Talarico Wanted a Condemnation. Paxton Read Him His Own Record | 9/14/26

James Talarico thought he had Ken Paxton in a box. After GOP Railroad Commission of Texas nominee Bo French posted a photo from the UT student section and said the problem in Texas is “far worse than anyone imagined,” Talarico quoted John Cornyn and went straight at Paxton: Condemn this “blatant racism,” or “cower to extremists.” Paxton didn’t take the bait. He condemned racism — then pointed at Talarico’s own record. White men as America’s top terror threat. Praying to overcome his own “whiteness.” The substance underneath it is the part polite Texas will not say out loud: Generations of Texans poured money into UT, H-1B pressure at public universities is a live fight, Abbott already told state campuses to pause new H-1Bs, and a lot of families believe Texas kids are losing ground at the school their taxes built. You can argue about the photo. You cannot pretend the enrollment fight is a hallucination. Pat also covered: CIA and 9/11: Did the agency have a shot to stop it — and miss? Abbott and Paxton: Is the Texas GOP about to give the state away? An anti-Israel film called “Naza” gets a 25-minute standing ovation. Talarico walks Matthew 25 like a campaign sermon. BYU wins, and college football is finally back. Was Talarico asking a moral question, or running a campaign ambush? Have you watched Texas change and been told you’re not allowed to notice? If you want unfiltered truth and commonsense analysis that cuts through the noise, hit subscribe and turn on notifications. 00:00 Pat Gray UNLEASHED! 00:17 Football Talk 04:39 Paxton VS. Talarico 08:20 Day 92 of Mitch McConnell Not Being Around 13:15 Trump on a Unified Ireland 16:06 Trump on Ukraine Hitting Russian Diesel Facilities 19:45 Trump Defends John Thune at the Midterm Convention 24:52 Tom Tiffany Survives Emergency Plane Crash 25:50 Texas Governor Race 32:35 Fat Five 49:39 Emmanuel Macron Popularity Poll 50:41 Bill Clinton Speaks about CIA & 9/11 57:28 Pilot Shot Down in Iran Talks on 60 Minutes 1:07:00 China Helping Iran Kill U.S. Soldiers 1:13:15 New Israel Documentary at Venice Film Festival 1:16:43 Zohran Mamdani & AOC Laugh during 9/11 Commemoration 1:18:03 New York Political Ad 1:22:22 James Talarico Talks Nonsense with Jimmy Kimmel 1:27:58 Vivek Ramaswamy's Baseball Swing 1:31:31 Abdul El-Sayed Doesn't Want to be Asked about Hasan Piker 1:32:37 Tucker Carlson on Mike Rogers & Abdul El-Sayed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices