Former Texas Congressman Blake Farenthold has died. Farenthold served eight years representing the 27th District, which includes Corpus Christi. The Republican beat out 14-term Democrat Solomon Ortiz in the 2010 mid-terms in what many political analysts called the “biggest upset in the nation.”
KRIS-TV reports that Nueces County Commissioner Mike Pusley and “two other sources” confirmed Farenthold died on Friday. Farenthold was 63.