he doesn't deserve to be governor.

Abbott tells KXAS-TV that he doesn't think Texas voters want a debate.

What I have learned by winning elections, uh, for governor, uh, and that is the most important thing we can do, is to go to these communities, talk to the, the people of Texas i-in their towns.

Uh, let them talk to me personally.

And I believe that if he's not man enough to debate me, that he doesn't deserve to be governor.

Abbott tells KXAS-TV that he doesn't think Texas voters want a debate.

What I have learned by winning elections, uh, for governor, uh, and that is the most important thing we can do, is to go to these communities, talk to the, the people of Texas i-in their towns.

Uh, let them talk to me personally.

James Talarico's in a neck and neck race with Ken Paxton for US Senate.

While there's been some speculation on why Talarico was out, he tells NBC 5 it was simply a case of the flu.

So I was in bed and, you know, drinking lac- lots of liquids.

Uh, unfortunately the campaign made me work from home, uh [laughs], so I didn't even get full days off.

James Talarico's in a neck-and-neck race with Ken Paxton for US Senate.

While there's been some speculation on why Talarico was out, he tells NBC 5 it was simply a case of the flu.

So I was in bed and, you know, drinking loc- lots of liquids.

Uh, unfortunately, the campaign made me work from home, uh, [laughs] so I didn't even get full days off.