GOP nominee for Texas House seat apologizes for ‘crude’ online posts
Texas state House candidate Jorge Borrego issued an apology Wednesday for past posts that featured “crude and immature jokes” after laughing the posts off earlier this week. “In no ways do those past posts represent my current sentiments and feelings,” Borrego wrote. He added that the posts stemmed from his childhood “in an environment where…
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- First observed by CurrentWire: The Texas Tribune · Aug 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM ET
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GOP nominee for Texas House seat apologizes for ‘crude’ online posts(opens original report in a new tab)The Texas TribuneTier B
GOP nominee for San Antonio House seat apologizes for “crude and immature” social media posts(opens original report in a new tab)Jorge Borrego said he has matured since the years when he used homophobic slurs and racist tropes, and referenced cocaine use, in a series of social media posts that bubbled up this week. — The Texas Tribune
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