Campaigns engage in star wars

By John W. Gonzalez

October 22, 2014 | Updated: October 23, 2014 1:47pm

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Actress and producer Eva Longoria joins Nicholas LaHood, Democratic candidate for district attorney, at Plaza Pica Pica on the Southside on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014.

BILLY CALZADA, San Antonio Express-News

Actress and producer Eva Longoria joins Nicholas LaHood, Democratic candidate for district attorney, at Plaza Pica Pica on the Southside on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014.

By John W. Gonzalez

October 22, 2014 | Updated: October 23, 2014 1:47pm

SAN ANTONIO — With Texas election campaigns in their final days, two statewide candidates used San Antonio as their backdrop Wednesday to tout their latest celebrity endorsements.

John W. Gonzalez

John W. Gonzalez

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John W. Gonzalez

John W. Gonzalez

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