James Talarico

“like being the leader in cassette tapes in the 1980s.”

James Talarico · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04

Talarico mocked Texas's oil and gas industry as a dying industry comparable to being the leader in cassette tapes in the 1980s.

“I’m so thankful that you asked this question and also thankful that young activists have really drawn the link between climate change and White supremacy and capitalism in our country ... And I think only ending the ways that all three of those oppressive systems work together are we gonna be able to begin the process of dismantling them.”

James Talarico · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04

Talarico delivered these remarks at a 2020 climate conference hosted by the Austin chapter of the Sierra Club.

“That industry is not gonna last.”

James Talarico · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-04

Talarico predicted with obvious satisfaction that the oil and gas industry is not going to last.

“I’ve been eating barbecue since before Ken Paxton’s first indictment”

James Talarico · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30

James Talarico joked in response to political opponents accusing him of being a vegan.