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Oct 30, 2026
Nathan JohnsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Why should they vote for me instead of Ms. Middleton? He's an election denier who voted to acquit Ken Paxton of corruption in the office that he now seeks.
Juliana WashburnCORRESPONDENT
Middleton, the Republican candidate, is a big proponent of the MAGA movement, a steadfast ally of President Trump and one of the most conservative members of the Texas legislature.
Mays MiddletonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I will not bend and Texas will not bend to the delusions of the radical left.
Juliana WashburnCORRESPONDENT
That's Middleton speaking in a clip posted to his social media.
Jonathan SaenzHOST
And he was recognized as one of the most valuable consultants at the young age of 24.
Jonathan SaenzHOST
His dad also served in the Texas legislature.
Jonathan SaenzHOST
Luke, welcome back to the Texas Values Report.
Luke MaciasGUEST
Yeah, I think, Jonathan, I bet you we met when I was either 16 or 17.
Chad PratherGUEST
talk about a spiritual darkness.
Chad PratherGUEST
You know, I was at the White House a couple of months ago.
Chad PratherGUEST
I've been a couple of times in the last few months.
Chad PratherGUEST
And President Trump brought us in into the Oval Office, and it was a great honor to hang out with the president there.
Chad PratherGUEST
Our Republicans there are very rhino-y there.
Chad PratherGUEST
I mean, yes, it's a Republican state.
Chad PratherGUEST
House was
Ryan HelfenbeinHOST
divided over Paxton.
Drew DarbyGUEST
And if we can have those things and we allocate resources as a state to maintain those basic infrastructure needs for rural Texas, whether it be in East Texas or South Texas or West Texas or North Texas, All of those areas need to have all those basic infrastructure needs met.
Drew DarbyGUEST
Now, the reality is there are not many rural members in the Texas legislature.
Drew DarbyGUEST
The last time I checked, we have 17 rural members that represent two-thirds of the land mass of Texas.
Drew DarbyGUEST
That is all the land lying west of I-35, two-thirds of Texas.
Drew DarbyGUEST
That is represented by 17 members of the Texas legislature.
Drew DarbyGUEST
Wow.
Drew DarbyGUEST
There are 25 that represent Harris County alone.
Gerry CallahanHOST
What would happen if Jesus walked into the Texas Assembly? Go ahead.
James TalaricoSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
What would Jesus do if he visited the Texas Legislature? I think he would tell us, blessed are the trans children who are bullied.
James TalaricoSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Sure,
Gerry CallahanHOST
that's what he would do.
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Gerry CallahanHOST
I'm Gerry Callahan.
Gerry CallahanHOST
This is The Callahan Show, and we'll do it again tomorrow.
James TalaricoSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
What would Jesus do if he visited the Texas legislature? I think he would tell us, blessed are the trans children who are bullied.
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James ParkerHOST
I want you to tell me, did he really say this, or is this AI?
James TallaricoSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
What would Jesus do if he visited the Texas legislature? I think he would tell us, blessed are the trans children who are bullied.
James ParkerHOST
Okay, there it is.
James ParkerHOST
There's today's selection here.
James ParkerHOST
It's The James Show, News Talk 820, 93.3 FM, WBAP.
James ParkerHOST
all right we have a crazy talarico quote you have to tell me if it's real or if it's ai i'm james parker it's the james show news talk 820 93 3 fm wbap we also have a side camera over here trained on a podium in corpus christi where president trump is expected to speak any second now but back to today's episode of is it real or ai or is it talarico or we could just narrow it down to this fellow but check this out this is the quote
James TallaricoSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
What would Jesus do if he visited the Texas legislature? I think he would tell us blessed are the trans children who are bullied.
James ParkerHOST
All right.
MarkHOST
He said it's designed to do a better job of retaining the new young teachers and bringing more teachers into the Texas public schools.
MelindaHOST
So this is actually a program that was created just last year by Texas Legislature and it gives money to say a student teacher that is being mentored by a teacher, a veteran teacher that has been there for a while.
MelindaHOST
It's a paid position because A lot of times this is part of your education.
MelindaHOST
You get the credit hours for the hours that are going in there.
Erin RyanHOST
And with Yass's encouragement slash money, Abbott suddenly became a voucher simp overnight.
Julia ClaireGUEST
After 21 mostly rural House Republicans joined Democrats in November 2023 to strip vouchers out of a broader education funding bill, Abbott vowed revenge and went after them in the 2024 primaries.
Julia ClaireGUEST
He endorsed their challengers and put his own campaign money behind them.
Julia ClaireGUEST
Yaz threw in a few million as well.
Julia ClaireGUEST
Nine anti-voucher Republicans lost their March primaries, and six of eight lost the May runoffs.
Julia ClaireGUEST
That was a record 15 incumbents ousted across both rounds, and it flipped the House to a pro-voucher majority.
Erin RyanHOST
The $1 billion program that Abbott finally signed in 2025 looks a lot like a state subsidy for families who were already paying for private school.
Erin RyanHOST
Texas Education Freedom accounts hand out $10,474 per student, yet comptroller figures show somewhere between 57% and 70% of selected students were already in private school or homeschooling, depending on which tally you use.
Dylan McKimCORRESPONDENT
Texans were allowed to buy products with small concentrations of THC in 2025.
Dylan McKimCORRESPONDENT
The Texas Legislature, spearheaded by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, worked to ban THC products.
Dylan McKimCORRESPONDENT
What are you crazy? You want to go home and eat a bag of this tonight? See if you're here tomorrow? Patrick said he was concerned the products were being marketed to children and were more potent than legally allowed, and that it was hard for law enforcement to police the thousands of stores in Texas.
Dan PatrickSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So this is everything you can buy at a smoke shop and a vape shop.
Michael DeplantHOST
Well, we're getting the end of 2026, an even-numbered year, so that can only mean one thing.
Michael DeplantHOST
It is almost time for the Texas legislature to convene again in January.
Michael DeplantHOST
Now, at Texas Housers, we've been working very hard on our priorities for the 90th session of the Texas legislature.
Michael DeplantHOST
But one person in particular has been working very hard.
Michael DeplantHOST
And I'd love to introduce our new advocacy director, Fabiana Orioles.
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