{"id":115700,"date":"2026-01-08T16:51:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/115700\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T16:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:51:07","slug":"texas-democrats-jasmine-crockett-and-james-talarico-agree-to-first-senate-primary-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/115700\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico agree to first Senate primary debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2013 The first debate in Texas\u2019 Democratic Senate primary is now on the calendar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">U.S. Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/jasmine-crockett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/jasmine-crockett\/\">Jasmine Crockett of Dallas<\/a> and state Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/james-talarico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/james-talarico\/\">James Talarico of Austin<\/a> will meet Jan. 24, as both seek to broaden their appeal ahead of early voting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The details:<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u2022 Sponsor: Texas AFL-CIO<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u2022 When: 2 p.m., Jan. 24<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u2022 Where: Committee on Political Education convention, Georgetown, Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The contrast:<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u2022 Crockett has positioned herself as the race\u2019s proven progressive, saying Democrats must mobilize alienated left-leaning voters who often sit out elections.<\/p>\n<p>Political Points<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Get the latest politics news from North Texas and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u2022 Talarico has emphasized electability, citing his record of flipping a Republican district and saying Democrats need a nominee who can compete statewide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The stakes: The Democratic nominee will face the winner of a three-way Republican primary among Sen. John Cornyn, Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt of Houston.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Labor\u2019s role: The debate comes before the AFL-CIO\u2019s political arm votes on statewide endorsements, giving the candidates a high-profile chance to appeal to organized labor, long influential in Democratic campaigns. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Texas AFL-CIO President Leonard Aguilar said the debate at the convention will focus on \u201cissues that matter to Texas workers\u201d and help union members decide who to support in the March 3 Democratic primary. Early voting begins Feb. 17<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">How to watch it: The one-hour debate will stream on Nexstar Media Group\u2019s local station websites and smart TV apps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Moderators:<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u2022 Gromer Jeffers Jr., political writer, The Dallas Morning News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u2022 Daniel Marin, anchor, KXAN-TV, Austin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WASHINGTON \u2013 The first debate in Texas\u2019 Democratic Senate primary is now on the calendar. U.S. Rep. 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