So please, someone who actually supports Talafreako, give us your list of his factual accomplishments to show he has earned ANY position in government. We’ll wait…🤔🤨
🇺🇸 Ken Paxton for Texas & America: Verified Record 👍 vs. James Talarico👎
💰 $5.1+ billion recovered for Texas taxpayers during Paxton’s tenure (civil litigation, consumer protection, Medicaid, opioids). This includes $1.4B Meta biometric privacy settlement (largest single-state ever) and $1.375B Google privacy deal. Money goes to general revenue and services instead of new taxes.
Talarico voted NO on HJR 38 (2019 constitutional ban on a state income tax). Voters later approved it with 74% support. He also opposed other tax-limit measures.
💊 $3+ billion in opioid recoveries (including $286.5M Purdue/Sackler) plus $1B+ Medicaid fraud recoveries since 2020. In one recent year: 120+ arrests and $125M collected from healthcare fraud. Protects taxpayers and funds treatment.
Talarico has focused on other priorities in the House.
🛡️ 106 lawsuits against the Biden administration — Texas led far more than any other state. Blocked or delayed policies on immigration, energy rules, overtime, housing standards, and more that would have raised costs or changed Texas law.
Talarico voted against multiple Texas border-security bills, including $1.8B funding (HB 9), a Border Protection Unit (HB 7), and measures expanding local-federal cooperation on deportations.
⚖️ Created Texas AG Human Trafficking unit; child-support division recognized as one of the most effective in the U.S. (billions collected for families, reducing public-assistance costs). Also landmark actions on Big Tech, privacy, and a detransition clinic settlement.
Talarico voted NO on SB 14 (ban on gender-transition procedures for minors) and against several Second Amendment expansions, including constitutional carry.
These recoveries and court wins have kept more money in Texas and limited federal mandates that could increase energy prices, regulatory costs, or change state policies.
As senator, Paxton would bring the same approach nationally. Talarico’s House votes consistently went the other direction on taxes, border, crime penalties, and related issues.