James Talarico claims his mother's home as his own for the purpose of running for office.
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The Michael Berry ShowAug 18, 2026
ProPublica and Texas Tribune records show Talarico listed his parents' address on his voter registration from November 2021 and kept it until September 2024, after buying a home in June 2022, so the 'claims his mother's home as his own' element is supported.
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… Everyone listens to the Michael Perry Show. James Tallarico claims to live with his mother. Creepy. He's 37 years old and unmarried. They share a bank account. They share a checkbook. Weird, weird. But now we find out that he lives in a different house in a different district, but claims his mother's home as his own for the purpose of running for office, which is voter fraud. So, when asked on a Houston radio, on a Houston television show, when asked about that, his answer is just like the Democrats. If you ask him, "Hey, did you steal these millions of dollars?" "Trump bad." …
The Michael Berry Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. Documents obtained by the Current suggest the Federalist's allegation that Talarico changed his registration to his mother's house to run in House District 50 is not accurate, undercutting the claimed fraudulent purpose.[1]
Supports. ProPublica and Texas Tribune review of Travis County records found Talarico listed his parents' address on his voter registration in November 2021, bought a home in June 2022, and did not update his registration until September 2024, voting in five elections from the parents' address.[2]
Context. Talarico's campaign says he currently lives and is registered at the north Austin home he owns, and that he announced in October 2021 he would move back to the area where he grew up after redistricting; the reporting says his conduct 'may have violated' state law, not that it was proven.[2][3][4]
Context. Paxton accused Talarico of using his mother's address to qualify for HD 50 in 2022, the allegation the post repeats; this is a partisan allegation, not an independent finding.[5]
Sources
5 sources: 4 not rated, 1 tier 2
- 1Documents contradict right-wing blog's claim that Texas Rep ...sacurrent.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 2James Talarico Accused Ken Paxton of Voter Fraud. His Own ...propublica.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 3Texas Senate candidates face voter registration questions ...usatoday.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 4Talarico voter registration in question amid scrutiny of Paxtontexastribune.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 5CAPITOL INSIDEcapitolinside.com · not rated · cited for: context
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