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EXCLUSIVE: Dan Crenshaw’s GOP challenger says ‘days in Congress are numbered’ as race heats up
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FIRST ON FOX: A Texas state representative is claiming that Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s “days in Congress are numbered” after his campaign to unseat one of the Republican Party’s most recognizable members has had early success, raising $300,000.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Republican Steve Toth, who represents a district just north of Houston in the Texas House of Representatives, said “with the number of donors growing every hour, our campaign is positioned to unseat Dan Crenshaw and give constituents the representation they deserve.”
A spokesperson for Crenshaw shot back that Toth’s criticisms against him are a “pathetic disservice to voters” and that the congressman has been “fighting” for Texans since his first election in 2018.
Toth launched his campaign to unseat Crenshaw in Texas’ 2nd Congressional District July 15. In announcing his candidacy, Toth said Crenshaw has failed to deliver for the conservative movement and that he would bring back “bold, unapologetic conservative leadership.”
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Texas state Rep. Steve Toth, right, is running to unseat Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, left. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo; courtesy of Steve Toth for Congress)
Toth told Fox News Crenshaw “ran as a conservative but has done nothing except act like the newest version of Liz Cheney in Congress.”
Crenshaw, a veteran of SEAL Team 3, entered the political scene with a splash. He was mocked on an episode of SNL for looking like a “hitman in a porno movie” because of an injury he sustained while deployed to Afghanistan that cost him his right eye.
Since then, Crenshaw has emerged as a prominent Republican lawmaker and outspoken conservative voice but has also taken criticism from some on the right, such as Toth, who have accused him of being too establishment.
Toth told Fox News Digital that, “in meeting with community members from across the district, we have seen a common theme — Congressional District 2 wants a representative who will fight for their values.”
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Toth is running against Crenshaw in Texas’s 2nd Congressional District, just north of Houston. (iStock)
“The initial outpouring of support from donors and members of the grassroots across the district has been so encouraging,” said Toth. “Every day, I receive messages of support and donations as we fight to restore bold, conservative leadership to Congress.”
Toth’s campaign said he raised over $300,000 for his congressional campaign despite spending over half of the campaign thus far in a special legislative session in Texas that included passing additional flood relief for the victims of the Central Texas flood and Texas’ high-profile redistricting bill.
The campaign said, “Toth’s early fundraising success sends a clear message — Dan Crenshaw’s days in Congress are numbered.”
In response, a spokesperson for Crenshaw’s campaign said Toth “can only run a negative campaign because he has nothing to stand on in his legislative career.”
“It’s a pathetic disservice to voters that Steve Toth, with his nonexistent list of accomplishments, can’t point to anything Representative Crenshaw has or hasn’t done but relies on tired and dishonest lies and smears,” said the spokesperson.
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Rep. Dan Crenshaw listens to testimony during a House Select Committee on Climate Crisis hearing June 14, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
“Rep. Crenshaw has been fighting — and winning — to secure the border, fight against radical transgender ideology and deliver crucial flood mitigation to Texas’ 2nd Congressional District since he’s been in office,” the spokesperson added.
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Though President Donald Trump has previously endorsed Toth for the Texas House twice, in 2022 and 2024, he has not yet weighed in on this race.
Texas’ 2nd Congressional District is a solid red district, meaning the winner of the primary in March will likely easily win the general election in November.
The race is one of several upcoming primary battles involving prominent Texas Republicans, including the race for attorney general between Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, former Trump Department of Justice official Aaron Reitz and state senators Mayes Middleton and Joan Huffman.
At the top of the ticket is another bitter race involving current Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, who are running to unseat longtime Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, one of the most prominent Republicans in the Senate.
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WARNING: Video footage contains graphic violence
A 62-year-old street vendor is recovering after a brutally violent attack by another woman in broad daylight as bystanders in downtown Los Angeles looked on.
The attack happened around 4 p.m. on June 15 in the 700 block of Figueroa Street, where Arabelia Martinez has sold hot dogs for years to support herself and her family.
Video of the incident, which has since circulated widely online, appears to show a woman confronting Martinez at her stand before spraying sauce across the vendor’s cart. Martinez responds by throwing what appears to be Tajín seasoning in the woman’s direction, and the confrontation quickly escalates.
The difficult-to-watch footage shows Martinez being shoved to the ground and struck multiple times as people look on. Some can be seen attempting to intervene, but the assault continues for roughly a minute before coming to an end.
“I was speechless,” Martinez’s son, Constantino Garcia, said after watching the video. “I couldn’t even see the whole thing.”
According to Garcia, the suspect approached his mother before the attack and attempted to intimidate her into giving her money.
“The lady came up to my mom trying to intimidate her and extort her for money, telling her she needed a permit to sell, which my mom does have,” Garcia told KTLA’s Carlos Saucedo.
When Martinez refused, Garcia claims the woman became verbally abusive.
“After she didn’t get her way and tried to extort my mom, she said, ‘Go back to Mexico,’ and made some racist remarks,” he said. “She said some disgusting things to my mom.”
Garcia said his mother continues to suffer lingering effects from the attack.
“She keeps complaining about her head,” he said. “We need to go see a head specialist because her head doesn’t stop hurting. As you could see in the video, she got slammed to the ground.”
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A 62-year-old L.A. street vendor was violently beaten by another woman downtown as bystanders watched the broad daylight attack on June 15, 2026. (Constantino Garcia) -
A 62-year-old L.A. street vendor was violently beaten by another woman downtown as bystanders watched the broad daylight attack on June 15, 2026. (Constantino Garcia) -
A 62-year-old L.A. street vendor was violently beaten by another woman downtown as bystanders watched the broad daylight attack on June 15, 2026. (Constantino Garcia) -
A 62-year-old L.A. street vendor was violently beaten by another woman downtown as bystanders watched the broad daylight attack on June 15, 2026. (Constantino Garcia) -
A 62-year-old L.A. street vendor was violently beaten by another woman downtown as bystanders watched the broad daylight attack on June 15, 2026. (Constantino Garcia) -
A 62-year-old L.A. street vendor was violently beaten by another woman downtown as bystanders watched the broad daylight attack on June 15, 2026. (Constantino Garcia) -
A 62-year-old L.A. street vendor was violently beaten by another woman downtown as bystanders watched the broad daylight attack on June 15, 2026. (Constantino Garcia) -
A 62-year-old L.A. street vendor was violently beaten by another woman downtown as bystanders watched the broad daylight attack on June 15, 2026. (Constantino Garcia) -
A 62-year-old L.A. street vendor was violently beaten by another woman downtown as bystanders watched the broad daylight attack on June 15, 2026. (Constantino Garcia) -
A 62-year-old L.A. street vendor was violently beaten by another woman downtown as bystanders watched the broad daylight attack on June 15, 2026. (Constantino Garcia) -
A 62-year-old L.A. street vendor was violently beaten by another woman downtown as bystanders watched the broad daylight attack on June 15, 2026. (Constantino Garcia)
The video has also sparked outrage over the response from some witnesses who were nearby during the assault.
“What’s going on with our society?” Garcia said. “Are we getting desensitized to an elderly woman being beaten in broad daylight and being surrounded by people doing the bare minimum to help her? That was horrible for me to watch.”
Witness Sebastian Gutierrez said he arrived moments after the confrontation and saw Garcia’s attacker causing additional chaos in the area.
“The lady began to flip over the tables of vendors,” Gutierrez said, describing the woman as possibly unstable. “It definitely seemed like there were mental health issues or drugs involved, like we see with a lot of things here in downtown L.A.,” he said.
The Los Angeles Police Department has launched a battery investigation into the incident KTLA confirmed, though no suspect information or news of a potential arrest has been released.
Meanwhile, Martinez’s family has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help with her recovery and raise awareness about the dangers street vendors face daily.
“I hope that my mom gets justice for what happened to her,” Garcia said. He added that he’s been encouraged by the public response to the video.
“I’m grateful people are sympathizing with my mom,” he said. “People are giving it the attention it deserves.”
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