My Name is Carlos Turcios
I am a young American Hispanic conservative from the Dallas-Fort Worth area. My family’s story is deeply rooted in the pursuit of the American Dream. My mother came to the United States from Ciudad Juárez in 1992, while my father came from El Salvador in 1986 after fleeing the country’s civil war. My parents entered the US legally when they arrived. Both worked from a young age to help support their families, eventually becoming American citizens and building their lives in the United States.
I was fortunate to be raised by two strong, hardworking parents who taught me the importance of family, hard work, personal responsibility, and gratitude for this country. They raised me to value the freedoms and opportunities America provided our family and to never take for granted the opportunities that are unavailable to millions of people around the world.
Their experiences and sacrifices shaped my appreciation for the United States and instilled in me a desire to give back to the country and community that gave my family the opportunity to build a better life.
When I was 15 years old the FWISD Superintendent proposed a plan to separate my school into two schools. The reason for this proposal was to address the overcrowding that the World Languages Institute was experiencing. Every year the school would add a new grade level until it reached the 12th grade. The building were we where at at reached the limit for how many people were able to attend. The plan was flawed despite its good intentions. Teachers who taught middle school and high school would not be able to teach at two different locations at once. Also the high school students with this plan would be placed inside another high school while the construction for the permanent building was being done. Parents who had placed their kids at the school would now have to travel to two different locations to pick up their kids. And the Superintendent still taught it would be the same school. It would not. Parents and teachers rejected the plan and despite the backlash Superintendent Scribner ignored us and proceeded to implement the plan.
On the summer of 2017 I organized parents, teachers and students to attend school board meetings, sign petitions, call trustees and meet with the superintendent. We would attend board meetings after board meetings and no change was done. Parents would start to lose moral and ultimately stop fighting. One by one our movement would start to shrink. But despite the obstacles and the dissolution I never gave up and made sure that the remaining parents did not give up. It took us four months of making noise and getting a trustee to take action that finally on August of 2017 the superintendent abandoned the plan to split my school in to two. And ever since then my life has forever been changed.
Due to my achievement at the age of 15 the then-FWISD Board President appointed me to the Equity Committee for FWISD in 2017. I joined the committee thinking it was a committee that was going to make an impact in schools. But to my disappointment by the third meeting the members started talking about Democrat politics and subject matters that did not help schools. I realized it was all a con-job. But rather than leaving I decided to stay as a member for four years to gather information on what they were doing and what they were planning to do. By leaving I would have let the Committee run their show without the public knowing what was really happening. Some meetings would bring up a lot of anti-white rhetoric. And eventually I realized that the teachings and trainings that they were doing was something called Critical Race Theory. I would leave the committee in 2021 and start exposing the activities that the committee and the ISD was doing. From the teacher emails showing how the teacher was dehumanized in an Equity Training because he was white. To videos showing how students were having to line up and do military style drills for hours chanting Critical Race Theory and Anti-racism rhetoric. And organizing marches and protests in 2021 to end the practice of CRT in FWISD. I did this because I knew that what was happening was wrong and a disservice for our students.
I continued to organize parents to attend the school board meetings every month, demanding the resignation of the superintendent Scribner. We ultimately got the Racial Equity Committee Co-Chair Norma Garcia Lopez to resign in December of 2021. Trustee Jacinto Ramos would also resign on March 8, 2022, and finally, on March 2022, the Board unanimously voted to accept Superintendent Scribner’s resignation.
During this period I began getting involved in the Republican Party. I would volunteer for several campaigns ranging from congress to state House of Representatives. I would also become a voter deputy registrar and a precinct chair as well. On the summer of 2020 during the height of the BLM riots I decided to make a back the blue march in downtown Fort Worth. On July 25, 2020 I was able to get 500 people to march to support law enforcement. We outnumbered the BLM rioters and we showed the city that the majority of residents backed the blue. I would ultimately create another back the blue march in Downtown Dallas on October 2020 which got 200 people. I organized two Trump rallies in Fort Worth on October 2020 and November of 2020. Each getting 250-500 people.
I became the Turning Point USA Chapter President at the University of Texas at Arlington in 2023 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. During my tenure at Turning Point USA, our chapter empowered conservative college students to have a voice on campus. We organized speaker events featuring individuals such as Brandon Tatum and Jeff Younger. However, we frequently faced challenges from socialist student groups who opposed our efforts.
After graduating, I worked at the District Clerk’s Office before transitioning to a role as a reporter for The Dallas Express. As a journalist, I have uncovered significant issues, including elected officials abusing their power, a congresswoman living in a nursing home while still receiving taxpayer funding, and 24 Hour Fitness enforcing woke dress codes while restricting expressions of American patriotism. My investigative reporting also exposed drag shows and LGBTIQQ events, gaining attention from major outlets such as Fox News, the Daily Mail, the New York Post, The Guardian, and others.
From December 2023 to December 2024, I served as the Executive Director of a Latino conservative organization in Texas. During my tenure, I helped organize campaign events, educational forums, community outreach initiatives, and demonstrations focused on issues affecting families and communities across North Texas.
I later became more involved in local government and Republican politics in Tarrant County, serving as a Republican Precinct Chair and Chairman of the Tarrant County Republican Party’s Community Involvement Committee. In these roles, I regularly attended local government meetings, participated in public comment, organized community events and demonstrations, and worked to increase civic engagement across Tarrant County.
I also served as the Tarrant County Chapter Coordinator for For Liberty & Justice, where I helped organize and coordinate Nights of Action and other events throughout late 2025 and 2026. These included events focused on civic engagement, border security and support for ICE and law enforcement, and discussions surrounding political Islam and Sharia law. Events I helped organize featured prominent political and public figures including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, former State Senator Don Huffines, State Senator Mayes Middleton, Bo French, and numerous other speakers and community leaders.
My experience in grassroots politics eventually expanded into state government. During the 89th Texas Legislature, I served as Legislative Director for State Representative Nate Schatzline, working on legislation and policy priorities, including the legislative process that helped pave the way for House Bill 1443 to become law.
Today, I work as an Investigative Reporter for The Dallas Express, covering government, education, elections, public spending, and other issues affecting North Texas. My reporting has received attention beyond the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with my stories and work being cited or mentioned by Fox News, CNN, the New York Post, the Daily Mail, The Guardian, and other media outlets. I also frequently appear on WBAP and other local media outlets to discuss my reporting, investigations, and issues affecting the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
