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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Too many Texans feel like they're drowning, the cost of groceries, gas, health care. I'm James Talarico.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Watch “This is the New American Dream” from the Every Bit Texas YouTube channel.
In the last election, Americans were promised lower prices, and in the late years since that election, everything has gotten more expensive.
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.
Watch “Big crowd to hear James Talarico speak in deep-red Temple, Texas” from the Every Bit Texas YouTube channel.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Watch “This Republican county is HYPED for James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa” from the Every Bit Texas YouTube channel.
Public schools are shutting down across Texas, but Greg Abbott is nowhere to be seen.
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.
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.
Watch “This line to see James Talarico and Mark Cuban” from the Every Bit Texas YouTube channel.
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.
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.
Watch “The line to see James Talarico in deep-red Kerr County” from the Every Bit Texas YouTube channel.
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.
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.
Watch “Puppies for Talarico” from the Every Bit Texas YouTube channel.
When I was 28 I almost died. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. When I picked up my first insulin prescription it cost me $684. I couldn't afford that. Most Texans can't either.
We can stop our government from spending billions of our tax dollars on a useless wall in Big Bend, one of the most sacred places in the state of Texas.
This is Ken Paxton, and this is Ken Paxton chickening out of a debate. Are you ready to face Mr. Talarico in a debate, sir? Here's what happened. Three TV networks set dates, times, and locations for debates between U.S.
Watch “Port Arthur SHOWED UP for James Talarico” from the Every Bit Texas YouTube channel.
If we pass your bill, could Romeo and Juliet be banned because it mentions premarital sex, which someone might find, quote, against their local community values? There may be some.
Even anxious pups need the moon. I'll have you. I'll sing to you. I'll circle you....
I hear the tacos here are okay. I'm not going to eat it here, because I can't afford to spill it on my shirt. We'll have a T-shirt for you. I've got to get the street taco. And then I think I need maybe like a holy moly.
Watch “James Talarico and Bobby Pulido host a concert for Texans” from the Every Bit Texas YouTube channel.
I am in one of the reddest parts of Texas, because I am tired of being divided into teams. Red versus blue, left versus right, rural versus urban. Because the truth is, we're all on the same team. Do you have an elderly parent or grandparent who needs care?
Watch “Omg the Mariachi Brothers pulled up to the Talarico rally” from the Every Bit Texas YouTube channel.