01
A Morning on the Ranch: Mystery Rabbit, Piglets and Kevin's Eggs
Ben Christie shows a full April 2022 morning at The Urban Rescue Ranch, with a surprise rabbit, piglets, feed costs and Kevin's eggs.
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Beto O'Rourke gives a shoutout to Rep. James Talarico
James Talarico, perhaps the best politician I've met who's working in the state legislature right now. Maybe we can get him on your team as well, because he's been amazing for us. Ladies and gentlemen, sometimes we take for granted those that we know well.
03
Remember the Sabbath
What is the fourth commandment? Keep the Sabbath. Part of keeping the Sabbath holy is not working on the Sabbath? That is, that is, yeah. What day is the Jewish Sabbath? It is on Saturday. And what day is it today? It is Saturday. Here we are.
04
How Ben Splints Baby Ostrich Chicks With Splayed Legs
Ben Christie shows how to splint baby ostrich chicks with splayed legs using medical tape, and gives a May 2022 ranch update.
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Remember this day
Today, Governor Abbott signs his billionaire voucher scam into law without giving Texans the opportunity to vote on it, all while a public school funding bill languishes in the Senate. Today, big money won and the students of Texas lost.
06
I Don't Scare Easily
Before I was a legislator, I was a middle school teacher. I don't scare easily. I stood up to the billionaire mega donors defunding our public schools. I led the fight against politicians redrawing our districts to rig elections.
07
Thank you for lunch, President Obama!
Hey! Mr. President. Good to see you, brother. So nice to meet you, sir. Good to see you. Hey, people. I hear the tacos here are okay. They're amazing. They're not bad. That's the word on the street. Lilia, this is your spot. This is your joint.
08
Theocracy is the most dangerous form of government
On my first day in office, I put my hand on the Bible, and I swore an oath to the Constitution, not the other way around. I'm a Christian, but I know the most dangerous form of government is theocracy.
09
Talarico vs. Paxton: What's True, What's Not, and What the Record Shows
Ken Paxton and his allies have spent months making claims about James Talarico. We went through each one and wrote down who checked it, then laid out what the record says about Paxton.
10
Getting The Urban Rescue Ranch Through a Freeze Night
Ben Christie prepares The Urban Rescue Ranch for a freeze with 18 degree wind chills, from draining water lines to moving the animals into the barn.
11
One Team
San Antonio has shown the world how to win the right way, not by hogging the ball, but as one team. I learned that as a teacher on the west side. My students didn't have much, but they had each other's backs. In San Antonio, we win the right way, as one team.
12
Drowning
Too many Texans feel like they're drowning, the cost of groceries, gas, health care. I'm James Talarico.
13
PawPaw
All right. This is my papa. And Jimmy is my grandson. As a Baptist preacher in South Texas, he taught me to follow the two great commandments. Love God. And love your neighbor. I've tried to follow those teachings, first as a public school teacher.
14
No More
Secret police are kidnapping people off our streets. Masked men in unmarked vehicles are tearing parents from their kids. We should be cracking down on the cartels, not our communities. We should be deporting gang members, not small business owners.
15
Why The Urban Rescue Ranch Went Quiet: A Ranch Update
Ben Christie gives a May 2025 update from The Urban Rescue Ranch, covering wildlife rehab, snapping turtles, releases and a surrendered Nile crocodile.
16
James Talarico visits the memorial of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, father killed by ICE
Watch “James Talarico visits the memorial of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, father killed by ICE” from the Every Bit Texas YouTube channel.
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omg James Talarico just pulled up to Cracker Barrel
Watch “omg James Talarico just pulled up to Cracker Barrel” from the Every Bit Texas YouTube channel.
18
James Talarico visits Dallas food pantry
Watch “James Talarico visits Dallas food pantry” from the Every Bit Texas YouTube channel.
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James Talarico attends a Texas Rangers Game
Watch “James Talarico attends a Texas Rangers Game” from the Every Bit Texas YouTube channel.
20
Preparing The Urban Rescue Ranch for a Texas Freeze
Ben Christie prepares The Urban Rescue Ranch for a freeze, rounds up animals, and later checks on them and rescues a deer after the ice.
21
Greg Abbott is pushing the “Furries Act”
Can you name a school where it has been confirmed that students are using litter boxes? This was at the top of your press release. This was mentioned when you introduced this bill. For this purpose? No, I cannot.
22
Come and take it
The only minority destroying America is the billionaires. Here in Texas, a group of billionaires are trying to privatize our public schools and sell them off brick by brick. These billionaires may have bought our governor, but they don't own this state.
23
Greg Abbott is telling on himself
The governor of our state started calling members into his office one by one and threatening to veto all the bills of any member who votes for this amendment, threatened to make their primary elections, quote, a bloodbath.
24
'Voter suppression is proof that your vote has power'
How can someone like you speak to me as African-American just in general and say, hey, like your vote does matter when historically it never has? Here's what I'll tell you.
25
Building Urban Rescue Ranch 3.0: Pig Pens, Fences and an ATV
Ben Christie shows a working morning at The Urban Rescue Ranch, with a new pig enclosure, water hookups, fence work and an ATV purchase.
26
A Texas Vision
This next session shouldn't be about the Democratic Party, shouldn't be about the Republican Party. It should be about chasing a vision of what the state can be. A vision of Texas schools that are the envy of the nation.
27
If the President wants to investigate voter fraud, he should start with Ken Paxton
Someone is committing voter fraud in the state of Texas, and his name is Ken Paxton. So, for those that haven't seen this news, let me explain. So, our Republican Secretary of State here in Texas has already said that our elections are safe and secure.
28
This is the New American Dream
Watch “This is the New American Dream” from the Every Bit Texas YouTube channel.
29
James Talarico; SUSPEND the Federal Gas Tax
In the last election, Americans were promised lower prices, and in the late years since that election, everything has gotten more expensive.
30
How The Urban Rescue Ranch Started: One Million Subscriber Special
In a one million subscriber special, Ben Christie tells the origin story of The Urban Rescue Ranch while dyeing Easter eggs with Big Ounce.
31
If you feel like you’ve been conned, you have a place in this campaign
We are going up against the political establishment in both political parties. For too long, national Democrats have taken communities like this one for granted. And so, people here in the Rio Grande Valley were open to an alternative.
32
Big crowd to hear James Talarico speak in deep-red Temple, Texas
Watch “Big crowd to hear James Talarico speak in deep-red Temple, Texas” from the Every Bit Texas YouTube channel.
33
Vouchers for Elon
Elon Musk is a Texas resident. So would he theoretically be eligible to apply for these funds? Yes. It was just announced that Elon has fathered his 14th child. Looked into this, eight of them are under school age.
34
James Talarico SLAMS Ken Paxton and billionaires
We are getting screwed. Whether you're a little more conservative or a little more progressive, we're all getting screwed. None of us can afford groceries. None of us can afford gas. None of us can afford health care.
35
Raising and Taming Baby Capybaras at the Urban Rescue Ranch
Ben Christie shows how he is raising and taming baby capybaras at The Urban Rescue Ranch, and asks viewers not to visit his home.
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We’re showing up for Texans along the border who've been left behind by both political parties
Too often, politicians come to communities like this to demonize and weaponize, but we're doing the opposite. We are going the 750 miles from El Paso to the Rio Grande Valley to show off the beauty of our border communities.
37
James Talarico delivers PERFECT response Texas banning THC
This bill is insane. This legislature legalized hemp six years ago. But instead of regulating this booming industry in our state, we are now going backwards to the days of prohibition.
38
This Republican county is HYPED for James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa
Watch “This Republican county is HYPED for James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa” from the Every Bit Texas YouTube channel.
39
This is Abbott’s school closure crisis
Public schools are shutting down across Texas, but Greg Abbott is nowhere to be seen.
40
Two billionaires are trying to take over our state government
There is something happening here in Texas. Here in the state capitol, a small band of Republicans and Democrats in the Texas House are coming together to stop two West Texas billionaires from taking over our state government.
41
A new movement
The governor and his billionaire mega-donors may scare some legislators in this capital, but they don't scare us. I'm a former middle school teacher, I don't scare easily. And Texans don't scare easily.
42
This line to see James Talarico and Mark Cuban
Watch “This line to see James Talarico and Mark Cuban” from the Every Bit Texas YouTube channel.
43
James Talarico's Plan to CRACK DOWN on Data Centers in Texas
Data centers are jacking up utility bills across the state of Texas. They are using up our water oftentimes before we even realize they're being built in our backyards.
44
Oliver P. Smith: Menard-Born General of Chosin Reservoir
Oliver P. Smith was born October 26, 1893, in Menard, Texas. He commanded the 1st Marine Division at the Chosin Reservoir in 1950 and retired a four-star general.
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Democracy is a spiritual practice
Democracy is not just voting in an election. It's not just institutions and laws. Democracy is a spiritual practice, the practice of listening to each other, of serving one another, of working together, of resolving our conflicts non-violently.
46
Jaclyn Smith: Houston's Angel Who Conquered Kmart
Jaclyn Smith was born in Houston on October 26, 1945. She played Kelly Garrett on Charlie's Angels for all five seasons and launched a Kmart clothing line in 1985.
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The line to see James Talarico in deep-red Kerr County
Watch “The line to see James Talarico in deep-red Kerr County” from the Every Bit Texas YouTube channel.
48
The truth about school vouchers
Texans need to understand what is happening at their state capital. A group of billionaires are attempting to dismantle public education in the second largest state in the country.
49
The only minority destroying America is the billionaires
The only minority destroying America is the billionaires. Trans people are 1% of the population. Muslims are 1% of the population. Undocumented people are 1% of the population. We are focused on the wrong 1%. Trans people aren't taking away our health care.
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Josh Henderson: Dallas-Born Star of the Dallas Revival
Josh Henderson was born in Dallas on October 25, 1981, and played John Ross Ewing III in TNT's Dallas revival from 2012 to 2014.