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Shell_Seas

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Thu Oct 5, 2023, 10:20 AM Oct 2023

West Texas Billionaires Set Aim At Forcing Hispanics Out Of Texans [View all]

Trigger Warning: This article contains shocking screenshots from well-funded white supremacists. First, they targeted women, then the LGBTQ community, and next, they set their aim on Hispanic Texans.

https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/west-texas-billionaires-set-aim-at


The two men pictured above are Tim Dunn and Ferris Wilks, two oil oligarchs from West Texas. A few years ago, CNN made a documentary about these men called Deep in the Pockets of Texas. You can see the video below if you haven’t already.

They’ve been in the headlines again recently, paying Dan Patrick $3 million to acquit Ken Paxton. Their ultimate goal is transforming Texas into an authoritarian, white, Christian Nationalist state.

Over the last decade, Dunn and Wilks have bought the top politicians in Texas with over $100 million in contributions. And it’s not just politicians. They fund a sprawling network of PACs, think tanks, and media outlets.

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