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Wilks donors meet Fuentes, GOP bars neo-Nazis, cuts funding

5/1/2026

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A secret October 2023 meeting between the Wilks donors and white supremacist Nick Fuentes sparked a GOP backlash and a resolution barring neo-Nazis.
Since the fallout, Farris Wilks has largely stopped Texas political donations, his last known gift $150,000 to comptroller candidate Don Huffines.
Family and community pressure, plus Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick’s $3 million redirection to pro-Israel bonds, helped drive Wilks’s retreat after years of $100 million right-wing contributions.

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Story summary

A secret October 2023 meeting between the Wilks donors and white supremacist Nick Fuentes sparked a GOP backlash and a resolution barring neo-Nazis.
Since the fallout, Farris Wilks has largely stopped Texas political donations, his last known gift $150,000 to comptroller candidate Don Huffines.
Family and community pressure, plus Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick’s $3 million redirection to pro-Israel bonds, helped drive Wilks’s retreat after years of $100 million right-wing contributions.