“I will always stand up for the separation of church and state,” James Talarico told a standing-room-only crowd at the Texas Tribune Festival Sept. 24 in Austin, Texas. Talarico is a Presbyterian seminarian running for the U.S. Senate from Texas…
Parnas links Paxton to Pressler
Political commentator Aaron Parnas has published an article linking Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to Paul Pressler. Pressler, a Texas appeals court judge and Republican activist, was co-architect of the “conservative resurgence” in the Southern Baptist Convention. Parnas, who has…
Jeffress goes after Talarico again on national TV
James Talarico’s beliefs “disqualify him from being a Christian,” according to Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Church of Dallas. Jeffress, a frequent Fox News contributor, was interviewed Friday, Sept. 18, by Carly Shimkus on Fox and Friends First. The segment…
There’s a Texas GOP candidate worse than Ken Paxton
Believe it or not, there’s a Republican candidate for public office in Texas who is worse than Ken Paxton. Bo French is so bad that even Sen. John Cornyn called him out on social media this weekend. That’s right, Cornyn,…
Ken Paxton’s $27 million a day silence
Begin with the number, because the number is the whole story. Texas hospitals are losing an estimated $27 million a day. On the first of September, the federal government withheld approval of roughly $10 billion owed to Texas hospitals for…
Talarico will speak at Baylor Sept. 16
As anticipated, James Talarico will speak at Baylor University this fall. The Baptist-affiliated university announced Sept. 1 that Talarico, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, will host a campaign event at Baylor Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Mark and…
Paxton’s son-in-law prays for his victory over ‘kingdom of darkness’
Ken Paxton went to church on Sunday, and his son-in-law prayed over him for God to give him victory over Democrat James Talarico and “the kingdom of darkness” in November’s U.S. Senate race. Daniel Hayworth serves as campus pastor at…
AI expands the propaganda against Talarico
Whenever someone has stood for honesty and just change on the basis of fact, inevitably someone will come along to oppose them on the grounds that something is lacking in their innate qualities as a person rather than the rightful…
Texas needs a ‘detransition clinic’ like I need a hairbrush
Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott have sold the state of Texas a pack of lies about transgender people, and lives are in danger as a result. Paxton, our controversial attorney general who is running for the U.S. Senate, and Abbott,…
No Proof That Texas Midwife Violated Abortion Ban, Court Overturns Ruling To Close Clinics
Texas provided no evidence that Houston-based midwife Maria Rojas violated the state’s abortion ban, a state appeals court ruled on Thursday.
Paxton dodges ethics questions while claiming Talarico isn’t Christian
Within the last week, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton has claimed his opponent holds views “antithetical … to historical Christian views” while refusing to answer questions about his own alleged illegal voting. Paxton, a Southern Baptist layman, will face…
Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick says Talarico will ‘go to hell’ for his beliefs
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says James Talarico will “go to hell” for his beliefs about the Bible. Talarico is an ordained Presbyterian minister and seminarian who is the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas. He will face erstwhile…