James Talarico

And when that happens with a social issue as important as abortion, we Christians have to...

take scripture as a whole, and we've got to try to make some kind of ethical determination.

Right now in Texas, we have the most extreme abortion ban in the country, no exception for rape, no exception for incest.

We have

girls as young as 10 years old who are assaulted, who are raped, who are victims of incest, and who can't access basic reproductive care, who aren't able to make the decision about whether or not they are gonna create.

And again, just my personal belief is that we have to give women and girls the freedom to make this decision as moral agents, as our sisters in Christ.

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We'll be right back.

No matter what he says or how much he raises, the reality is that James Tallarico is going to be nothing more than a Texas-based puppet for Chuck Schumer and the National Democrats.

I feel it.

I feel it in my bones that we're going to win this race and we're going to shock the world in the process.

I do.

I believe we're going to win.

My life has shown me always bet on the underdogs.

Whether it was a single mom from Laredo who fought for her baby boy, whether it was students on the west side of San Antonio who overcame poverty and injustice to succeed,

whether it's the bills I've been able to pass in the legislature as a Democrat in a Republican-dominated body to actually help working people, to help the underdogs in the state of Texas.

My life has shown me that it's a good bet to bet on the underdog.

A little bit of hope is a dangerous thing.

Our southern border should be like our front porch.

There should be a welcome mat and a lock on the door, meaning we can both welcome immigrants who want to come here and live the American dream, who want to contribute to our economy, who want to contribute to our communities, make us richer and stronger, as immigrants have always done throughout American history, and we can keep out people who mean to do us harm.