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MAGA Inc. ad, "When it comes to taxes, Ken Paxton is the better choice" (video and transcript)

MAGA Inc. · 2026-09-05

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MAGA War Room on X, post 2096305900784963947, https://x.com/MAGAIncWarRoom/status/2096305900784963947
Caption: MAGA War Room - When it comes to taxes, Ken Paxton is the better choice.
Posted (upload_date): 20260905
Duration: 30.03 seconds
Video saved: data/sources/texas-senate/magainc-x-2096305900784963947.mp4 (yt-dlp 2026.06.09, 2026-09-08)
Transcript: local speech recognition (undertone, FluidAudio Parakeet TDT), 2026-09-08; names spelled as heard, then corrected in brackets where obvious.

James Tallarico voted to make it easier to increase property taxes, supported a $4 trillion tax hike, and Talarico supports a radical health care plan that could close rural hospitals and cost thousands in new taxes. Ken Paxton supports tax cuts and has a plan to let you deduct medical expenses and the down payment on your home. When it comes to taxes, Ken Paxton's the better choice. MAGA Inc. is responsible for the content of this advertising.

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Frame 001-004: TALARICO VOTED TO MAKE IT EASIER TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAXES. TEXAS HOUSE JOURNAL, 5/25/19; THE TEXAS TRIBUNE, 6/12/19
Frame 005: no claim text
Frame 006-008: TALARICO SUPPORTED $4,000,000,000,000 TAX HIKE. PUNCHBOWL NEWS, 9/9/25; TAX FOUNDATION, 6/6/25
Frame 009-013: TALARICO SUPPORTS A RADICAL HEALTHCARE PLAN COULD CLOSE 30 HOSPITALS. TALARICO FOR TEXAS, ACCESSED 3/12/26; NAVIGANT, 8/19; THE HOOVER INSTITUTION, 10/20/20
Frame 014-015: TALARICO'S PLAN: COST THOUSANDS IN MORE TAXES. TALARICO FOR TEXAS, ACCESSED 3/12/26; NAVIGANT, 8/19; THE HOOVER INSTITUTION, 10/20/20
Frame 016: KEN PAXTON (transition)
Frame 017-021: KEN PAXTON "UNVEILS ECONOMIC PLAN CENTERED ON TAX BREAKS" THE TEXAS TRIBUNE, 7/31/26
Frame 022-023: KEN PAXTON A REAL PLAN TO MAKE LIFE AFFORDABLE. CBS TEXAS, 8/4/26
Frame 024: no claim text
Frame 025-028: TAX CUTTER KEN PAXTON THE BETTER CHOICE. PAID FOR BY MAGA INC. AND NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE'S COMMITTEE. WWW.MAGAPAC.COM. MAGA INC. IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF THIS ADVERTISING.
Frame 029-030: TAX CUTTER KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE. PAID FOR BY MAGA INC. AND NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE'S COMMITTEE. WWW.MAGAPAC.COM. MAGA INC. IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF THIS ADVERTISING.
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