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James Talarico pledges $25 million to win over Black voters in U.S. Senate campaign
Summary by Denton News Editorial Desk By Andrew Schneider Houston Public Media , as published by Denton Record-Chronicle
· July 21, 2026
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State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, has pledged to spend $25 million to mobilize Black voters on behalf of his campaign for the U.S. Senate this fall. Most polling shows Talarico in a statistical dead heat against his Republican opponent, Texas…
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