James Talarico Praised Anti-Fossil Fuel Group in 2024 Video as He Courts 470,000 Texas Energy Workers
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 17
James Talarico Praised Anti-Fossil Fuel Group in 2024 Video as He Courts 470,000 Texas Energy Workers
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 17
Summary
A June 2024 video shows Texas Senate candidate James Talarico welcoming Third Act’s expansion into Texas and calling its climate activism “the most important work” at “the most important time.”
Third Act was then pressing banks to cut ties with fossil-fuel companies and targeting LNG export terminals; its Texas chapter soon called for a shift to 100% renewable resources and the eventual elimination of LNG and Gulf Coast fossil-fuel production.
The remarks cut against Talarico’s January 2026 message that Democrats should not “eliminate oil and gas,” a stance aimed at moderates and some of the 470,000 Texans employed in the industry.
His campaign said he supports LNG production and backed pro-LNG legislation, reflecting a broader shift from his 2021 climate proposals, which included emissions cuts of 90% below 1990 levels by 2050.
The issue could matter in November as Talarico tries to flip a Republican-held Senate seat against GOP nominee Ken Paxton while balancing climate credentials with Texas energy politics.