“We have to continue fighting for the world we want to leave our children. We have to remember what happened then and see how it fits into what’s happening now. We have to demand something more than the status quo.” #txlege#ElPasoStrong
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Ken Paxton’s billionaire handlers won’t let him answer questions in public. It’s why he hasn’t debated in over a decade.
But I want him to prove me wrong.
I’m challenging Ken Paxton to three televised debates.
New today: More Texas Republicans are breaking their silence on the fatal ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston last week, including Attorney General Ken Paxton who last night told reporters this after a rally in McAllen 👇
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Joe Rogan tells JD Vance how much he likes and agrees with James Talarico:
“I had James Talarico on the podcast, and one of the things that I think he has a really good point about… is putting the 10 Commandments in schools, I don't think that’s the right way to do it.
This is a guy, Talarico, who was in seminary and is very Christian. He just thinks… [if] you're forcing your religion into other people's lives, that this is going to push people away from Christianity, rather than encourage them to pursue it.”
@AnaHdzTx doing the work to bring the answers her community needs and deserves. This is the way to bring people together and to ensure a tragedy like this never happens again. #txlege
Last week, I joined my Harris County colleagues in requesting the Texas Rangers conduct an independent investigation into the fatal ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. DPS said a request from the appropriate investigating agency was needed before it could participate. 1/3
I asked border czar Tom Homan why ICE agents weren't wearing body cameras in Maine or Texas, given Congress gave DHS $20 million for them back in April.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire on Tuesday asked the Texas Rangers to conduct an independent investigation into last week's fatal ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. https://t.co/J0nWk9E4RC
Houston Mayor John Whitmire has asked the Texas Rangers to conduct an independent investigation into last week's fatal ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. https://t.co/WfmKTxrNDi
This afternoon I directed Chief Diaz to request a Texas Rangers investigation into the ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. The City has offered full support to FBI and DHS and will continue coordinating across all levels to ensure a transparent, thorough investigation.
.@JamesTalarico: Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was murdered by ICE.
He wasn't their intended target. But he looked like their intended target.
Lorenzo was our neighbor, a fellow Texan. He lived in Houston for 35 years. He worked as a construction worker and he sent his three boys to college.
His oldest son is a public school teacher. His middle son is an engineer. And his youngest is still in school.
Lorenzo Salgado embodied the American dream. His boys called him ‘El Mundo Intero‘ — the whole world.
And they watched as their whole world died in a video posted on Facebook. Lorenzo was a child of God, endowed with infinite worth. His life was invaluable. His death was senseless. Our neighbor, our fellow Texan, deserves justice.
“His life was invaluable. His death was senseless.” - @jamestalarico
That’s fucking right. A needless and senseless death at the hands of a callous policy. Thank you, James. Thank you for speaking the truth. #txlege
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was murdered by ICE.
His three sons called him “El mundo entero” — the whole world. They watched as their whole world died in a video posted on Facebook.
Lorenzo was our neighbor and fellow Texan. He deserves justice.
@jamestalarico has been listening to those of us from the border for a long time. This isn’t anything new. He gets it. And has gotten it for quite some time. #txlege
State Rep. James Talarico used El Paso as the first stop on a 750-mile bus tour of the border to visit with and hear from border communities that he says have long been ignored by both parties.
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The city of El Paso reached an $8 million settlement with Daniel Villegas in his federal lawsuit, where he argued his constitutional rights were violated after he was wrongfully convicted of murder and forced to serve 18 years in prison. https://t.co/SKgP4aHSdb