Texas Senate hopeful Talarico in hot seat for calling men in women’s sports a ‘far right conspiracy’

Texas Senate hopeful Talarico in hot seat for calling men in women’s sports a ‘far right conspiracy’

'Once again, James Talarico is proving that he is a creep who has zero chance of winning in a red state like Texas,' said GOP strategist Zach Kraft

Texas Senate candidate James Talarico speaks at a campaign rally on March 2, 2026 in Houston. (Danielle Villasana/Getty Images)

Talarico also recently took heat for giving his sixth-grade students an "Obama memoir" assignment in 2012. (John Moore/Getty Images; Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Talarico will face off against either Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton or incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who are currently locked in a particularly bitter primary runoff race. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images; Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)