Talarico touts endorsement of man who accused Paxton of stealing $1,000 pen

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Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico released a new ad on Friday featuring the endorsement of an attorney who claimed Republican candidate Attorney General Ken Paxton stole his $1,000 pen.

The new video is the latest attack on Paxton from Talarico as the Senate race in Texas heats up with the general election on the horizon. With a tagline of “Talarico: He won’t steal your pen,” the ad brings to light an incident that allegedly occurred at the Collin County Courthouse in 2012.

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