Texas Rep. James Talarico is turning a 2014 pen theft controversy into a major campaign weapon against Sen. Ken Paxton, using security footage and an endorsement from the victim, Joe Joplin, to paint Paxton as untrustworthy. Talarico’s team even sells $6 pens emblazoned with “Not Ken Paxton’s pen,” amplifying the narrative as polls show him with a slim lead — a potential historic win if he pulls it off, marking the first time a Democrat has won statewide office in Texas in over three decades.

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