Talarico, Huffman Talk About Primary Fights for Senate Seat, Texas AG Job

Talarico, Huffman talk about primary fights for Senate seat, Texas AG job

New episodes of State of Texas are on KXAN or the KXAN+ app every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Don’t want to wait? Scroll down to continue watching this week’s segments now. AUSTIN (Nexstar) — State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, officially announced his run for U.S. Senate early Tuesday morning, entering the Democratic primary against Terry Virts and Rep. Colin Allred. Talarico, a former middle school teacher, has been vocal in the Texas House of Repres…

Democrat James Talarico leans into faith in Senate bid to flip Texas red

Just days into his Senate campaign, James Talarico is making his Christian faith a centerpiece of what will be an uphill battle to strip one of Texas’s Senate seats out of the hands of Republicans. On Tuesday, Talarico launched his…

Democrat James Talarico leans into faith in Senate bid to flip Texas

Just days into his Senate campaign, James Talarico is making his Christian faith a centerpiece of what will be an uphill battle to strip one of Texas’s Senate seats out of the hands of Republicans. On Tuesday, Talarico launched his bid to challenge Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) with a campaign video that emphasized his Presbyterian background, and in the aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination, he again invoked Christianity as …

Texas state Rep. James Talarico on his Senate run and the future of Democrats

Texas State Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat, announced this week that he will run to try to win the seat of longtime Republican Sen. John Cornyn, who is up for re-election next year.