James Talarico was born in Round Rock, Texas, and attended Wells Branch Elementary School and McNeil High School.
He earned degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and Harvard University and has studied as a Presbyterian seminarian in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Sources
Texas House of Representatives biography; Gray News, March 2026; LGBTQ Nation, July 2026; Washington Examiner, May 2026. Information current as of October 2026.
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