Ex-Defend Texas Liberty PAC head, Jonathan Stickland, ousted post meeting with a white supremacist; change in leadership seen as possibly superficial.
A Republican political organization appeared to have quietly ousted its president after he met with a white supremacist for several hours earlier this month. Despite the high-profile proceedings, the shift in operations might not drastically shake up Republican politics in Texas. after he met with a white supremacist for several hours earlier this month. Despite the high-profile proceedings, the shift in operations might not drastically shake up Republican politics in Texas.
Defend Texas Liberty has been something of a household name among Texas politics watchers, particularly for the vocal social media visibility among its members, including Stickland. After the Texas Tribune broke the story, those developments shook the Texas legislature, even in the hours before it began its third special session last week. House Speaker Dade Phelan has called on Republicans to condemn the meeting, particularly those who have received money from Defend Texas Liberty.Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, who has received some $3 million from that PAC, has said he does not intend to return any of those funds.
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