Explainer: Here's how political campaigns got your phone number

Explainer: Here's how political campaigns got your phone number

In the final stretch of a heated runoff between Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos, text messages are flying from campaigns and the outside groups supporting them. Political strategists say texting has grown in popularity as a relatively cheap way to contact voters — costing roughly 5 to 7 cents per message — though opinions […]How did they get my number? Campaigns, PACs are texting up a storm in San Antonio’s runoffs was first posted on June 5…