The Man Who Saved Ken Paxton Just Endorsed the Guy Running Against Him Dan Cogdell knows Ken Paxton better than most people in Texas politics ever will. He sat across courtroom tables from prosecutors for nearly a decade, first when Paxton hired him in 2015 after his securities fraud indictment, and later when he served on Paxton's defense team in the 2023 impeachment trial that ended in acquittal. The securities fraud case ran nine years before prosecutors dropped the charge

James Talarico took the stage at the Lark Community Center in McAllen Politicians often pass through the Rio Grande Valley with campaign promises that rarely materialize. On Saturday, James Talarico took the stage at the Lark Community Center in McAllen to deliver a different message. The Texas state representative and U.S. Senate candidate spoke directly about inequality, wages, housing, education, and healthcare. A strong crowd turned out, signaling that voters in the Valle