Cookies, booze, and mocking Nazis add the final fuel to the fiery Texas House race.

Texas Democrat Kathy Padilla-Stott's campaign spent more than $4,300 on cookies, beer and wine and a Mexican restaurant, per FEC records.

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Democratic congressional candidate Katie Padilla-Stout has apologized for a misspoke after criticizing Republican challenger Brandon Herrera for "making fun of Nazis" during a debate in Texas' 23rd Congressional District (Credit: WOAI).

A Texas Democratic congressional candidate's campaign spent more than $4,300 on cookies, Mexican restaurant purchases and beer and wine earlier this year after a heated debate in which he apologized for remarks about his Republican opponent "making fun of Nazis," according to federal election records.

Kathy Padilla-Stott, the Democratic candidate for Texas' 23rd Congressional District, spent a total of $4,338.14 in five transactions in March and April, according to spending details detailed in an August report by RedState and records filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Reported purchases included $675 for cookies for a campaign event, $1,289.22 at Total Wine and $2,373.92 at Las Guitarras Cocina Mexicana.

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The expenses have also become an attack line for Republican Brandon Herrera, whose campaign website lists the cookie purchases and accuses Stout of using donor funds to pay for the expenses.

According to the expense details, the campaign reported a payment of $675 on March 30 for the stated purpose of "cookies for the event." Herrera's website identifies the recipient as Denise Gamboa Zelle and categorizes the expense as campaign event expenses.

Additional trades included $1,089.08 in Total Wine on April 21 and $200.14 the next day, both described as "beer and wine."

According to transaction details, the campaign also reported payments of $2,027.52 and $346.40 to Las Guitarras Cocina Mexicana on April 27 and 28, respectively.

"Sugar cookies, especially the Texas-shaped ones, have a special place in Texas culture," he said. We purchased our bakery from a local bakery because we believe in supporting small businesses.

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The filings show the campaign reported the expenses, but do not specify whether the purchases were improper, whether the purchases were for personal use or how many people attended related events.

The charges have drawn criticism from Herrera's campaign, which has an opposition website called "The Real Katy Stout."

In a section titled "Cookie Gate," the site highlights the $675 charge and displays the reported goal, "cookies for the event."

The website also criticizes Stout's positions on immigration, taxes and other issues.

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The spending questions come as the two candidates compete for a congressional seat that represents one of the nation's largest districts along the southern border. During Tuesday's televised debate in San Antonio, Stott also drew attention for an unusual exchange involving online videos of Herrera.

"He's made millions of dollars doing online pranks, making fun of Nazis, making fun of all these things that we know he doesn't need to do," Stott said in a heated moment during the debate.

"And here I thought it was a good thing to make fun of the Nazis," Herrera replied.

Stott later apologized and explained his criticism after closing remarks.

"I apologize, I misspoke," he said. He chooses to step on YouTube for the bait of clicks and money so that he can promote this kind of ideology. He chooses to shame women.

The exchange was part of a debate hosted by WOAI/KABB, during which congressional candidates also sparred on gun rights, immigration and the cost of living.

He added: "I am against the content that trivializes the suicide of veterans, rape, murder of children, women's bodies and the Holocaust. "You can hear his hateful commentary straight from his own words.

"Do I think he's promoting Nazi imagery? yes In a video posted on 5/24/22, he walks up to Erica and advertises an MP-40 machine gun. In another video posted on 6/23/20, he said "For the Fatherland" before firing a Nazi-made STG 44, calling it "like a religious experience." Calling it a joke doesn't change what it is: giving Nazi symbols and weapons a platform for clicks and money. In my opinion, the "I'm just kidding" defense is a familiar tactic among creators of neo-Nazi and anti-Semitic content. His content has drawn bipartisan condemnation, including from the Republican Jewish Coalition, which calls my opponent a "goosebumps who likes online Nazis."

Stott, a former teacher and child welfare attorney, has emphasized affordability and corruption as central to his campaign.

Herrera, a firearms manufacturer and online personality who has reintroduced his slogan "Let's Go Brandon," has campaigned for border enforcement, tax cuts and protections for the Second Amendment.

The two are vying to replace former Republican Rep. Tony Gonzalez, who resigned earlier this year after admitting to an affair with a staffer.

Texas' 23rd Congressional District stretches from the San Antonio area to El Paso and spans hundreds of miles of the US-Mexico border. Early voting begins on October 19, and Election Day is scheduled for November 3.

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