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The Talarico Interview That Wasn't, And Why That Made It Bigger

State Representative James Talarico (D-TX) was scheduled to appear on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on February 16th... READ MORE.

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett: "If you know anything about Texas women, you know we don't sit quietly. We show up. So go vote!"

Senator Ted Cruz: "The Ayatollah and the Mullahs have a choice. Do they want to be forcibly removed, or do they want to accept the opportunity to leave? I hope the Ayatollah has more sense than Maduro and Noriega."

Rep. Keith Self: "Texans, EARLY VOTING is underway! Don't forget about Proposition 10: banning Sharia in Texas."

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The Talarico Interview That Wasn't, And Why That Made It Bigger — By Texas Politics' Ericka Piñon — State Representative James Talarico (D-TX) was scheduled to appear on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on February 16th...

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Christopher Landau Will Co-Host Pacific Agenda Summit — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — The U.S. Department of State (DoS) announced this week that Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau...

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The Talarico Interview That Wasn't, And Why That Made It Bigger — By Texas Politics' Ericka Piñon

LONESTAR is written by Javier Manjarres and Daniel Molina

Daniel Molina

Daniel Molina is a managing editor and legislative correspondent with a decade of experience covering the evolving political landscape of the American South and Southwest.

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