Eric Flores Predicts Red Wave in Texas 34 as Talarico Defends 2023 Gender-Care Vote
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 16
Eric Flores Predicts Red Wave in Texas 34 as Talarico Defends 2023 Gender-Care Vote
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 16
Summary
Texas 34 Republican Eric Flores said South Texas is headed for a "red tidal wave," arguing Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico has become a liability at the top of the Texas ticket.
Talarico drew the attack after defending past remarks and shifting positions in a Fox interview, saying he supports a national ban on gender surgeries for minors and opposes trans athletes in girls' sports when safety or fairness is at risk.
The dispute centers on Talarico's 2023 vote against Senate Bill 14; he said the bill was overly broad and that he backed 18 amendments to narrow it, including one focused on banning surgeries for minors.
Flores, running in the heavily Hispanic district held by Democrat Vicente Gonzalez, said inflation and cost-of-living concerns are eroding Democratic trust in a seat Trump carried in 2024.
Gonzalez fired back that Flores is a Trump-aligned lightweight, underscoring how culture-war issues and economic frustration are colliding in a once-solid Democratic corner of South Texas.