The Desk · October 6, 2026
She Called Him a Racist
Mano DeAyala’s people called John Perez a racist for taking Tim Dunn’s money. Then Mano took the same money. Ashley Zahn said it, told Houston to vote “Mano for H133,” and stood at his polls while he called her his friend. His October report takes $162,500 from Speaker Burrows. Glenn Rogers said that money is Dunn and Yass. Hypocrite.
On February 1, 2024, at 2:18 p.m., Ashley Zahn replied to Will Franklin.
Agree @willfranklin! How can such a hateful candidate that currently sits on our @sbisd Board Of Trustees promote such fraudulent, racist and dishonest propaganda?? He should resign immediately from SBISD BOT and apologize.
Ashley Zahn, February 1, 2024, 2:18 p.m. Screenshot from her profile.
The same day, at 3:14 p.m.:
So you just publicly responded to a racist, fraudulent, and dishonest propaganda campaign and DID NOT denounce it. It was specifically targeted LIES (which you are famous for) against your opponent. BAD OPTICS. You are a racist fraud.
Ashley Zahn, February 1, 2024, 3:14 p.m. @ashleygzahn/status/1753164947704459334. The account is suspended, so the page does not open. The time on the status matches the screenshot.
On February 5, 2024, at 12:32 p.m.:
You are a racist, fraud, and liar. Shame on you JP! We will not be duped again. Mano for H133!!
Ashley Zahn, February 5, 2024, 12:32 p.m. Screenshot from her profile. No status link is on the image.
On or after February 7, quoting Will Franklin:
Well he cant denounce it because the $$money$$ would dry up and it would make a very awkward family dinner!! H133 Please don’t be duped again like we were in @sbisd Liar. Racist. Fraud.
Ashley Zahn, quoting Will Franklin, February 7, 2024. She names no funder. Her own post URL was not on the screenshot.
She said it for Mano
This was his person. On January 17, 2024, Mano told people to come meet him with her.
Join Lara Bell, Suzanne Stiles and Ashley Zahn to meet Representative Mano DeAyala on Friday, January 26, 8:00am - 9:30am, at Bean & Bottle!
Mano DeAyala, @ManoForTexas, January 17, 2024
Primary day was March 5, 2024. He posted four photos from the polls.
Team DeAyala going strong at the polls. Special shout out to my friend Ashley Zahn for joining us this afternoon.
Mano DeAyala, @ManoForTexas, March 5, 2024
She is in those photos, in his sticker, next to him. He owned the attack.
Then he took the money
On March 1, 2024, Mano attacked a Perez mailer as the work of Texans United and “2 west Texas Billionaires.” That is Dunn’s money. The post is here. His friend called Perez a racist, a fraud, and a liar for that money and signed it “Mano for H133.”
Mano took it anyway. Texas Ethics Commission report 101069959, filed October 5, 2026. Speaker Burrows’s PAC, Texas Conservative Majority, gave him $25,000 cash on September 8, $50,000 cash on September 24, and $87,500 of canvassing the same day. That is $75,000 cash and $162,500 from Burrows. The Burrows campaign added $11,576.35 on the same report. Jeff Yass put $3,000,000 into that PAC on August 28, report 101068879.
On October 6, Glenn Rogers wrote that every Republican state representative who takes contributions from Speaker Burrows is taking money from Tim Dunn and Jeff Yass. That post is here. Same money. Dunn’s money. The money Mano’s people called racist when Perez had it.
They called a Hispanic candidate a racist for taking it. Mano took it. Hypocrite.