James Talarico’s Gun-Control Past Resurfaces in Texas Senate Race

Bill Cawthon

July 19, 2026

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The article details Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico's legislative history regarding gun control in Texas, highlighting bills drafted by his former aide, Ana Lucia Lopez. These bills, filed in March 2019 during the 86th Texas Legislature (HB 3506, HB 3507, HB 3508), aimed to restrict reciprocity, mandate NICS checks for range rentals, and change Texas to a may-issue state, but all died in committee. Talarico also filed HB 5025, prohibiting carry in libraries, which also died.

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