On Friday’s “Finnerty,” Rep. Chip Roy slammed Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, weighing in on Talarico’s positions on transgender issues, crime, and the border.
Democrats are starting to see a path to victory in the Texas gubernatorial race, but the head of the Democratic Governors Association appears to have reservations. The Weeknight hosts weigh in.
The Congressional Black Caucus’s political wing backed James Talarico, who defeated a Black opponent in the primary. He faces Ken Paxton, the Republican state attorney general, in November.
The Democratic nominee for governor in Texas — state Rep. Gina Hinojosa — is giving Republican incumbent Greg Abbott a fight, according to a recent report in The New York Times. The paper writes that while Texas has not elected a Democratic governor since 1990, recent polling suggests a tight race, with one survey even putting Hinojosa on top. Hinojosa joins Morning Joe to discuss the race to lead the Lone Star State and why she says voters in Texas are "angry" and "tired of Greg Abbott."
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is running against Talarico in the race, accused Talarico of abusing his office to enrich himself and his employer.
Republicans accuse Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico of a "pay-to-play scheme" involving his consulting work, raising questions about ethics in the tight Texas race.
Republicans accuse Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico of a “pay-to-play scheme” involving his consulting work, raising questions about ethics in the tight Texas race . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Democrat Texas Senate nominee James Talarico is facing Republican accusations of a pay-to-play arrangement over consulting work he performed for an education firm while serving on the Texas House Public Education Committee. Talarico worked for MAYA Consulting, now known as VIDA Collaborative, from 2019 through 2025 while simultaneously serving on the committee, which has oversight responsibilities involving the Texas Education Agency (TEA). DETAIL: TEA records show MAYA received two contracts worth approximately $3.58 million and…Open
A minister at James Talarico’s liberal church in Austin admitted to an undercover journalist that the far-left Democrat has been deceptively shifting his positions to […] Source