Fort Worth Chief Communications Officer Reyne Telles complained in an internal Microsoft Teams channel about July’s True Texas Project event, showing left-wing bias.
As previously reported by The Dallas Express, True Texas Project was allowed to host a conference at a city-owned venue in Fort Worth after officials reversed a previous decision to back out following backlash from left-leaning media.
DX obtained an internal Microsoft Teams message that Telles allegedly sent to employees regarding the True Texas Project event.
“Obviously, renting to a group that has been sympathetic to the El Paso … Walmart shooter, intent on shooting Hispanics–is a tough pill to swallow,” Telles allegedly wrote to employees via Microsoft Teams.
Julie McCarty, who runs the conservative-leaning True Texas Project, made controversial tweets in the wake of the Walmart shooting, saying at the time she understood the attacker’s vitriol.
Still, she said Telles’ broadside was too much.
“The Fort Worth Chief Comms officer would be fine with [Black Lives Matter] using city facilities. The BLM rioted and actually killed people. He’d also be fine with an NGO that brings in illegals using city property. Those NGOs are tangentially responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans. But he gets all bent out of shape over a right-leaning political group using city property because we allegedly gave rhetorical support to the El Paso shooter. (We didn’t.) Perhaps it’s time to dig into any other *personal* vendettas carried out by this *city* employee,” McCarty wrote in a statement to DX.
Telles has had a history of posting left-wing content on his X account, including mocking Attorney General Ken Paxton’s wife and reposting Democrat accounts such as “CALL TO ACTIVISM.”
“Just saw on @wfaa that @CollinCountyGov area State Senator @AngelaPaxtonTX was ‘on the floor’ voting & couldn’t meet w/people impacted by the #allenoutletmall shootings. So disappointed to hear this. She’s married to @KenPaxtonTX. #lifechoices,” Telles wrote last year on X.
As recently reported by DX, several Fort Worth City Council members have accused Telles of going rogue for posting an official statement without the council’s approval, thereby elevating Telles’ opinion above that of the council. For his part, Telles defended issuing the statement in question.
“The City of Fort Worth occasionally issues statements on matters where clarification may be needed—on behalf of the organization. Such statements are intended to come from the organization and are not intended to speak for any of the Councilmembers, unless stated as such,” Telles said in a statement to DX.
DX contacted Telles for comment but did not receive a response.
