James Talarico Becomes the Face of the Texas Democrats
About this episode
The episode discusses the Texas Democratic convention and features interviews with key political figures regarding current issues.
This week on the Texas Take, host Jeremy Wallace is joined by Austin American-Statesman’s John Moritz to break down the Texas Democratic convention in Corpus Christi and James Talarico’s big test as a potential new face of the party. The episode also features an exclusive interview with U.S. Sen. Cory Booker on Democratic tensions over Israel and Gaza, and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro on ICE detentions across Texas. Finally, Wallace and Moritz dig into the fallout from ICE detaining a nun in McAllen and what it could mean for U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz’s South Texas reelection fight. And there’s no way to do a show partly from Corpus Christi without some Selena and Robert Earl Keen tunes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Jeremy Wallace
Guests: John Moritz, Cory Booker, Joaquin Castro
Topics covered
- Texas Democratic convention
- James Talarico
- ICE detentions
- U.S. politics
- South Texas elections
- Israel and Gaza
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Texas Democrats, ICE
Books & works: Selena, Robert Earl Keen
Places: Corpus Christi, McAllen
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