A consultant paid nearly $60,000 by the Gina Hinojosa campaign wrote a commentary endorsing the candidate while posing as a Republican. The Dallas Morning News published the piece, which presented the author’s endorsement of the opponent of Governor Greg Abbott as a perspective from a Republican observer.
The newspaper later issued an editor’s note stating that it would not have printed the commentary if it had known about the financial conflict of interest. While the outlet acknowledged the deception, it has not removed the article from its website.
