SCOOP: A Republican with 25-years in office will back a Democrat for one of Texas’ top jobs

Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley said he expects some blowback for what he said in this episode. The veteran Republican and long-time chief elected official in Tarrant County revealed that he will back Democrat Mike Collier instead of Republican Dan Patrick in race for lieutenant governor this November. This is Judge Whitley’s tell-all before he retires from politics at the end of the year. Whitley implores people to participate in elections to reduce political polarization, discusses the brutal primary race to become his successor, and explains why Tarrant County is not turning purple. There’s one indicator that will tell you when that happens, he explained. The Jasons saddled up and drove to Fort Worth for this episode to meet Judge Whitley at one of his favorite places – Acre Distilling Co. where the three sampled whiskeys and talked Texas politics.

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Glenn Whitley, (R) Tarrant County Judge