Record 21 · Economy & immigration
Said oil and gas would not last
September 2020
At the same period, Talarico compared leading the oil and gas industry to leading the cassette tape business in the 1980s and drew a conclusion about the industry's future.
“That industry is not gonna last.”
The rebranding
- Earlier record
- In 2020, he said “That industry is not gonna last” and compared oil and gas leadership to running a cassette-tape business in the 1980s.
- Campaign message
- His campaign now supports oil and gas and an all-of-the-above energy approach.
Conservative assessment
His campaign now embraces an industry he previously described as headed for obsolescence. Texans deserve an explanation for the shift.
Sources
Research reviewed September 8, 2026
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2026 platform; reviewed September 8, 2026