“Republicans have had control of Texas for 30 years,” said lawyer Dan Cogdell. "We are last in the country in healthcare, bottom for education, first in school shootings, first in most uninsured.”

Dan Cogdell defended Paxton in his 2023 impeachment trial.

Ken Paxton's former personal lawyer is bucking his high-profile client to endorse Democratic candidate James Talarico for Texas's U.S. Senate seat.