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Talarico campaign Maxwell ad, transcript
Talarico for Texas · 2026-09-08
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James Talarico campaign YouTube, "Paxton's Former “Top Cop” Endorses James Talarico", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XWr4RRBpCY
Uploaded 2026-09-08. Video saved 2026-09-08 (yt-dlp). Transcript: local speech recognition (undertone, FluidAudio), 2026-09-08; names spelled as heard.
This is Ken Paxton. And this is Ken Paxton firing an honest Texas Ranger. Here's what happened. David Maxwell spent five decades in law enforcement and was inducted into the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame. The best of the best. Let's just say he knows a bad guy when he sees one. So when he saw his boss, Ken Paxton, trading favors with a convicted felon, he had to speak up. He reported Ken Paxton to the FBI. And Ken Paxton fired him for Ranger Maxwell testified at Ken Paxton's impeachment trial.
I told him that Nate Paul was a criminal. He was gonna get himself indicted. Ken
Paxton was impeached by his own party. But Ranger Maxwell isn't done speaking up against bad
guys. My name is David Maxwell. Ken Paxton ended my five decade career because I blew the whistle on his corruption. I am supporting James Tallerico for the U.S. Senate. Vote for James Tallerico. He's one of the good guys.
On screen (one frame a second, read by eye 2026-09-08; selected claim frames):
Frame 020: Burner phones, mistress on payroll... revelations emerge about Texas AG Ken Paxton's relationship to developer Nate Paul
Frame 040: IMPEACHED
Frame 055: James Talarico
Frame 060: TALARICO FOR TEXAS. He's one of the good guys.