Far-right activist Jonathan Stickland starts new group, months after white supremacist scandal

The former lawmaker registered ‘RaTmasTeR Holdings’ along with Texas GOP Chair Matt Rinaldi. The name is a nod to Stickland’s alias as an infamous internet troll.

by Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune April 13, 2024August 4, 2025

The former lawmaker registered ‘RaTmasTeR Holdings’ along with Texas GOP Chair Matt Rinaldi. The name is a nod to Stickland’s alias as an infamous internet troll.

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Conservative consulting group rebrands with new name after leader met with white supremacist Nick Fuentes

In a Nov. 13 filing with the Texas Secretary of State, an attorney for Pale Horse Strategies LLC wrote that the firm would also conduct future business under the name ‘West Fort Worth Management LLC.’

by Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune December 9, 2023April 5, 2025

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Texas Republican Party votes against ban on associating with Nazi sympathizers

The vote comes two months after a top conservative activist and former Texas House member was caught hosting white supremacist Nick Fuentes for an hours-long meeting.

by Sanford Nowlin December 4, 2023July 26, 2025

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Nick Fuentes is just the latest white supremacist embraced by Defend Texas Liberty

While Fuentes’ unapologetic hate mongering has made him one of the nation’s best-known white supremacists, he was merely the latest in a long line of people who have been embraced by Defend Texas Liberty and its close allies.

by Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune October 24, 2023January 21, 2025

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Here’s who gets money from Defend Texas Liberty, the PAC whose leader met with white supremacist Nick Fuentes

The group has funded candidates and groups like the Texas GOP who have pushed fellow Republicans to take a harder line against things like illegal immigration and transgender people.

by Patrick Svitek and Carla Astudillo, The Texas Tribune October 13, 2023August 4, 2025

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick won’t return $3 million he got from group linked to white supremacist

Patrick said the leader of Defend Texas Liberty made a ‘blunder’ for holding an hours-long meeting with white supremacist Nick Fuentes.

by Sanford Nowlin October 12, 2023June 24, 2025

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Report: Top Texas right-wing activist met with white supremacist Nick Fuentes for 7 hours

Jonathan Stickland, who reportedly met with Fuentes, leads the Defend Texas Liberty PAC, which gave $3 million in loans and donations to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

by Sanford Nowlin October 9, 2023October 15, 2024