Last Friday, Bandera County Conservative Coalition PAC (BCCCP) issued a statement clarifying its lack of involvement in a petition delivered to the Bandera EDC in January.
BCCCP’s full statement was: “In last week’s front page article , City Council faces public backlash over Cowboy Christmas funding, Veronica Rector wrote, ‘A petition, which Hasty says was initiated by the Bandera County Conservative Coalition PAC in January, was signed by approximately 100 residents in an effort to prevent the EDC from granting the $60,000 in funding.’
The reference to the PAC is absolutely false. Bandera County Conservative Coalition PAC did not initiate any such petition, endorse the petition, encourage members to participate, nor did the organization have any involvement in funding the event.”
Hasty, speaking during Jan. 28’s public comment portion of the regular council meeting, said, “This is what the citizens of Bandera get for listening to the recommendation of Bandera’s conservative coalition.”
Hasty, a former Bandera City Councilmember, told the Bulletin following the article’s publication that she was referring to the influence of the PAC on the council members, not their involvement.
BCCP ran ads in 2023 and 2024 in the Bandera Bulletin supporting Tony Battle, Lynn Palmer, Josie Evans, Brett Hicks and Denise Griffin.
All but Evans won their elections and currently serve on the council, with Griffin serving as mayor.
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