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Day 2 - Houston Chron endorses Talarico for Senator
James Talarico for Senate: Texans deserve better than Ken Paxton's moral rot | Endorsement
The choice is obvious. Both Republicans and Democrats should prefer a servant leader over a self-serving crook.
By The Editorial Board, Opinions from the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board
May 28, 2026
The contest is set. The storyline, straight out of Hollywood. It’s as if, as President Donald Trump likes to say, the candidates came from central casting.
An avowed lout versus a man who doesn’t just resemble a Sunday school teacher, but who practices politics like the seminarian he is.
Ask Ken Paxton’s own supporters about his infidelities and indictments. Ask about that stolen $1,000 pen. Or how he fired his employees after they reported him to the FBI for corruption, prompting a whistleblower lawsuit that stuck taxpayers with a $6.6 million bill. Oh, and ask about that impeachment that, though it did not end in conviction, was led by members of his own party ...
The choice is obvious. Both Republicans and Democrats should prefer a servant leader over a self-serving crook.
By The Editorial Board, Opinions from the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board
May 28, 2026
The contest is set. The storyline, straight out of Hollywood. It’s as if, as President Donald Trump likes to say, the candidates came from central casting.
An avowed lout versus a man who doesn’t just resemble a Sunday school teacher, but who practices politics like the seminarian he is.
Ask Ken Paxton’s own supporters about his infidelities and indictments. Ask about that stolen $1,000 pen. Or how he fired his employees after they reported him to the FBI for corruption, prompting a whistleblower lawsuit that stuck taxpayers with a $6.6 million bill. Oh, and ask about that impeachment that, though it did not end in conviction, was led by members of his own party ...
more here at gift link:
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/endorsements/article/james-talarico-general-election-endorsement-paxton-22277380.php