A lawyer running for a district judge seat that serves Red River and Lamar counties served a term of probation for soliciting a prostitute, according to court documents.

Eric Clifford was arrested Feb. 16, 1995, after offering an undercover officer with the Travis County Sheriff’s Office $150 in exchange for sex, court documents state. Clifford committed the offense in Austin.

At the time, Clifford was serving as the mayor of Paris, Texas. He served a six-month term of probation for solicitation, a Class B misdemeanor, while in office. Clifford was the mayor pro-tem in ...

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