State Sen. Eddie Lucio of Brownsville spoke in glowing terms about Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is running for reelection against Democrat Mike Collier.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick spoke with supporters while he campaigned at the Hidalgo County Republican headquarters in McAllen on Oct. 11.
The lieutenant governor is touting Lucio’s endorsement while campaigning in the Rio Grande Valley this week, part of a 131-city bus tour that has prioritized stops in small communities across the state. The idea, he said, is to buttress the firewall of rural Republican voters against growing concentrations of Democratic voters in urban centers and the suburbs.
Along the way, Patrick’s campaign has dodged journalists from regional and statewide media outlets and refused to release a schedule of stops, preferring to give notice to local media. The effort has allowed Patrick to avoid questions about hot-button issues unfavorable to Republicans, such as abortion rights and gun restrictions. At the McAllen event, Patrick declined to answer questions fromThe stop was one of several GOP events Lucio has attended as his tenure comes to a close.
Collier’s campaign manager, Ali Zaidi, confirmed that he spoke with Lucio as part of the campaign’s effort to reach out to many state lawmakers. That has garnered Collier several notable endorsements from Republicans, including
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