Ken Paxton's attorney in his impeachment trial endorses James Talarico in US Senate race
Talarico’s campaign gained the endorsement of Paxton’s former defense attorney.
SOURCE CHECK
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Newsday is an established regional news organization, and this story is attributed to The Associated Press, a major wire service. The page provides a byline and reports statements from multiple named sources.
- Source type — Established regional publisher carrying a story attributed to a major wire service.
- Author attribution — The Associated Press is clearly credited.
- Transparency — The article identifies its sources and attributes their claims.
- Editorial standards — The publisher and credited wire service have established newsroom operations.
The report uses named sources and attributes their views, while including responses from Paxton’s campaign and another member of his defense team. It offers limited direct comment from Talarico or broader context about the race.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The report includes Cogdell’s rationale as well as responses from Paxton’s campaign and a lawyer supporting Paxton. It does not include a direct response from Talarico or extensive discussion of the candidates’ positions.
- Counterarguments presented — Paxton’s campaign calls the endorsement unsurprising, and another attorney publicly backs Paxton.
- Source diversity — Several named sources appear, though the report centers on the endorser’s comments.
- Omitted context — Little broader context about the Senate race or Talarico’s response is included.
- Loaded language — Politically charged wording is quoted and attributed to Cogdell rather than stated as the article’s own judgment.
The article reports the endorsement and attributes criticism and responses to the people making them. Its language does not show a discernible partisan lean.
- Language tone — Mostly factual language, with criticism presented as attributed quotations.
- Source selection — Includes comments from Cogdell, Paxton’s campaign and another attorney who supports Paxton.
- Framing — Frames the story around an endorsement in a Senate race without adopting the endorser’s claims.
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Attorney Dan Cogdell, who represented Ken Paxton in his impeachment trial, endorsed James Talarico in the Texas U.S. Senate race, criticizing Paxton’s alignment with Donald Trump. Paxton’s campaign called the endorsement unsurprising.
Cogdell, a lawyer who represented Paxton for nearly a decade, endorsed Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. Cogdell said he did not dislike Paxton personally and believed Texas lawmakers were right to acquit him, but argued that Paxton was too focused on appeasing President Donald Trump.
Talarico’s campaign has made Paxton’s legal troubles a central line of attack. A Paxton campaign aide called Cogdell’s endorsement unsurprising. Another attorney from Paxton’s impeachment defense team, Tony Buzbee, said he supports Paxton. Paxton won the Republican Senate primary runoff against Sen. John Cornyn last month, with Trump’s endorsement helping his campaign.
Community verdict
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This story reports what happened without casting Talarico in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Talarico’s record.
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Texas senator defeated by Paxton in the Republican Senate primary runoff
Part of a bigger story
30 OUTLETSOutlets agree that Dan Cogdell, Ken Paxton’s former attorney, endorsed James Talarico in the Texas U.S. Senate race. Left-leaning outlets connect the endorsement to Talarico’s cross-party coalition and, in some coverage, present it as a rebuke to Paxton. Center outlets mostly report the endorsement, Cogdell’s criticism of Paxton and the response from Paxton’s camp, with some noting Talarico’s coalition appeal. Right-leaning outlets range from straightforward endorsement coverage to questioning its significance, while one article instead focuses on photos of Talarico eating meat.
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