GOP nominee for Texas House seat apologizes for ‘crude’ online posts

GOP nominee for San Antonio House seat apologizes for “crude and immature” social media posts

By Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune August 26, 2026 Editor’s note: This story contains explicit language. A Republican running for the Texas House in a marquee battleground district is reckoning with the recent unearthing of his decade-old social media posts, including ones that use homophobic slurs and racist tropes, which he says he now views…

GOP nominee for Texas House seat apologizes for ‘crude’ online posts

Texas House District 118 candidate Jorge Borrego apologized for past crude and racist posts made between 2011 and 2013 during his campaign against Kristian Carranza ahead of the general election Nov. 3.

GOP nominee’s “crude” online posts resurface in key House race

Jorge Borrego said he has matured since the years when he used homophobic slurs and racist tropes, and referenced cocaine use, in a series of social media posts that bubbled up this week.

GOP nominee for Texas House apologizes for past 'crude' online posts

Jorge Borrego apologized Wednesday for online posts he called 'crude and immature jokes' after initially laughing them off earlier this week, he wrote.