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James Talarico: “They're closing our public schools, that they're gutting our…”

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

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Texas Democrat James Talarico launches Senate campaign, targeting Ken Paxton as corrupt elite

Published | Video Starts at 01:12

Dividing us by party, by race, by gender, by religion, by culture, so that we don't notice that they're picking our pockets, that They're closing our public schools, that they're gutting our health care, that they're raising our taxes and cutting taxes for themselves. It's the oldest strategy in the world. Divide and conquer. And I think that Texans are waking up to this game. I think Texans are tired of being played, of being pitted against each other. (01:12–01:20)

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