Paxton calls Talarico 'anti-law enforcement' at Fort Worth campaign event

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called his Senate race opponent, James Talarico, one of the most "anti-law enforcement" politicians of all time during a campaign event in Fort Worth on Tuesday.Joined by several Texas sheriffs, including Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn, sheriffs association president Brian Hawthorne and state Rep. A.J. Louderback, Paxton said that law enforcement officers need to know elected officials "have their back." Paxton said, as attorney general, he had a strong record of prosecuting violent criminals, defending law enforcement officers in court and expanding his office to include a human trafficking and organized crime section to aid local law enforcement."While we have been working on working to support law enforcement, there have been others working to undermine it," Paxton said.Paxton said Talarico's campaign "proudly donated" to Austin Justice Coalition, a group that wanted to defund the Austin Police Department.Paxton, on the other hand, said he sto
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