A new television ad fromย attorney general candidateย Dan Branch‘s campaignย features the plaintiff from a lawsuit in which Branch’s Republican primary runoff opponent,ย Ken Paxton, was the defendant.

The ad features Dallas businessman David Goettsche, who, along with his wife, previously sued Paxton, a state senator from McKinney, after learning that Paxton had received money for referring them to an investment adviser who then steered them toward a venture that eventually lost money.

โ€œI wouldnโ€™t trust Ken Paxton as our attorney general,โ€ Goettsche says in the ad.

Paxton and Branch, a state representative from Dallas, are facing each other in the May 27 runoff. Early voting starts Monday.

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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....