a lot to that industry. It was put in place in the 1980s when it was more expensive to drill for natural gas. Technology has advanced and it's no longer as difficult, but because of special interests that exemption is still in place in our tax code. I've had…
Meantly / Midterms 2026 / TX Senate / James Talarico
Midterms 2026 · TX Senate
James Talarico
Across 88 statements tracked since 5 Aug 2026, James Talarico's most frequent rhetorical moves are absolutes and threat & fear.
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Hostility this week 0.9 / 10, in line with their usual.
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On Nov. 3, we are going to send a clear message to the world’s first trillionaire. Texas is not for sale.
But maybethis is now just occurring to methat TMZ should host this debate. You get ahold of Ken Paxton more easily than most journalists do.
Tonight, the people of our state gave this country a little bit of hope. And a little bit of hope is a dangerous thing.
my pastor in every sense of the word. the biggest influences on me as a Christian, as a human being.
(Republicans) are coming at us with everything they got. They are scared, they are terrified, they see what we see: that we're about to win this election.
Well, I mean, Ken Paxton has refused to debate, and that’s pretty low-T behavior in my book. But I actually challenged him to do it on Fox News on his home turf in his safe space. But maybe, this is now just occurring to me, TMZ should host this debate. You…
Fort Worth, you are my slingshot. This election shouldn't be about the Democratic Party or the Republican Party. It's bigger than that. This election should be about chasing a vision of what our state can be.
We have an affordability crisis because we have a corruption crisis. I’m not against success; I’m not against wealth. What I’m against is greed. Wealthy people like Mark Cuban have used their wealth to help working people. We need to explore every possible…
Elon Musk is trying to buy this Senate seat in Texas. He wants our land, he wants our water, and he wants his own personal U.S. senator. He’s trying to buy Texas. But on November 3rd, we’ll deliver a clear message to the world’s first trillionaire: Texas is…
the way I fought for trans kids in the legislature is how I will fight for them in the U.S. Senate. my position hasn’t changed.
Well, my positions have been the same. I haven't changed my position on any issue for the Senate campaign. And so, I know Ken Paxton doesn't have any line of attack, and so he's going to accuse me of changing positions, but that's not true.
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