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This is DRB Media Communications Digital News. Residents from the Democratic base in Odessa-Ector County gathered at Homemade Wines to hear from Texas Court of Criminal Appeals candidate Holly Taylor during a recent campaign stop in Odessa. Danny Barrera has the story.
Odessa, Texas/June 11, 2026-During the Odessa event, attendees had the opportunity to meet Taylor, ask questions, and discuss issues impacting the criminal justice system ahead of the November election. Local voters connected directly with the candidate seeking state office.
(Holly Taylor, Democratic Candidate-Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9)
“I feel it’s really important to go to the counties and meet with people in their communities to hear their concerns. You can’t represent people that you’ve never met.”
Holly Taylor, Democratic Candidate for Place 9 on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, spoke with supporters about the importance of the state’s highest criminal court, judicial independence, and her experience in criminal appellate law. Taylor previously served as a prosecutor, appellate attorney, and rules attorney for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
(Holly Taylor, Democratic Candidate-Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9)
“What I hear the most is that people are concerned about government corruption. I hear that from people in urban areas, people in rural areas, and they’re concerned about it at all levels of power. And that is one of the things that really resonates with me, because I have prosecuted government corruption in my job with the Travis County DA’s office. I’m a criminal defense attorney now, but I spent years over our public integrity unit there, and I understand their concerns. I think it’s really important that we have judges that are going to be independent. They’re going to stand up for the Constitution and the rule of law and not be subject to politics when they’re making those decisions, no matter how powerful the folks are who are charged with crimes.”
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the state’s highest court for criminal cases, with judges elected statewide to six-year terms. For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera.
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