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Colin Allred: “The people that we elected to help — politicians like John Cornyn and Ken Paxton — are too corrupt to care about us and…”

On the recordJuly 1, 2025
The people that we elected to help — politicians like John Cornyn and Ken Paxton — are too corrupt to care about us and too weak to fight for us.
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Colin Allred
Democratic · Texas
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nbcnews.com
Jul 1, 2025

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Allred criticizes Cornyn and Paxton for failing to support Texans.

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