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James Talarico reflects on free speech attacks

By Staff Reports

September 25, 2025

During a campaign stop in Dallas on Thursday, State Rep. James Talarico—who is running for US Senate in Texas—criticized the attacks on free speech happening throughout the country following the death of far right political activist Charlie Kirk.

This week, Jimmy Kimmel was suspended after he commented about Kirk and MAGA supporters during an episode of his late-night show. And in Texas, educators and students are being investigated, fired, and expelled over social media posts about Kirk that Republican lawmakers don’t like.

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Top Republicans in the Texas Legislature, already cracking down on speech they don’t care for from professors and students, formed two committees to study “bias, discourse, and freedom of speech” on public college campuses.

The committees, which are stacked with Republicans, were formed following the killing of far right political activist Charlie Kirk, and come as Texas professors have come under online scrutiny.

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