The campaign video parodies popular platforms like FanDuel, encouraging viewers to wager on whether specific past allegations against Paxton are true. The narrator offers a recurring piece of advice for potential bettors: always bet that the Attorney General did the thing. The ad highlights a 2015 legal opinion Paxton issued to protect Texas A&M from disclosing records regarding the treatment of dogs in a research lab, an act the spot characterizes as protecting puppy abusers. It also points to a plea deal arranged by Paxton’s office for Adam Hoffman, a Waco attorney accused of child abuse who avoided sex offender registration and served minimal jail time.
Beyond these episodes, the campaign spot surfaces other documented controversies. It references testimony from a process server who claimed Paxton fled in a truck driven by his wife to avoid a subpoena, and highlights more than $1 million in income Paxton received from a cell tower located on the property of a hospital where he previously served as a board member. By repackaging these past headlines into a high-stakes betting game, Talarico aims to turn the Attorney General’s long-standing legal and ethical baggage into a central theme of their Senate contest.
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