A member of Irving’s environmental Green Advisory Board resigned in the days after being identified by the Texas Observer as linked with the white nationalist group Patriot Front, according to internal emails obtained by KERA News.
Joshua James Berkau, 28, served in Place 3 on the board since November of 2024. He was re-appointed to the position in 2025, with his second term expected to last through 2027.
But Berkau abruptly resigned Jan. 21. In an email obtained through a public records request, which he sent to city officials six days after the Texas Observer published its article, Berkau referenced the story as a contributing factor…