The fight for Texas public schools with James Talarico 

Beto O'Rorke WE Greatly Appreciate you & James Talarico!!! Thank you both.

We love Beto and James! Thanks for all you do for Texas.💙🌊

Keep up the good work! Vote blue💙🌊 Thank you!

Say no to private schools

Vote blue all the way down the ballot from AG’s, school boards, city, state, and federal! If you want to defend our democracy, freedom, and rights!

Both of you are my heroes and make me proud to be a Texan💙

Talarico should run for Governor of Texas

Keep fighting for us Beto

This is not just happening in Texas. It's happening here in Missouri with the Super Maga Majority in the state house. So sad. Keep educating people. Thanks for all you do.

Beto you are still the best! And James is wonderful! Two great communicators. Thank you!!

Two of my favorite Texans. Thank y'all for fighting the good fight. You're greatly appreciated!

Abbott is a demon.

Thank you for sharing this knowledge with us! I didn’t understand what was going on in Harris county schools. The average person doesn’t understand what is happening with the schools. This is very helpful!

We love you Beto. We must save our children from these monsters. We are with you. 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

Both of you are so inspiring and give us hope !

Priced private school? That voucher won’t cover the cost of books. Just welfare for the rich.

We’re already helping to fund Christian and charter schools… legally. They take public school funds and gives it to them, while teachers ask for lights bulbs from those willing to help with the resources they need.

So glad to see this segment on public education! TX needs to do better and vouchers are not the answer. Can't understand why the state government keeps attacking this honorable profession! Recently moved to SC (for family issues) that has the school choice model and the rural schools are being closed down due to low enrollment. These kids are spending more time on buses to get to a public school. And these vouchers don't cover the total costs of the private schools, mostly affiliated with a churches. Most of these parents are now pulling their kids to homeschool since their options are shrinking.

Beto needs to get out there and give words of encouragement because we sorely need it!

Wow this interview was great even watching it 8 months later. I’m new to James and his outspoken and calm demeanor. He is wonderful and Beto thanks for supporting all that you support in Texas. I never understood why Texas was the deciding factor with so many things in the public schools when I learned that several years ago 🤷🏻‍♀️ so glad the bill got shot down and hope Abbot will be ousted in 2026 👍🙏🙏🤗

Good discussion. However, I'm disappointed that being taught the things necessary to be a good citizen are not talked about. We need to bring back Civics, add Economics, and ensure our American history courses include the thinking our founders went through as they designed our government and the history of our wars, racial attitudes, immigration, etc. Our high school graduates should understand our past failures and have the foundational knowledge and critical thinking skills needed to keep the likes of Abbott, Patrick, and Paxton out of office.

In addition to all of Talarico's changes to better public education, we MUST get education funding back into traditional public schools. Proponents of charters schools and vouchers need to find another way to fund their agenda. Public school dollars have to remain in traditional public schools so we can have smaller class size and not 45 6th graders who sit on air conditioner units instead of having their own desks, so we can have more teachers and teacher aids, more school nurses, more counselors, more librarians, before and after school programs and building repair, maintenance and improvements. We cannot allow our schools to deteriorate due to lack of funding. Additionally, broadband expansion.

Thanks for posting this so quickly. If we are not able to view videos live we love having this resource available. Very comprehensive conversation. I have lots of notes. Texas has two problems: it is a difficult state to register to vote or cast a vote while becoming more difficult each session which results in low turnout; the other problem is the Texas leadership is bent on proving its power rather than considering what is best for the people.

Im a republican, pro cannabis and i wish u were governor there.

Love you BETO 💙 And JAMES.. Thank you both

❤Beto! ❤

❤Talarico❤

We all need to contact our state representative and tell him or her not to vote for school vouchers. It’s not up to two billionaires to tell us what to do with our tax dollars. We all pay taxes in Texas and those taxes need to stay with our kids in public schools

America needs more men like Beto O'Rourke and James Talarico.... 💙💙💙

Thanks for this info

It is abuse to not teach concepts in school. Children will eventually grow up wondering why life is whipping them while their elite peers cruise right by them.

Coming from a non religious background I do not understand religious persons that want to restrict information. Saying this way of being is wrong and we don't want you to do this is understandable, but not giving exposure to the other is odd. Wanting to control others beliefs is odd

Two of my Texas champions!

Vouchers need to be stopped!! Such a scam

Hello Beto! Glad to see you are still with us! I worry for my grandchildren and great grand children! Never stop talking to us! All of my older grandkids are on the way to their careers some graduating from high school and one on kindergarten whose school doesnt seem very stable on classroom and teachers stability! To many more teacher substitutes then teachers! Private schools will teach whatever and i consider it a private businesd!

1984 only the church is Big Brother.

Didn’t Ann Richardson ex-governor of Texas make the Lotto originally adopted for means to fund our public education?

WHY can't WE the PEOPLE start multiple Education Centers in each County for Multiple students each. WE the PEOPLE for diverse humanity education and care systems in unity. Paying OUR money to pay for this rather than anything we do not want for families. All while teachers are receiving the wage they deserve!

We need to Vote Blue 💙 Texas..

I Live in SAN ANTONIO ... These two are Our True TEXAS HEROS! ... YES, 👍 PLEASE MORE OF THIS! I AM SO TIRED OF ALL THE OTHER POLITICAL NONSENSE IN TEXAS!

Median pay for public school teachers in California in the 22-23 school year was $88,508. Median salaries were over $102,000 for those near the end of their careers and preparing to retire. How does that compare to Texas?

Lots of interesting clarity about this Special Session. Thanks for sharing your incite & posting. Wish there was a 24/7 state of Texas news station like cnn, but only for Texas based political incite like c-span for just the state of Texas. I feel this would also help better educate people about anything political in the state of Texas, especially for when it comes time to vote. There needs to be a 24/7 Texas news station/channel like cnn, cspan, msnbc, newsnation etc. There are so many laws, propositions, counties, representatives, senators, congressmen & issues that makes it harder or more complexed for registered and non-registered voters to keep up on from time to time. Who’s running & what they stand for or will not stand for? Many voters are mislead into who they really want to vote for by the billionaire’s who tell them who they should vote for. Yet, why can’t there be a 24/7 news station based on state’s politics? Who’s running & what they stand for even before & after trials, debates & voting? Where people from the different counties in a state can catch up on what’s going on in different counties of the state they live in by tuning into a 24/7 state station? Who are the two billionaire pastors that are being presumptuously mentioned? 🌠🇺🇸🦅🗽🔔🤝🍄⛲️🌈💐🕊💕

These are two wonderful men WHO CARE !! and don't just want to dominate. Please, please VOTE BLUE for Kamala, Senate, Congress, State and local. VOTE BLUE.

I would never let my child attend a school for religious instruction. That is not the place for it and every person that I know that went to Catholic school will tell you that they were practically abused by the teachers and nobody would do a damned thing because it was a religious school so they couldn't. Let the wealthy people keep and pay for their own schools if they want to. Keep public schools religion free.

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DEAR PASTOR JIM , AT THIS TIME I'M MOVED TO ADDRESS YOU AS THE JEWS OF OLD AS " RABI " FOR WHEN HARD QUESTIONS WERE PUT TO JESUS HE NEW JUST HOW TO ANSWER WITHOUT UPSETTING ANYONE ❣️ SO I CALL YOU RABI ❣️🙏🙏🙏

James, is a true disciple of Jesus of Nazareth-his words are the words of Jesus, his teachings are the teachings of Jesus-all Christians should strive for the deep and loving relationship this man obviously has with our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. I feel, in my heart we will be seeing much more of this integral young man! 🙏🏼😇💙🇺🇸

I like this conversation but my question to James is why do I pay a lot of tax for the ISD if I am currently sending my child to private school. I would rather get that voucher to help me financially sending my child to private school.

Beto O’Roke Please don’t stop running for office. We appreciate all you have done. We need you Beto. Your integrity, compassion, and commitment to equal rights is the making of a good Senator. Ted Cruz will not win his next election.

I’m late to the discussion here, but I’m really concerned about the amendment vote passed to lower property taxes a while back. As far as I can tell, the discounted property taxes were to the detriment of school funding, though it was not publicly disclosed that that was where the money was being pulled. The tax bills that went out were very scammy and mislead voters, IMO. Untethering school funding from property taxes has me very worried. Was this an early step to defund public schools altogether? Where can I find more information? My kids are grown and I recently moved to a small town where the schools are woefully underfunded.

MR .O'Rorke -Concerning the immigration , noticing , so many abandon cities . and buildings on youtube shows there everywhere ,with facility ready to be used, through out America ,several miles from other location, allowing some type of control a survailence , why are we spending , so much to accomodate them , when we have these location ready to go !

This is just one of the many policies from the heritage foundation's manifest that it has been working on since the 1970s

Interesting that the sound in the video goes wonky when James Talarico is naming the two Texas Billionaire Pastors who are funding this decision to take tax money from Texas public schools to give to private christian schools.

Also allowing , us to help them to build a structure they can take back to there country, and rebuild the right way !

I belive in you Mister O'Rorke!

As a Democratic he is a hero just like Barack Obama 💙🇺🇸😭🙏 and you are our only hope Beto O’Rourke

Thank you for the insight.

James Talarico for VP.

Youth are the future of any nation! Commentators are certainly right that teachers in such undervalued position are underpd. There is a need for basic ed, that has been pushed aside for controversial govt social agenda. Reportedly, H.S. students can no longer name the states, or ident foreign nstions on a map, etc.,? Maybe, because of humanists Sup Crt ruling that pub schools could no longer adhere to brief historic class room practice. For yrs and yrs, after Constitution, public school teachers began morning session w brief non denom Bible reading of a Psalm, folloed by class resitation of Lords prayer, respect to the Creator. Maybe, decision by the Supremes.was the reason for resulting youth drug culture, nation in prolonged wars and defeats, besides youth attrocities in their class room? What is wrong w Ten Commandments posted on the wall? Are students required to bow down? Or, atheistic/Satanic teaching and encouraging change sex, better? Is academic historical ref to religions, and that of U.S. better, or that resulting in incressed teen age crime, and youth killings in their class room? U. S. has a good model in Finland rated # no 1, and w grade teachers requiring a masters, which govt could augment w all those dem billions sent to Ukraine--Rus civ type losing civ war? Teachers , left wing officials, along w others usually dont recognize, or admit their contributory faults?

❤ James

Beto = 🗑️

Correction: "Government School".

I love my AR-15

The only thing that it will dismantle is the school boards. The school boards are expecting a certain amount of money from the district. I think this is great. The teachers just got a raise way above average. Let them work for it. Some parents don’t go home at the end of the night. If you make more money without running a business than parents, then you better be worth it.

Keep Texas Red

Two socialist trying to prove a point.

Who would go into the medical field knowing Francis like's the trump clot shots. Soro's funds Francis.

I see beto is about as popular on RU-vid as he was in Texas running for governor. I mean look at him, he is bringing in the comments by the tens and tens😂.

This obviously won't take from public schools. They will get the same amount per child as they always have so if they have less students that means they will need less teachers. Stop acting like parents are wrong for wanting whats best for their kids.

Greg Abbott the best

Yes, who else is here with Beto who wanted to defund the police? Can I get a hell yeah?

Stand on table and wave your arm again. He'll yeah! Attention seeking theatrical pandering king.