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James Talarico

1 year

Texas Republicans are trying to force public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. I told the bill author: “This bill is not only un-constitutional and un-American, it’s deeply un-Christian.” #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 years

3 years ago I almost slipped into a coma and died. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I paid $684 for my first 30-day supply of insulin. Some pay $1000+ a month. Many die without it. Today I introduced legislation to cap the price of insulin at $50 a month. #txlege

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James Talarico

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3 years

WE DID IT!! We capped the out-of-pocket cost of insulin in Texas! Our bill is headed to the Governor’s desk for a signature! #txlege

James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 years

3 years ago I almost slipped into a coma and died. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I paid $684 for my first 30-day supply of insulin. Some pay $1000+ a month. Many die without it. Today I introduced legislation to cap the price of insulin at $50 a month. #txlege

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James Talarico

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4 years

I’m going viral in Brazil right now... Apparently “talarico” is Brazilian slang for “wife-stealer.” 😂 Olá, Brazil! 🇧🇷 I’m just making good public policy here in Texas — I promise I won’t steal your girl.

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 months

UPDATE: Thousands of Texans called their local school boards demanding they say NO to school chaplains—and it worked. The 25 largest school districts in Texas all rejected replacing counselors with chaplains. This is a big win in the fight against Christian Nationalism.

James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 months

Texas Republicans passed legislation to replace school counselors with untrained religious chaplains. But you can stop them at the local level. Tell your school board to say NO to chaplains in our public schools.

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 years

My Democratic colleagues and I are leaving the state to break quorum and kill the Texas voter suppression bill. We’re flying to DC to demand Congress pass the For The People Act and save our democracy. Good trouble. #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 years

Today I killed HB 3979—the bill that attempted to teach our students a whitewashed version of American history—with a Point of Order. If kids are old enough to experience racism, then they're old enough to learn about it. #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

2 months

“There is nothing Christian about Christian Nationalism.”

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 years

I just went on Fox News and called out Donald Trump’s big lie. I’ll always tell the truth and protect your right to vote regardless of what party you belong to. #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

4 years

I’m also being compared to this Brazilian pop singer who has a reputation as a “talarico” 😬😬😬

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 years

I’m sorry my prayer offended you, Rep. Stickland. Love feels blasphemous when you’ve been taught a religion of hate.

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@RepStickland

3 years

Yesterday in the #txlege "Republican" leadership allowed a progressive liberal to open the day with this "prayer." I am disgusted such blasphemy was spoken in the chamber. Lord forgive us for turning our state over to this trash. Where are the bold followers of Jesus Christ?

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

2 years

Last year Republicans tried to gerrymander me out of the House. Last week the people re-elected me to a third term. Today I filed my first bill of the new session: a ban on partisan gerrymandering.

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 years

My Democratic colleagues and I just walked out of the House chamber. We broke quorum to kill SB 7, the Texas voter suppression bill. Good trouble. Necessary trouble. #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

2 years

One year ago Republicans tried to gerrymander me out of the House. But tonight the people had the last word. We just won a third term!!!

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

4 months

@Lesdoggg That’s me! Thank you for sharing, @Lesdoggg 💙

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

2 months

Christian Nationalism is perverting my faith and subverting our democracy. It’s incumbent upon Christians to call out this dangerous ideology. That’s why I spoke at my home church about the threat of Christian Nationalism.

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 years

A month ago, we broke quorum to kill the Texas voter suppression bill. A week ago, Gov. Abbott defunded the entire legislative branch in retaliation. Today, we’re suing Abbott in the Texas Supreme Court. Texas is the frontline in the fight for democracy. #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 years

When I was a public school teacher, I struggled to make ends meet. My coworkers drove Ubers at night and sold their blood plasma for extra money. Today I filed a bill mandating a minimum salary of $70,000 for every teacher in Texas. #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

1 year

Marjorie Taylor Greene said we need “a national divorce.” This is my colleague John Lujan—he’s a Republican. I’m a Democrat. But today we’re introducing legislation to ensure foster kids get a free higher education. We don't need to divorce. We need to work together. #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

11 months

Polk County hasn’t voted for a Democrat in 30 years. But tonight I spoke at the first ever Polk County Democratic Dinner and it was SOLD OUT. This is how we take back Texas.

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

6 months

We did it. We just defeated Greg Abbott's voucher scam. The People’s House has spoken. I’m so proud of the bipartisan coalition in the Texas House that defended our schools and our kids.

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 years

The Texas voter suppression bill is on the House floor today. My Democratic colleagues and I have more than 100 amendments. We’re prepared to fight this all night. Good trouble. Necessary trouble. #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

4 years

Some history: The slang term comes from this song by Brazilian singer-songwriter Zeca Pagodinho about a man named Talarico who stole his wife. It’s a banger. Thank you for making this day possible, @zecapagodinho . 🇧🇷

Talarico,Ladrão de Mulher - Zeca Pagodinho

Zeca Pagodinho Um dos Poetas do Samba

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 years

Texas is experiencing a humanitarian crisis. People are burning furniture to heat their homes, melting snow to flush their toilets, risking carbon monoxide poisoning to protect their children. If Texas was a country, we would call it a “failed state.” #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 years

Governor Abbott just said he’ll arrest us if we don’t come back to pass his voter suppression bill. My statement:

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

7 months

These pictures were taken at Cornerstone Christian School, where tuition is $27,000. Abbott’s voucher is only $8,000 — not enough for working families to get a “choice” but enough for rich families at Cornerstone to get a 30% discount. Vouchers are welfare for the wealthy.

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 years

“Limited government” sounds great until you’re shivering in the dark and flushing your toilet with snow. #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

1 year

The midnight bill deadline has passed!! We stopped the Ten Commandments bill from becoming law. I’m so proud of Texas Democrats for sticking together and stopping this dangerous legislation. #txlege

James Talarico

@jamestalarico

1 year

Texas Republicans are trying to force public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. I told the bill author: “This bill is not only un-constitutional and un-American, it’s deeply un-Christian.” #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

11 months

Texas Republicans passed a bill to ban “preferential treatment based on race” at state universities. But they voted against my amendment to ban preferential treatment for kids of legislators. They're against affirmative action unless it benefits the wealthy and well-connected.

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

6 months

BREAKING: Greg Abbott's special session just ended and he failed to pass his voucher scam — AGAIN. I’m proud of the bipartisan majority that stood up to the governor & his billionaire mega-donors. Abbott can call as many sessions as he wants, but we'll never sell out our kids.

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

2 years

“I’ve been given 5 minutes to speak to my party. So I want to talk about hard truths. The Democratic Party is the only thing standing between this country and fascism. Yet the most our national party leaders can muster is spineless talking points & soulless fundraising emails.”

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

10 months

Greg Abbott's voucher scam would divert taxpayer dollars out of public schools and into private schools. But private schools aren't accountable to taxpayers—no transparency, no oversight, no standards. Watch how they struggle to answer my basic questions about accountability…

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

2 months

WE WON!

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

1 year

Three days after the Allen massacre, Texas Republicans just loosened gun regulations. I told them: “You can’t offer thoughts and prayers on Monday and loosen gun regulations on Tuesday.” #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

1 year

Texas Republicans are trying to replace school counselors with untrained, unsupervised religious chaplains. I asked the bill author about the dangerous implications of this legislation. #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

2 years

I got the coolest action figure for Christmas! Thank you to all the health care superheroes working today. Let’s help by getting vaxxed and boosted! 🎄💉

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 years

“Unlike our home state Senator @tedcruz , I’m leaving the state to serve my constituents—not to abandon them.”

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 years

Happy 4/20! I’ve filed legislation to legalize cannabis, expunge past marijuana convictions, and use the new tax revenue to fund early childhood education. #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

1 year

This may be the most consequential vote I’ll cast as a member of the Texas Legislature. I—along with a bipartisan majority of my colleagues—just voted to impeach our corrupt Attorney General. Ken Paxton is hereby removed from office. #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

7 months

Greg Abbott and his billionaire mega-donors know private school vouchers are unpopular in Texas. So they’ve paid for a bunch of poll-tested slogans to sell their scam. Here’s how to debunk each slogan in 1 minute… #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 months

Texas Republicans passed legislation to replace school counselors with untrained religious chaplains. But you can stop them at the local level. Tell your school board to say NO to chaplains in our public schools.

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

2 years

Meet the Briggles! Greg Abbott is investigating them because they have a trans child. Beto O’Rourke stopped by their house on Mother’s Day, brought flowers, cooked dinner, and did the dishes. This is what a real Texan looks like.

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

6 months

Vouchers don’t help poor kids — they just help rich parents who already send their kids to private school. I asked if Greg Abbott’s voucher scam would give $80,000 to wealthy CEOs. The answer was YES. #txlege

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James Talarico

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1 year

I was born to a single mom who worked long hours at a hotel. Just days after giving birth to me, the hotel forced her to go back to work. Today she joined me as I filed legislation to enact paid family leave for all Texans.

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

4 years

Shout out to my new Brazilian friends who started this: @Felippe_Hermes @Pirulla25 Thank you for alarming my staff with thousands of @ mentions from Brazil. 😂

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

7 months

Two billionaire mega-donors are trying to dismantle public education in Texas. Voucher scams, book bans, CRT scares — it’s all part of their plan to close our neighborhood schools. I explained their strategy in a community meeting… #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 years

Texas is now “encouraging” people to wear masks like we encouraged power plants to winterize.

Austin Statesman

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BREAKING: Gov. Abbott moves to "open Texas 100%," ends state mask mandate

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

2 years

The families of Uvalde drove 160 miles to the Texas Capitol to demand gun safety legislation. @GregAbbott_TX had “a scheduling conflict” but thousands of Texans showed up to stand with them. Ni uno más. Not one more.

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

4 months

A billionaire mega-donor just gave Greg Abbott $6 MILLION to keep pushing private school voucher scams. This is the largest bribe in the history of Texas politics. Greg Abbott doesn’t work for the people of Texas — he works for his billionaire bosses.

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

2 years

Texas Republicans are banning books in school libraries across our state. Today we’re staging a “read-in” in the Texas Capitol to protest this censorship. @GregAbbott_TX : you can borrow my copy of Fahrenheit 451.

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

7 months

Meet Tim Dunn & Farris Wilks—two billionaires from West Texas. They bought Paxton’s acquittal for $3 million. Now they’re pushing a private school voucher scam. Their ultimate goal is even more ambitious: transforming Texas into an authoritarian, Christian Nationalist state. 🧵

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

6 months

“We just defeated Greg Abbott’s voucher scam. If it wasn’t clear already, Texans don’t want a voucher scam. They want us to fully fund our neighborhood schools. We call on the Governor to finally support a clean school finance bill.”

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

6 months

Greg Abbott is the reverse Robin Hood — he steals from the poor to give to the rich. His voucher scam will bankrupt public schools to help rich parents pay for private school. Vouchers are welfare for the wealthy. #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

2 years

Without Roe, abortion rights will be decided by the states. Today I’m donating $10,000 to @BetoORourke and another $10,000 to @AnniesListTX to elect more pro-choice women to the Texas Legislature. The antidote to despair is action. Let’s get to work.

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

7 months

Greg Abbott is trying to defund our schools with a private school voucher scam. Not on our watch. Today I joined my colleagues to introduce the Fully Fund our Future Act which will invest in ALL students and give every teacher a $15,000 raise. #txlege

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

6 months

Greg Abbott has called a FOURTH special session to pass his voucher scam. He’s doing the bidding of two billionaire mega donors — Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks — who want to dismantle public education. Watch what happened when I called them out in committee…

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James Talarico

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4 months

My first job in high school was at our local public library. The Texas Library Association honored my efforts to stop book banning — in the same library where I used to work. I will always defend our freedom to read.

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James Talarico

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1 year

The bill author says she’s a champion of “parental rights.” So I asked her if state-sponsored religious indoctrination violates the rights of parents. This was her response.

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6 months

Last summer, news broke that Greg Abbott ordered state troopers on the border to “push small children back into the Rio Grande.” I passed an amendment to ban this inhumane practice. Tonight, Texas Republicans REMOVED that amendment — and they couldn’t even tell me why.

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2 years

Nothing will change until we love our children more than our guns.

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5 months

“Betsy DeVos said she’s pushing voucher scams to advance God’s kingdom. But there’s nothing Christian about taking money from poor kids & giving it to rich kids on the other side of town. These Christian Nationalist billionaires should close their wallets & open their bibles.”

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1 year

“Republican politicians are banning books in the name of protecting children. Republican politicians are banning drag queens in the name of protecting children. But they won’t lift a finger to address the leading cause of death for children in the United States: gun violence.”

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James Talarico

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2 years

If you’re a Texas politician who voted to remove MLK from our civics curriculum, maybe hang back tomorrow

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 years

Equality feels blasphemous when you’ve been taught a religion of supremacy. Freedom feels blasphemous when you’ve been taught a religion of control. Peace feels blasphemous when you’ve been taught a religion of violence.

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3 years

State lawmakers are holding the line. Federal lawmakers need to get their shit together and pass the For The People Act. Cc: @JoeBiden @Sen_JoeManchin @SenatorSinema

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3 years

Texas Republicans hearing about a 15% COVID hospitalization rate. Texas Republicans hearing about a 0.0001% voter fraud rate.

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

3 years

The true blasphemy is using the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth to exclude others. Christianity is a way of living in radical fellowship; it’s not a members-only club. Christ taught love not rules.

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James Talarico

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3 years

In fact, he broke rules. Today is Palm Sunday. Jesus rode a donkey into the seat of religious/political/economic power and offended the entire establishment. This Holy Week, let’s follow in his footsteps by loving our neighbors more than our dogmas.

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James Talarico

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2 years

Greg Abbott took money from juvenile justice facilities to fund his border stunts. Now kids are locked in windowless cells for 23 hours a day and peeing in water bottles. I’m demanding @GregAbbott_TX call a special session to fix this. We need a governor, not a stuntman.

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James Talarico

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5 months

Greg Abbott talks a big game about helping students and parents. But after four special sessions, he’s given our schools $0. This has never been about helping kids — it’s always been about destroying public education.

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James Talarico

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Here’s the truth about Ted Cruz:

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James Talarico

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3 years

This guy drove 600 miles to the State Capitol from El Paso to testify against the voter suppression bill. He spent the whole day supporting grassroots organizers, strategizing with elected officials, and defending our right to vote. We stan @BetoORourke .

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James Talarico

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8 months

The Texas Senate failed to hold Ken Paxton accountable. Our Attorney General used his office to enrich his campaign donors — and Senate Republicans just let him get away with it. This is legalized corruption. #txlege

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James Talarico

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1 year

“This gives us religious people a bad name. Instead of living out the way of Jesus, we’re imposing our beliefs on other people. Instead of leading by example, we’re leading by mandates. I find this to be a deeply offensive bill.”

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1 year

When I was a public school teacher, I struggled to make ends meet. 40% of Texas teachers work a second job. Thousands are leaving the profession to find work that can pay the bills. Today I’m introducing legislation to give every teacher in Texas a $15,000 pay raise. #txlege

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3 years

Pre-k is the most important grade. But Texas has no limits on prekindergarten class size. Some classes have 30+ kids. I just passed legislation to limit the size of pre-k classes to 22 students in Texas. #txlege

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3 years

Last thing: I’m typically conflict avoidant. I try to resolve conflicts with colleagues before we get to the floor. But as a former teacher who taught black & brown children, I found this bill to be personally offensive. Our teachers & our students deserve better than HB 3979.

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James Talarico

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3 years

I’m home! Our quorum break shined a national spotlight on the TX voter suppression bill and pushed Congress closer to passing a federal voting rights act to override it. I’m confident they will. Now I’m back to clean up Greg Abbott’s latest messes from COVID to ERCOT. #txlege

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1 year

“How do you think it makes a Hindu student feel to have a poster in every classroom that says ‘thou shall not worship any God before me’?”

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1 year

“Do you believe schools are for education, not indoctrination? Why is having a rainbow in a classroom considered indoctrination, but the Ten Commandments is not?”

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3 years

My colleagues and I didn’t make this decision lightly. Breaking quorum is only used for the most egregious abuses of power. We can debate issues, but we won’t debate democracy itself.

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3 months

Tom Green County hasn’t voted for a Democrat since LBJ. But I just spoke to a room full of Tom Green Democrats — and they’re FIRED UP. This is how we take back Texas.

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3 years

In Texas, minors who are convicted as adults don’t get an education in prison. But that’s about to change—the House just passed my bill to give every incarcerated minor a full high school education. #txlege

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1 year

Would you be comfortable with adding language to receive parental consent from all the students and parents in the classroom before putting it up?”

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1 year

“I don’t always think the Legislature obeys the Ten Commandments. I want to walk through just a couple…”

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4 years

I just got endorsed by @BarackObama . Is this what peaking feels like?

Barack Obama

@BarackObama

4 years

I’m proud to endorse this diverse and hopeful collection of thoughtful, empathetic, and highly qualified Democrats. If you’re in one of their districts or states, make sure you vote for them this fall. And if you can, vote early—by mail or in person.

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8 months

BREAKING: A Trump-appointed federal judge just blocked Texas Republicans’ book banning bill. He called it an “unconstitutional law” that “could lead to banning classic works of literature.” This is a big win — for our students, our librarians, and our freedoms. #txlege

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3 years

And here’s the moment we called the Point of Order—a procedural maneuver—that killed HB 3979. As of now, the bill is effectively dead, but my colleagues and I are remaining vigilant in case there are efforts to revive it.

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1 year

“If our First Amendment is forbidding the state from establishing a state religion, then mandating that one tradition be elevated above the rest would be a violation of the First Amendment.”

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2 years

I filed legislation to pay every teacher $70k, but maybe we should pay them like babysitters: $15 per kid x 22 kids per class x 6 hours per day x 180 days per year = $356,400 annual salary

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3 years

Even with health insurance, I paid $684 for my first 30-day supply of insulin—the medicine I need to live. I had to put it on a credit card. Now that I’m a legislator, I have excellent state health insurance to cover my insulin. Every Texan should be entitled to the same.

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2 years

Last year, I passed a bill to give incarcerated minors the chance to earn a high school diploma. Lonnie just became the first student to graduate under our legislation. Joined by his proud aunt and (even prouder) mom! Policy can change lives.

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4 years

Your department killed #JavierAmbler , filmed it for a reality TV show, then covered it up for 15 months. I’m not calling for your resignation because I’m a progressive. I’m calling for your resignation because I’m a human being.

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3 years

Just landed in Memphis on our way to DC. Thank y’all for your well wishes. We left behind our families, our livelihoods, & our beloved Texas. But our sacrifice is nothing compared to the sacrifices brave Americans have made throughout history to protect the sacred right to vote.

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1 year

“The 2nd Commandment is meant to prevent the creation of idols. The idea is that some people would try to make an object—maybe 2 tablets—to worship rather than worshiping the God behind those two tablets. Are you worried that this bill is idolatrous?”

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3 years

We’re prepared to stay out of Texas for the rest of the session. This decision wasn’t easy. Many of my colleagues left kids, elderly parents, & sick loved ones. Many are risking their day jobs & their seats in the House. But we won’t sit by & watch democracy wither on the vine.

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This year, the world saw the worst from Texas. ❌ Extreme abortion bans ❌ Ken Paxton’s acquittal ❌ Private school voucher scams And all of it can be traced back to two billionaires from West Texas…

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James Talarico

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“Did you swear to uphold the Ten Commandments in your oath of office?”

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James Talarico

@jamestalarico

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Red states—from Kansas to Kentucky—have voted to protect abortion access. Today, I filed a bill to put abortion on the ballot in Texas. Let the people decide.

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James Talarico

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Remember when snow days in Texas were fun and not terrifying? Thanks, @GregAbbott_TX .

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