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Vice-Chair Parks’ Review of Texas GOP Gab Account

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 9th, 2021

Vice-Chair Parks’ Review of Texas GOP Gab Account

Austin, TX: Today, Republican Party of Texas Vice-Chair Cat Parks formally requested the deactivation of the Republican Party of Texas’ Gab account.

Parks made the following statement:

“After multiple grassroots Republican activists reached out with concerns, I spent more time researching the social media platform known as Gab. When auditing the state party’s official page on Gab, I discovered points of serious concern. Several comments on RPT’s posts contained anti-semitic and racist tropes. After browsing other pages, I noticed that this was a common theme on Gab.

President Trump notably decided not to share his communications on Gab, even after his Twitter and Facebook censorship. We cannot allow the Republican Party of Texas’ page on Gab to be a corkboard for anti-American values. The Republican Party of Texas will not tolerate antisemitism and racism to proliferate under our watch. The Democrats may struggle to denounce blatant antisemitism from their own lawmakers, but Republicans in Texas do not share that issue. We fully condemn any form of antisemitism and racism.

Gab is not a viable or healthy outlet for RPT to share our message of opportunity, liberty, and personal empowerment. That is why I have formally requested that our communications team cease communications on Gab and deactivate our account until further notice. Free speech is an issue of enormous concern for Texans. We will be able to remain committed to that fight on the platforms that a majority of our voters are on. There can be no question where the Texas GOP stands on the issue of racism and anti-Semitism.”

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Texas GOP Vice-Chair’s Priorities are Texans’ Priorities

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 21st, 2021

Texas GOP Vice-Chair’s Priorities are Texans’ Priorities

Austin, TX: Today, Republican Party of Texas Vice-Chair, Cat Parks, shares a note with Republican Party leadership throughout the state in response to yesterday’s inauguration of President Joe Biden.

Parks made the following statement:

“I implore each of you to listen to Republican voters. We need to ask our neighbors what their priorities are right now. Many Texas Republicans are justifiably afraid of what Biden-Harris policies will do to their livelihoods. Economic survival, censorship, property taxes, and open borders are perceived as a personal threat to many of my neighbors, as well as many of yours.

This is a year unlike any other. Passage of Texas GOP Legislative Priorities should not be the sole indicator of a successful legislative session. If Texas legislators pass fifty bills related to Republican Party of Texas Platform planks, and only pass one bill from the Texas GOP Legislative Priorities, did we fail as a Party? While current Texas GOP messaging says yes, Texas Republican voters indicate otherwise.

  1. Texans resoundingly said Law and Order is a clear priority for them.
  2. Lower Property Taxes is still of the utmost importance to hard-working Texans.
  3. Texans will fight for their Constitutional right to Freedom of Speech.

Not one of those issues is a Texas GOP Legislative Priority. However, be certain that those are things being discussed around kitchen tables nightly and are of significant concern to Texas Republicans. By narrowly focusing on Texas GOP Legislative Priorities as the singular indicator of legislative success, we lose the opportunity to address the real-time concerns of Texans.

Before 2016, many Americans were jaded by the deafness of the GOP apparatus, causing them to stay home from the polls. As many of you know, I was one of those people. President Trump cleared the Republican field in 2016, because he understood the importance of listening to and prioritizing ‘forgotten America’.

I have said it before, and I’ll say it again; the Republican Party of Texas is not an office in Austin. It is every Texas voter that values faith, family, and freedom. The Democrat party belittles faith and family and takes liberty to cancel or silence whoever doesn’t agree with them.

It was America First policy that got me involved. It was Texas Strong policy that motivated me to run for Vice-Chair of our Party at 38. Now, it is both America First and Texas Strong policy that stokes the fire in my soul and drives me to focus on “We the People.” — Today, Democrats have returned to full power, and Freedom of Speech is their enemy number one. It is time we lead like we have something to lose, because we certainly do.”

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