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James Talarico: “Public schools [are] closing at an alarming rate all over…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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Published | Video Starts at 1:28:57

The problem is here in Texas and across the country, we have billionaires like Tim Dunn and Ferris Wilkes who are trying to close our public schools. We've seen Public schools [are] closing at an alarming rate all over Texas. in all kinds of communities, including in my own district, schools are closing because they're being actively defunded by those billionaires who don't believe in giving all of us an opportunity to succeed. (1:28:57–1:29:01)

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Asserts that public schools are closing rapidly across Texas.

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