Republican hit with receipts after trying to deny he called for deporting Native Americans

A controversial Texas Republican called a prominent fact-checking site a liar for saying he called for deporting Native Americans from the United States — but observers quickly hit him with the receipts.

Bo French, the fiery former chairman of the Republican Party of Tarrant County, is running for the Texas Railroad Commission, one of a number of GOP candidates challenging incumbent Chairman Jim Wright. The Texas Railroad Commission is a body that regulates the oil and gas industry throughout the state...