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Soros nonprofit donated over $1M to group that previously bailed out suspect charged in deadly Texas shootings

The Texas Organizing Project posted bail for Shane James in 2022

By Joe Schoffstall Fox News

Published December 7, 2023 12:42pm EST

A nonprofit bankrolled by liberal billionaire George Soros provided over $1.2 million to the left-wing group that previously bailed out the individual charged with killing several people in Texas, including his parents.

Shane James, 34, is accused of killing six people and injuring others in Bexar County and Austin. James served as a U.S. Army Infantry officer from February 2013 to August 2015 and has been charged with several counts of capital murder.

In January 2022, James was charged with aggravated assault against his mother, father and sister, Fox San Antonio reported. Bail records showed he was bonded out bythe Texas Organizing Project, a nonprofit focused on progressive issues that helped elect Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales and county Sheriff Javier Salazar.

Meanwhile, the Texas Organizing Project received hefty donations from Soros' nonprofit before bailing out James.

Shane James, 34, is charged in connection with a shooting spree in Texas. (Austin Police Department)

"The Texas Organizing Project, like its major donor, Mr. Soros, thinks that our justice system is an arbitrary social construct that can be torn down and reshaped however they see fit with no consequences," the Capital Research Center's Parker Thayer told Fox News Digital. "There are always consequences, and this time, six people lost their lives because a billionaire wanted to feel morally superior by funding activists with too many college degrees and not enough common sense."

The Open Society Policy Center, the advocacy nonprofit in the Soros-funded Open Society Foundations network, provided $700,000 to the Texas Organizing Project in 2019 for organizational support.

Later, in 2021, the policy center gave the group $565,000 to "support policy advocacy on democracy reform and government accountability in Texas," according to its grant database.

Soros' cash accounted for a sizable chunk of the group's reported money in both of those years. According to the Texas Organizing Project's tax forms, the group pulled in $2.3 million in donations in 2019, meaning the $700,000 from the Soros nonprofit accounted for roughly 30% of its cash that year. And in 2021, theTexas Organizing Project received $2.4 million, with the Soros contribution making up nearly a quarter of its contributions.

"The violence earlier this week in Texas is horrific and tragic," an Open Society spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "We share the sentiments expressed in the Texas Organizing Project’s statement and support the decision to review its programs."

The Texas Organizing Project said it was "profoundly saddened and deeply troubled by the tragic events" in a lengthy statement following the deadly shootings.

"Texas Organizing Project (TOP) is profoundly saddened and deeply troubled by the recent tragic events involving Shane James," the group said. "We condemn his most recent egregious acts, full stop. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the victims and their families during this incredibly difficult time."

"Through our justice program, we bailed out James in coordination with the Bexar County's public defender's office, nearly two years ago in February 2022 on misdemeanor charges where his bond fees totaled $300," it continued. "The events that have unfolded are devastating, and we recognize the pain and suffering this incident has caused. We take our responsibilities seriously and acknowledge that we must address both the immediate impact of this tragedy and the broader implications for our bail program."

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James killed six individuals in the hourslong shooting spree on Tuesday, including his parents and four other people. He also left three others injured, including two police officers.

The Texas Organizing Project did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment on the Soros donations.

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>Soros nonprofit donated over $1M to group that previously bailed out suspect charged in deadly Texas shootings

>The Texas Organizing Project posted bail for Shane James in 2022

The Texas version of the MN Freedom Fund

Soros-Funded Bail Reform Group Linked to Austin, San Antonio Shooter

The Texas Organizing Project is known for bailing out criminals with violent histories.

By Emily Medeiros | December 7, 2023

3 min read

Following a day-long shooting that left six people dead, documents revealed that the shooter had been bailed out following an arrest by a bail reform group about two years earlier.

According to Bexar County booking records obtained by KSAT News, the alleged perpetrator, Shane James, was bonded out in early 2022 by Laquita Garcia, a policy coordinator forthe bail reform organization Texas Organizing Project (TOP).

After being bailed out by TOP, warrants for James’ re-arrest were issued early in March 2022. However, county officials have not explained why he was not taken back into custody over the past 21 months.

Anonymous sources told KSAT News that James had three pending cases in Bexar County for misdemeanor assault causing bodily injury to family.

In past years, TOP has come under fire for bailing out as many as 25-30 Bexar County Jail defendants per month.

In 2022, News 4 investigated the correlation between rising homicides and property crimes in San Antonio as it relates to lenient bail practices.

The county and TOP—who worked with the county—argue that the cash bail system discriminates against poorer people, and if inmates pose little to no risk to society, they should be released on little to no bond. However, records show that some of the inmates TOP bailed out had extensive criminal records.

According to their reports, since 2020, TOP has bailed out 741 inmates from Bexar County Jail. However, the number has likely climbed since then.

During the “Defund the Police” movement in 2020, TOP was one of the leading organizations for the initiative. Since then, the group has focused on bail reform for “low-level offenders.”

News 4 investigated some of the cases where TOP had bailed out “low-level offenders” and found that some were repeat offenders with violent histories.

One of the defendants was Ernest Saldana, who was bailed out for felony methamphetamine possession. However, the police report showed that at the time of arrest, Saldana had gone into the women’s restroom with a knife.

Before that incident, Saldana was indicted for shooting and stabbing a female companion in 2006.

Another defendant bailed out was Gilbert Vasquez, who was bonded out for meth possession and evading arrest. He was charged as a repeat offender with 44 cases on his record, including assault, robbery, and theft.

News 4 found multiple other inmates bailed out by TOP with long criminal histories and who still had active warrants out for their arrest after they were bonded out.

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>The Texas version of the MN Freedom Fund

In November, News 4 obtained a recorded phone call revealing TOP talking to a man they believe is an inmate that they recently bailed out, asking him to do door-to-door canvassing for $20 an hour. Some campaign work included canvassing for the Bexar County district attorney’s office, which prosecutes criminals.

On the phone call was Laquita Garcia and another staffer named Greg Williams. After the call was released, TOP responded to the accusations, telling News 4, “During a recent call, a new staff member misspoke regarding paid canvassing opportunities. Immediately after the incident, a senior community bail fund staff member counseled the employee that the information provided was inaccurate.”

The organization has canvassed for numerous candidates, including Rochelle Garza, who ran for state attorney general, and Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar in 2020.

According to campaign finance reports from 2022, Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales gave TOP a $5,000 contribution in August 2022. In September, TOP spent $27,702 canvassing for Gonzales.

In 2018, TOP did $76,710 worth of campaign work for Gonzales.

TOP hasn’t spent money only in Bexar County but also in other urban areas in the state.

During the ongoing election for Houston Mayor, the group has endorsed Sheila Jackson Lee and spent nearly $400,000 on canvassing and other campaign activities related to the election.

The organization also has close ties to leftist mega-donor George Soros, who has contributed $250,000 to TOP in recent months.

After news broke about the organization’s ties to Soros, former candidate for Harris County Judge ​​Alexandra Mealer took to social media, saying, “TOP works year around to elect candidates in favor of dismantling the criminal justice system so no surprise on [Soros donation].”

TOP’s website shows that they currently have offices in Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio.

https://texasscorecard.com/local/soros-funded-bail-reform-group-linked-to-austin-san-antonio-shooter/

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