James Talarico: My family’s from South Texas. Voters there feel betrayed by both parties, and many voted for Trump last year. Now everything is more expensive and corruption is the worst it's been. It is incumbent upon us persuade these voters to join us to stop the extremism and corruption

James Talarico: What would Jesus do about a healthcare system that forces the sick to start GoFundMe pages to afford life-saving surgeries? We Christians are called to do more than charity. We are called to challenge the systems that make charity necessary.

James Talarico: Imagine a Democratic Party that takes on big money and isn't captured by it. Imagine a Democratic Party that delivers for people on housing, healthcare, education, and actually defeats the right-wing extremists who have taken over this country.

Big turnout for James Talarico in San Antonio 👀

I started my career as a public school teacher on the westside of San Antonio. Now I’m back as a candidate for the U.S. Senate. This city taught me how to fight for working families — and I’m ready to take that fight to our nation’s capital.

James Talarico on 8,000+ volunteers joining his campaign: "It is going to take all of us to pull off this feat of winning Texas"

This moment demands fighters, not folders.

Official statement from @jamestalarico.bsky.social on shutdown negotiations

NEW: Talarico leads Allred by 6 points, 48% to 42%, despite facing a 28 point name ID deficit. Without going up on air, Talarico was still able to surge 36 points in just 2 months, a feat attributable to a massive earned and social media presence.

Three men — Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos — now own more wealth than 165 million Americans combined. They own the media. They own the algorithms. They own politicians in both parties. The system is rigged — but We the People can take it back.

BREAKING: @jamestalarico.bsky.social just won the straw poll at the Tejano Democrats convention. This is the largest Hispanic Democratic organization in Texas.

President Obama: There’s this young state rep, James Talarico… He’s terrific. Really talented young man. Marc Maron: There is something grounded about him that you had too. Obama: A guy like him, his starting point is ‘Let me say what I believe.’

Fort Worth is FIRED UP for @JamesTalarico! 👏

Thank you for being part of this movement.

Jesus spent most of his time healing the sick. Today, we have politicians in Congress with “Christ-follower” in their Twitter bios — but they’re trying to kick the sick off their healthcare. And they’re willing to shut down the government to do it.

.@JamesTalarico is showing up for the Rio Grande Valley and the Rio Grande Valley is showing up for James Talarico! 🔥

This is @JamesTalarico’s rally in Victoria, Texas. This community voted for Trump by over 40 points last year.

Texas Board of Education Member Dr. Tiffany Clark: "James has been on the front lines for all of us... So let's do this work — let's send James Talarico to the U.S. Senate."

“James is steady. He is faithful. And he does not back down. We need James Talarico in the US Senate now.” — State Board of Education member Staci Childs

Texas school board member supports James Talarico: “Kick out the old guy. Bring in new, energetic blood.”

James Talarico: Social media algorithms and cable news networks tear us apart so we don’t notice they are closing our schools, gutting our health care, and cutting taxes for the rich. They want to keep us from seeing that there is far more that unites us than divides us

Great crowd for @jamestalarico.bsky.social in the small town of Hillsboro, TX! The organizers said it was the biggest crowd they’ve ever seen at a political event in deep-red Hillsboro. This is how we win Texas.

I just went on Fox News to tell the truth about the redistricting power grab in Texas. I asked a simple question: “If Republican policies are so popular, why do they need to redraw these maps; why not run on their policies?” He refused to answer — and cut the interview early.

Facing arrest, removal from office, and even a bomb threat, @jamestalarico.bsky.social has one message for Texas Republicans: “We will not be deterred.”

Trump threatened to arrest us. Abbott threatened to remove us from office. Paxton threatened to “hunt” us down. Yesterday, we received a bomb threat. But we will not back down.

My Democratic colleagues and I just left the state of Texas to break quorum and stop Trump’s redistricting power grab. Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections right before our eyes. But first he’ll have to come through us. It’s time to fight back.

Donald Trump is trying to rig the next election. He told Republicans to redraw the political maps in Texas to give himself 5 more seats and protect his majority in Congress. This is the rot at the core of our broken political system.

The only minority destroying America is the billionaires.

A conservative columnist just named @jamestalarico.bsky.social his “MVP of the week.” Host Stephanie Ruhle agrees: “He did more than hold his own… he was pretty impressive.”

I just held a rally in Plano, TX — a red part of the state — and 1,000 people showed up. Many said it was their first political rally ever. There’s something happening in Texas…

Texas State Rep. James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social criticizes Christian nationalism as being about the worship of power. "It is incumbent upon believers, upon Christians and people of other faith backgrounds to speak out against this perversion of faith and this subversion of our democracy."

"The only minority destroying America is the billionaires." Texas State Rep. James Talarico ‪@jamestalarico.bsky.social talks with Jen Psaki about overcoming the outsize influence of big money in politics.

Texas State Rep. James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social explains how his faith informs his politics. "Seeing the image of God in everyone."

Rep. @jamestalarico.bsky.social on Morning Joe: “Before I went on Joe Rogan, I went on Fox News and the Christian Broadcasting Network. We Democrats can’t be afraid of uncomfortable conversations with folks who may not agree with us yet.”

“You need to run for president”- Joe Rogan anoints new progressive superstar. My interview with @jamestalarico.bsky.social in @guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

“There is no religion that says, ‘when someone gets sick, see how much money you can make off them.’” — @jamestalarico.bsky.social

The biggest divide in our politics is not left vs right — it's top vs bottom. Billionaires are dividing us because our unity is a threat to their wealth and power. I went on Joe Rogan’s show to bridge the divide and build a coalition big enough to take power back.

Tonight @jamestalarico.bsky.social packed a Houston event with hundreds of voters 16 months before Election Day. This is the energy we need to take back Texas.

Senate Republicans just sold out the sick and the hungry to cut taxes for the rich and the powerful. What would Jesus do about this “Big Beautiful Bill”? I think he would flip over the tables of injustice and call on us to do the same.

Greg Abbott claims his private school voucher scam is wildly popular. But when I offered an amendment to put vouchers on the ballot, the Governor threatened and bullied lawmakers into opposing it. Greg Abbott is telling on himself — he knows Texans don’t want his voucher scam.

BREAKING: The Texas House will vote on Greg Abbott's billionaire voucher scam this Wednesday. We need Texans to show up at the Capitol, wear RED for PUBLIC ED, and demand lawmakers reject vouchers. Sign up for more info: tinyurl.com/SayNoToVoucherScams

Huge crowd at the anti-voucher rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol. This is how they welcomed @jamestalarico.bsky.social #txlege

“The only people Jesus condemned were those who used religion to hurt others. I refuse to let Christian Nationalists twist a religion of love to justify their hate.”

Elon Musk bought the presidency—now he’s gutting the Dept of Education. In Texas, a group of billionaires bought Greg Abbott—now they’re trying to gut schools with a voucher scam. I have a message for Elon Musk, Jeff Yass, Tim Dunn, & Betsy DeVos: Our schools are not for sale.

Greg Abbott and his billionaire mega-donors know private school vouchers are unpopular in Texas. So they’ve paid for a poll-tested rebrand to sell their scam. Here’s how to debunk their “school choice” slogan in 60 seconds…

Six years ago, Greg Abbott came to this school and promised to invest in public education. Now this school is at risk of closing. Abbott is no longer working for the nearly 6 million school children of Texas — he’s working for the billionaires who write $6 million checks.

We can’t forget what Greg Abbott did. When a bipartisan coalition rejected his voucher scam, he retaliated by withholding funding from our public schools. He’s sacrificing 5.5 million school children to please his billionaire donors. It’s unconscionable. Immoral. Unacceptable.

Two billionaires are trying to take over our state government. They’ve bought the Governor. They’ve bought the Attorney General. They’ve bought the State Senate. Now they’re trying to buy the State House. Texas is too big and too great to be sold to the highest bidder.

The Texas State Board of Education adopted a new Bible-infused curriculum for elementary school students. The new lessons elevate Christianity over the other major world religions. This curriculum is un-constitutional, un-American, and deeply un-Christian.

“The people at the top — the Elon Musks, the Rupert Murdochs, and the Donald Trumps of the world — they work so hard to keep us angry and divided because our unity is a threat to their power.”