The Irving Professional Firefighters Association said they are investigating multiple false statements made by two men that city firefighters support human trafficking.
Brian Becker, the president of the Irving Professional Firefighters Association, said the municipal election in Irving has become unrecognizable. The flow of money, he said, and the nastiness.
"It makes me mad and upset, disappointed that people would even say something like this," Becker said.
According to Becker, they started getting reports from people who said they kept hearing the association's members were supporting human trafficking.
"So we've heard at the voting centers and we've received some messages that there's individuals going to doors saying that we support human trafficking, which is unequivocally false," he said.
The reports started to multiply to the point where Becker said he had to do something. He had been in Austin for the legislative session, so the association sent out a news release addressing the allegations.
He said they are searching for two men who were reportedly handing out campaign literature for Sergio Porres. Porres is running against David Pfaff, whom the association endorsed.
"I think that's outrageous," Porres said.
Porres pointed out that the group is politically aligned, and he supports public safety even without an endorsement.
"Whether you endorse me or not, these are the same things that I'm going to advocate for and do if we have to, if we end up working together,...
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