PLAINVIEW - In nearly 20 years as district attorney, Terry McEachern has never faced an opponent come election time. But after several years of controversy, the embattled prosecutor will be facing three different challengers looking to unseat him.

McEachern, who prosecuted nearly all the cases in the controversial 1999 Tulia drug bust, announced Sunday that he will be seeking his fifth term as district attorney.

"I think if the voters look at the actual facts, and not what a select few have decided the facts are, about what happened (in the drug bust), I'll be fine," McEachern said.

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