Tx 17

Both candidates for the TX-17 congressional district spent a great deal of time in their only televised debate and in a live stream candidate forum arguing which was using "their own facts" and which was using the actual facts.

Incumbent Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco must have woken up a happy man this week, as Tuesday marked another in a recent run of gaffes from his Republican challenger Bill Flores.

While it might seem unusual for a Republican to champion Medicare, Bill Flores - the Republican vying for the seat in Texas' 17th Congressional District - has staked out a position that defends the government-run insurance plan from cuts in this year's health care reform law.