Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico faces questions over endorsement of congressional candidate Bobby Pulido

Sex Crimes — TX — reported 2026-07-15

SUMMARY

Talarico's endorsement of Pulido has come under scrutiny due to Pulido's longtime relationship with a convicted child sex offender.

KEY FACTS

• Incident type: Sex Crimes
• Location: TX
• Date reported: 2026-07-15
• Suspect: not stated

REPORTED DETAILS

• Bobby Pulido has a longtime relationship with Frankie Caballero, who was convicted in 2014 of indecent sexual contact with a child and sentenced to four years in prison.
• Pulido defended his decision to have Caballero perform at an Edinburg middle school event on social media in 2018.
• Caballero's criminal history was public record, but Pulido claimed he couldn't believe it had not been more widely publicized so 'someone like me can see' it.
• Pulido wrote that child molestation is 'abhorrent' but 'not necessarily rape or murder' while arguing that sex offenders have been unfairly demonized.