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James Talarico: “They're closing our public schools all over Texas.”

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

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James Talarico says 'cringey' past comments meant to be 'deliberately provocative'

Published | Video Starts at 04:09

They divide us by party, by race, by gender, by religion, by culture. So we don't recognize that they are picking our pockets, that They're closing our public schools all over Texas. They're jacking up our health care premiums. They're cutting taxes for themselves while they raise taxes on all of us. It's divide and conquer. And I think Texans are waking up to this game. (04:09–04:13)

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Asserts that public schools are being closed across Texas.

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