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Former Texas attorney general aide, Paxton whistleblower backs Talarico in attack ad
Former Texas Ranger David Maxwell backs James Talarico after testifying against Ken Paxton and saying he blew the whistle on corruption.
- On Tuesday, former Texas Ranger and top Attorney General Ken Paxton aide David Maxwell endorsed Democrat James Talarico for U.S. Senate in a new campaign advertisement.
- Maxwell, who spent nearly 50 years in law enforcement, testified during Paxton's 2023 impeachment trial that he exposed the attorney general for allegedly abusing office power to benefit political donor Nate Paul.
- After being fired for reporting the misconduct, Maxwell and other aides sued under the Texas Whistleblower Act, leading a judge to order Texas to pay the whistleblowers $6.6 million last year.
- Talarico's Democratic campaign, aiming to be the first to win Texas in over 30 years, has centered its strategy on Paxton's history of legal and ethical issues.
- Although the Republican-controlled Texas Senate acquitted Paxton and investigations closed without action, the attorney general has not admitted wrongdoing regarding the allegations.
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Ken Paxton's former 'top cop' endorses James Talarico in Texas Senate race
A former top law enforcement official under Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who was later fired after reporting the GOP Senate nominee to the FBI, is backing Democrat James Talarico in the closely watched Senate race. David Maxwell, who served as Paxton’s director of law enforcement for nearly a decade, endorsed Talarico on Tuesday and […]
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Ken Paxton's ex-law enforcement chief gets revenge — with a staggering endorsement
The James Talarico Senate campaign in Texas just rolled out one of its most eye-catching endorsements yet — a decorated Texas Ranger who once served as state Attorney General Ken Paxton's director of law enforcement.The huge development, which comes as Talarico's Democratic campaign seeks to be the ...
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