Rodriguez flip-flops on District 23 race. Texas politics

“”He’s mulling it over,” Castañeda said. “He’s talking to his family and he’s talking to his supporters.” When asked about his comments the night before to the San Antonio AFL-CIO Central Labor Council, she said Rodriguez “acted in some haste.”

Before the meeting, local union officials told Rodriguez they might withhold an endorsement in the race, which has five other Democrats. “That’s when he said, Hey, we’re clearly shooting ourselves in the foot,” Castañeda said, and announced his intention to withdraw.”

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