FIRST ON FOX: Senate candidate James Talarico lavished praise on a left-wing activism group that worked to eliminate Texas' oil and gas industry, in an unearthed video obtained by Fox News Digital. Talarico participated in a June 2024 organizing call celebrating the expansion of Third Act, a climate advocacy and protest group for individuals over 60, into the Lone Star State.At the time, the organization was ramping up efforts to isolate the fossil-fuel industry by pressuring major banks to cut financial ties with the sector and targeting the buildout of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals on the Texas Gulf Coast. "This is the frontline in the fight to save democracy and save our planet, and so your arrival couldn't come at a better time," Talarico, who was serving in his third term as a state representative, told the group in pre-recorded remarks.
"I look forward to working alongside all of you in this important work, and I just want to thank you for coming to Texas."Later on the call, Talarico described the climate activists' efforts as the highest calling, describing it as "as the most important work in the most important time in the most important place.""Welcome to Texas," State Rep.James Talarico, D-Texas, told the climate activists on the June 12, 2024 organizing call.
((Vimeo/Third Act - June 12, 2024)DEM SENATE CANDIDATE IN THE HOT SEAT AFTER ANTI-MEAT COMMENT RESURFACES: 'THIS WILL HAUNT HIM'Two weeks after that call, Third Act Texas called for a transition to "100% renewable resources as soon as possible."Talarico’s comments appear to complicate his recent efforts to position himself as a defender of Texas energy workers while sharply criticizing Democrats who advocate eliminating oil and gas production.The Democratic Senate nominee and fundraising juggernaut is seeking to flip a Senate seat held by Republicans for nearly four decades by distancing himself from his more radical stances.He will likely need support from independent and moder...