/tags/jonathan-stickland Jonathan Stickland en-US Copyright Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:24:29 GMT /politics/2024-01-11/from-ratmaster-to-kingmaker-how-jonathan-stickland-trolled-his-way-to-texas-gop-power In his teens and his 20s, Stickland was a prolific internet troll. But instead of growing out of it, he would make a career of it — ascending to the role of a conservative Texas powerbroker, before taking heat for hosting a meeting with white supremacist Nick Fuentes. Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:24:29 GMT /politics/2024-01-11/from-ratmaster-to-kingmaker-how-jonathan-stickland-trolled-his-way-to-texas-gop-power Robert Downen | The Texas Tribune /politics/2023-10-12/texas-conservative-pac-white-supremacist-republicans Most North Texas House Republicans signed on to a letter condemning Defend Texas Liberty PAC after its president met with a Holocaust denier. Three declined to do so, highlighting a rift in the Republican party. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /politics/2023-10-12/texas-conservative-pac-white-supremacist-republicans Megan Cardona /2022-elections/2022-10-28/billboards-and-hate-mail-with-anti-lgbtq-messages-target-texas-candidates Accusations of “grooming” — or falsely equating LGBTQ+ people with sexual abusers — are cropping up in this election cycle and across the national political landscape. Fri, 28 Oct 2022 11:00:00 GMT /2022-elections/2022-10-28/billboards-and-hate-mail-with-anti-lgbtq-messages-target-texas-candidates Miranda Suarez /politics/2016-02-24/in-tarrant-county-stickland-faces-tough-challenge-in-fight-for-texas-house-seat Across Texas, insurgent Republicans who rode Tea Party anger to Austin are now facing challenges themselves. That’s the dynamic in Tarrant County, where… Wed, 24 Feb 2016 18:57:32 GMT /politics/2016-02-24/in-tarrant-county-stickland-faces-tough-challenge-in-fight-for-texas-house-seat Christopher Connelly /politics/2016-02-04/jonathan-stickland-eats-his-words-in-tough-primary Before Jonathan Stickland became the Texas Legislature’s most boisterous “former fetus,” he was ~Stick, a minor celebrity in the obscure backwaters of the… Thu, 04 Feb 2016 19:09:19 GMT /politics/2016-02-04/jonathan-stickland-eats-his-words-in-tough-primary Morgan Smith Texas Tribune