– Did the Bexar County District Attorney violate campaign finance laws through his relationship with the Wren Collective?The messages include discussions about policy, court cases, public messaging and mentions of campaign.Andrew Cates is a political attorney with years of experience in Texas helping elected officials and candidates navigate what they can and can’t do while in office or running for office.
“It depends on what they’re providing to him as a candidate and not just as an elected official,” Cates said. “If it is something that, like I said, he would otherwise need to pay for, then I would say it could likely be an in-kind .” Cates said the separation of campaign and official communications was a “smart move... but yeah, it does sound like there is campaign communication going on.”