Mayes Middleton helped fund the right — but that’s nothing next to the money he’s spent on himself.
Mayes Middleton helped fund the right — but that’s nothing next to the money he’s spent on himself
Published
May 23, 2026 6:00AM (EDT)
Texas AG candidate state Sen. Mayes Middleton speaks during CPAC on March 26, 2026 at Gaylord Texan Resort and Conference Center in Grapevine. (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images)
This article originally appeared on The Texas Tribune.
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