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Talarico: "What I don't want to see is politicians, frankly, in both parties, playing politics with Texas energy. And so I will stand up to my own party if they mess with our oil and gas industry."

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Tricky tightrope there. I hope he's able to radically accelerate TX economic transition AWAY from oil & gas and toward non-carbon based fuels because - thanks to the Republican Party's decades of climate denial - we can't wait another damned minute.

of course as he said the answer is all of the above. the more people who drive electric cars powered by solar or eolic enegy the cheaper gas will be for those who drive ICE vehicles. this hatred of alternative energy by the GOP is borderline insane.

Smart. If Tal's telling the truth, then he's reassuring this guy w/ what he wants to hear. TX Dems aren't going to miss the opportunity to take a Senate seat here. If Tal's not telling the truth, he's still telling this guy what he wants to hear, and can do what he wants once he has a 6-year seat.