Texas AG Ken Paxton bought a series of billboards criticizing Rochelle Garza, his Democratic opponent in the upcoming election, for apparently doing her job as a lawyer.
Earlier this year, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz sparked backlash after a move similar to Paxton's. At the time, he went on Fox News and blasted public defenders , who'd previously been a federal public defender.
“There are public defenders, people go and do that because their heart is with criminal defendants,” Cruz said. “Their heart is with the murderers, with the criminals, and that’s who they’re rooting for.” Needless to say, public defenders didn't take the criticism kindly. “The hearts of public defenders are with the Constitution and the rule of law,” Alex Bunin, chief defender for the Harris County public defender’s office, told the, it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Dallas, and we'd like to keep it that way. With local media under siege, it's more important than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism.
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