Texas Republican in race for key House seat under fire for derogatory comments

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1. Wed, 9 September 2026

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   • The Guardian World15:45first to report
     Texas Republican in race for key House seat under fire for derogatory comments

     Brandon Herrera of state’s 23rd congressional district calls insults against women and unhoused people ‘jokes’ A Republican candidate for a key congressional district in Texas has come under scrutiny over a series of derogatory comments made about women in his social media posts and videos. Brandon Herrera, who is the GOP candidate for Texas’s 23rd congressional district, has made a string of insults while fashioning a rightwing online persona as the “AK Guy”, and hosts a YouTube channel with...