The No Until a Yes

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James Talarico said 'no until a yes' on the voucher bill. The receipts: 50 amendments filed, none passed. The ballot amendment lost by 4 votes. The bill passed 85-63. Full sources in the description.

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RECEIPTS (the sources behind this episode): • In historic first, Texas House approves private school voucher program: https://www.kbtx.com/2025/04/17/historic-first-texas-house-approves-private-school-voucher-program/ • Texas House passes controversial school voucher plan, $7.7B school funding bi...: https://www.kut.org/politics/2025-04-16/texas-house-billions-school-funding-voucher • Voucher vote updates: Texas House approves voucher proposal - The Texas Tribune: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/15/texas-house-vouchers-public-school-funding-vote/ • Voucher vote updates: Watch the Texas House debate education savings accounts...: https://www.gilmermirror.com/2025/04/16/voucher-vote-updates-watch-the-texas-house-debate-education-savings-accounts-and-public-school-funding/ • Texas Democrats Beat Abbott, Paxton in Quorum Break Legal Fight: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/texas-democrats-beat-abbott-paxton-in-quorum-break-legal-fight • James Talarico Video House floor (on screen at 0m25s): https://jamestalarico.com/ • James Talarico reappears after campaign trail absence (on screen at 0m25s): https://www.chron.com/politics/article/texas-senate-talarico-acl-22470703.php • James Talarico Open Congress Austin 2023 (on screen at 0m25s): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Talarico_Open_Congress_Austin_2023.jpg • James Talarico Press Conference (cropped) (on screen at 0m25s): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Talarico_Press_Conference_(cropped).jpg • James Talarico Press Conference (on screen at 0m55s): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Talarico_Press_Conference.jpg • James Talarico Press Conference (centered) (on screen at 0m55s): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Talarico_Press_Conference_(centered).jpg • James Talarico Press Conference 3x4 (cropped) (on screen at 0m55s): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_Talarico_Press_Conference_3x4_(cropped).jpg • James Talarico Senate Bill Source (on screen at 1m11s): https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2026/03/31/texas-senate-race-james-talarico-social-media • Democratic US Senate nominee James Talarico speaks during a campaign rally in... (on screen at 1m11s): https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/13/politics/james-talarico-texas-senate-democrats • Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during an interview with CB... (on screen at 1m11s): https://cnn.com/2026/10/12/politics/talarico-conspiracy-theory-maga-trump • Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico campaigns in Texas (on screen at 1m11s): https://www.foxnews.com/politics/talarico-hit-blatant-corruption-allegation-hefty-salary-consulting-firm-campaign-pushes-back • James Talarico - Wikipedia (on screen at 2m36s): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Talarico • Fact check: Did James Talarico support funding "sex change surgeries" for kids? (on screen at 2m36s): https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/politifact/article/fact-check-james-talarico-transgender-22449583.php • In 2026 election, James Talarico moderates on some issues (on screen at 2m36s): https://www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/james-talarico-trans-climate-policy-changes-election-2026/ • Big money floods Texas GOP primary ahead of election day (on screen at 3m53s): https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/27/greg-abbott-tim-dunn-paxton-vouchers-republican-primary-texas/ • Greg Abbott raised $19 million in 2023 (on screen at 3m53s): https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/10/greg-abbott-texas-fundraising-primaries-13-million/ • Why Greg Abbott has so much riding on next month's GOP primary for comptroller (on screen at 3m53s): https://www.statesman.com/politics/texas/article/greg-abbott-comptroller-primary-21322732.php • Gov. Abbott signs Texas school choice bill into law (on screen at 4m12s): https://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-school-choice-bill-signing-abbott • Riding political wins, a once-restrained Gov. Greg Abbott is increasingly ste... (on screen at 4m12s): https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/15/texas-greg-abbott-redistricting-lawsuit-primaries-vouchers-border/ • Video Texas state Rep. James Talarico joins Democratic primary for US Senate... (on screen at 4m50s): https://abcnews.com/video/125409516/

Short cuts

part · 126s

I'm going to take that as a no until I get a yes.

part · 93s

One side says landmark. The other says inadequate.

part · 106s

That is a denial. The underlying allegation is unsettled.

part · 134s

If the Republicans are going to cheat, Texas Democrats are not going to play.

aspire · 43s

A man who would not accept a non-answer as an answer.

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