Records: Anti-DEI Republican Helped Install Ideology at Texas Health Center

Republican Texas Rep. Wesley Hunt took part in embedding divisive racial and gender ideology into a Texas health center, despite rallying against diversity, equity, and inclusion policies during his time in office.

Hunt served on the board of Harris Center for Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities from January 2019 to March 2021, during which time he took part in multiple votes to approve contracts and funding for pro-DEI and gender ideology groups, as well as the hiring of a “queer, disabled Latin x” individual. A jail diversion program Hunt helped oversee at the center also partnered with a Soros-backed prosecutor to let accused criminals walk away with minimal oversight — often resulting in repeat offenses.

Records show Hunt was present for meetings in