Ken Paxton and the Potential Boogaloo Congressman (with Steven Monacelli)

<p>Ken Paxton isn&#39;t the only Looney Toon running for a position in the United States Congress this November. An extremist gun YouTuber is the Republican nominee for a House seat in the district that contains Uvalde, Texas. How did this happen? How is Katy Stout, his Democratic opponent, feeling about suddenly facing a boneheaded boogaloo bro instead of the moderate who was supposed to be there? Journalist Steven Monacelli tells us all about it.</p><p><br></p><p>Resources</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.stevenmonacelli.com</p><p><br></p><p>https://bsky.app/profile/stevanzetti.bsky.social</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.texasobserver.org/brandon-herrera-gun-youtube-uvalde-congress/</p><p><br></p><p>https://sanantonioreport.org/profile/katy-padilla-stout-2026-candidate-for-texas-23rd-congressional-district/</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/13/texas-tony-gonzales-resigning-congress-sexual-misconduct-affair-staffer-eric-swalwell/</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/12/trump-cease-and-desist-brandon-herrera-tony-gonzales-23rd-congressional-district/</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/22/brandon-herrera-antisemitism-aipac-republicans-texas-00838410</p><p><br></p><p>https://brandonherreraforcongress.com/news/</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/2024/article/brandon-herrera-congress-ak-guy-19371667.php</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/us/politics/brandon-hererra-guns-youtube.html</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/07/gonzales-is-out-in-texas-and-dems-see-a-chance-to-beat-the-akguy-00817739</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/gop-candidate-brandon-herrera-mein-kampf-tony-gonzales-1235526685/</p>