A new ad from Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, went up on television today.ย 

Entitled “Back,” it questions the trustworthiness of his opponent, Bill Flores. It highlights a claim made Flores that he had voted for fellow Republican Rob Curnock in a previous election. The Edwards camp has pointed out, and had confirmed by PolitiFact Texas, that Flores has no history of voting in the district.

Edwards is the second CD-17 candidate to advertise on television this week. Flores took to the airwaves on Wednesday

Here’s Edwards’ ad:

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Reeve Hamilton worked at the Tribune from 2009 to 2015, covering higher education and politics and hosting the Tribune's weekly podcast. His writing has also appeared in Texas Monthly and The Texas Observer....