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The more than $800,000 ad buy — the first by either candidate in the general election — continues the Austin Democrat's push to win Latino voters as his race against GOP nominee Ken Paxton ramps up.

Take this as a sign that you should recycle those political yard signs instead of tossing them in the trash.

The ad is based on O’Rourke’s 2020 comments that he appreciates protesters bringing up defunding certain line items “that have overmilitarized our police.” But at recent town hall meetings, O’Rourke has said he does not support defunding the police.

The move comes as some polls show the Biden-Harris ticket within striking distance — and, in some surveys, ahead — in the traditionally Republican state.

As former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg rolls out his late-starting campaign for president this week, Texas is getting a big chunk of the…