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Trump Says Talarico Will End Oil Drilling. Here's What His Bill Did

The Daily Caller checked the claim by Trump that Texas Senate candidate Talarico would halt oil drilling against the bill he actually wrote; the quote and the paper may differ.

On air: Chip Darnell and Dr. Nina Byte on The Midday Show
Published 12:52 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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First reported by The Daily Caller: “Trump Says Talarico Will End Oil Drilling. Here’s What His Bill Actually Did”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 12:52 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Chip Darnell and Dr. Nina Byte.
Topics: James Talarico, Trump.

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The Daily CallerTrump Says Talarico Will End Oil Drilling. Here’s What His Bill Actually Did

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA big oil fight in the Texas Senate race today, because Donald Trump says candidate James Talarico will end drilling, quote, no more drilling for oil in Texas.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe Daily Caller ran that quote under a headline asking what his bill actually did, which tells you the bill and the quote may not be roommates.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI love a bill with a mystery! Texas is the oil state, so one sentence about drilling is a stadium-sized claim.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentStadium-sized, and the data I have shows no details of the bill. I can see the claim, I can't see the paperwork.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the claim is a ghost?
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA loud one. Visibility zero until someone shows the text, and that goes for both campaigns.