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PUBLIC RECORDS KNOWLEDGE FOLDER

  • Updated January 2026 // Beta Test
  • This is a DRAFT public records folder on Texas Senate Candidate James Talarico. The folder compiles publicly available open source records into a singular website, organized by subject area.
  • In addition to serving as a source aggregator, the site includes summaries of the data collected, and highlights areas for additional analysis.
  • NOTE: News Coverage ends December 31, 2024. Summary content unverified & for display purposes.

JAMES TALARICO

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OVERVIEW

Personal Details

ABOUT

  • FULL NAME: James Dell Talarico
  • DOB: May 17, 1989
  • Education: B.A. University of Texas // M.Ed.. Harvard University

James Talarico is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the Austin–Round Rock area. A former public school teacher, he centers his political identity on public education, opposition to school vouchers, healthcare access, and economic fairness. He has gained media attention for forceful floor speeches and values-driven messaging, often framed through a faith-based moral lens, which distinguishes him to some within Democratic politics.

ADDRESSES

SOCIAL MEDIA

PROFESSIONAL TIMELINE

  • 2011-2013: Teacher, Rhodes Middle School, San Antonio
  • 2017–2018: Executive Director for Central Texas, Reasoning Mind
  • 2019–2023: Contract Consultant, Maya Consulting
  • 2019–Present: Texas State Representative (District 52; later District 50)
  • 2024–Present: Self-Employed Education Consultant (Nine Banded LLC)
  • By 2024: Austin Community Board Member, Breakthrough T1D

OBSERVATIONS

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Consulting Section; “Key Findings;” Digestible Summary of findings as they pertain to the client

In The News

COVERAGE SNAPSHOT (NATIONAL)

Total Articles Included: 48 Articles mentioning “James Talarico”

Breakdown by Publication

  • The New York Times: 20
  • The Washington Post: 15
  • Wall Street Journal: 6
  • Los Angeles Times: 4
  • Chicago Tribune: 3

Top 5 Mentions

  1. “Latest Battle in the Culture Wars: Putting Chaplains in Schools,” The Washington Post, Mar. 27, 2024 (12 hits)
  2. “Putting Chaplains in Public School Is the Latest Battle in Texas,” The Washington Post, May 27, 2023 (10 hits)
  3. “Texas Education Board Backs Curriculum With Biblical Content,” The New York Times, Nov. 19, 2024 (9 hits)
  4. “Have You No Shame? Biden Frames Voting Rights as Moral Test,” The New York Times, Jul. 13, 2021 (8 hits)
  5. “Scores of Chaplains Urge Texas Schools to Forgo Chaplains,” The Washington Post, Aug. 26, 2023 (7 hits)

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COVERAGE SNAPSHOT (TEXAS)

Total Articles Included: 562 Articles mentioning “James Talarico”

Breakdown by Publication

  • Austin American-Statesman: 431
  • Texas Tribune: 121
  • San Antonio Express-News: 10

Top 5 Mentions

  • “Flores, Talarico Vie for Texas House Seat in Williamson County,” Austin American-Statesman, Nov. 3, 2018 (14 hits)
  • “Democrat Talarico Beats Flores in Williamson County’s HD 52,” Austin American-Statesman, Nov. 7, 2018 (12 hits)
  • “Texas Teens Embark on Idealistic Quest to Shut Down the State’s Last Five Youth Prisons,” Texas Tribune, Jan. 18, 2023 (11 hits)
  • “Most Texans Support More School Funding and Teacher Raises, New Survey Finds,” Texas Tribune, Jan. 24, 2023 (10 hits)
  • “Texas Legislature Panel Targets Education Issues Ahead of Special Session,” Austin American-Statesman, July 12, 2023 (9 hits)

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Public Documents

PERSONAL FINANCES & PROPERTY

Summary of Personal Finances

  • Income profile: Primary earned income is self-employment as an education consultant; no secondary employers disclosed.
  • Assets: Financial assets are concentrated in broad-market mutual funds (domestic equity, international equity, and bond exposure).
  • Passive income: Limited to investment income below the upper disclosure threshold.
  • Liabilities: One significant mortgage liability reported.
  • Real estate: One disclosed residential property in Travis County

Summary of Property

  • Williamson and Travis County property records show a conventional pattern of owner-occupied residential homeownership by James Talarico, consisting of standard purchases, mortgage financing, and routine municipal and clerical filings. The Williamson County property was acquired in 2015, financed, fully paid off, and sold in 2022 without complication, while the Travis County records reflect a 2022 home purchase financed through a conventional mortgage and later estate-planning activity via a transfer-on-death deed for a separate family property. Taken together, the records indicate straightforward personal homeownership and planning activity, with no evidence of financial distress, speculative real-estate behavior, or irregular conveyancing.

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LEGAL SUMMARY (Under Construction)

  • Federal Case Summary - Name Search Results Analysis; 3 Most Recent Cases
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  • STATE Case Summary - Courts Checked & Search Info; Summary Results
  • Sheriff’s Report - Arrest Records Summary

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Professional Information

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY

Committees

  • House Administration
  • Public Education
  • S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education - Vice Chair
  • Trade, Workforce & Economic Development - Vice Chair

Legislation

  • Supported: 104 bills and resolutions
  • Total Enacted: 23
  • Breakdown
    • Authored / Joint Authored: 68
    • Coauthored: 26
    • Cosponsored: 6
    • Sponsored / Joint Sponsored (Senate bills & resolutions): 4
  • Constitutional Amendments Supported
    • HJR 204 – Prohibits the legislature from restricting access to abortion
    • HJR 205 – Establishes an Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission
    • HJR 206 – Limits tenure of statewide executive officers
    • HJR 23 – Local option property tax exemption for school-district employees
    • HJR 112 – Protecting parental rights
    • SJR 3 – Dementia Prevention & Research Institute (constitutional funding mechanism)
    • SJR 34 – Parental rights amendment

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY - EDUCATOR

Public School Teacher: Talarico held a Texas Educator Certificate for Generalist (Grades 4–8), beginning with a probationary certificate (2011–2012) followed by a standard certificate active from 2012 to 2018, which is now inactive. This credential aligns with his early career as a public middle school teacher at Rhodes Middle School on San Antonio’s West Side, prior to entering elected office.

Education Consultant

  • 2019–2023: Contract Consultant, Maya Consulting
  • September 2025–Present: Managing Member, Nine Banded LLC

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OPPORTUNITIES

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Consulting Section; Questions Raised; Attention Items; Missing Info; Red Flags

Topline

DIRECT QUOTES

  • “If they think they can keep me off the House floor, they better think again.”

  • “Every time, on this committee, we try to teach basic sex education, but we can’t because we’re told that’s the parents’ role. Now, you’re putting literal commandments — religious commandments — in our classrooms, and we’re told that’s the state’s role.”

  • “This bill is un-American.”

  • “This bill is un-Christian.”

  • “It says, ‘Thou shalt not create idols.’ The idea that some people would try to make an object, like two tablets, to worship rather than God — are you worried this bill is idolatrous?”

  • “This bill to me is not only unconstitutional, not only un-American, I think it is also deeply un-Christian.”

  • National Democratic leaders were described by Talarico as “spineless” and “soulless” money-grubbers with little interest in improving the lives of ordinary citizens.

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PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

  • Teaching Career: Talarico held a Texas Educator Certificate (Generalist, Grades 4–8) from 2011 to 2018, transitioning from a probationary license to a standard certificate that is now inactive. State rules require renewal every five years, but available records suggest no renewal filing after spring 2013—raising questions given that his two-year teaching tenure has been a central part of his political narrative and rise. MORE>>>

POLITICAL MATTERS

  • Partisan Consulting Firm: From September 2019 until 2023, Talarico worked at the progressive education consultancy, MAYA Consulting. MORE>>>
  • Expensed Travel: Talarico reported no expenses accepted under the honorarium exception in his Personal Financial Statements from 2018 through 2023. Beginning in the 2024 filing, he disclosed limited travel-related expenses associated with invited speaking or conference activity, including reimbursement from the American Bar Association (2024) and from UnidosUS and the Center for American Progress (2025). MORE>>>

ON THE ISSUES

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REPORTED CONTROVERSIES

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LEGAL CONTROVERSIES

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