Undercover Video Shows Minister, Organizer Questioning Talarico's Shift

Undercover video has surfaced showing a minister at Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico's church and a state party organizer suggesting his recent moderation on transgender issues is a temporary campaign strategy rather than a genuine change in belief. The footage, published by a conservative media outlet, has intensified a political dispute over the sincerity of Talarico's shift in positions as he campaigns against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton. The video features Rev. Babs Miller, a minister at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Austin, where Talarico has long been a member and has delivered sermons. In the recording, Miller states that Talarico is following campaign advice and predicts he will revert to his previous positions after the election. "I can guarantee you that once he gets elected, he'll change his tune back to where he was," Miller says in the footage. She adds that Talarico's staff is encouraging the shift "just for the next 50 days" and calls it "bad advice personally, but if it helps him win, okay.